I'm talking about in the 70's and such.

Toyota made Supras and Celicas, Mazda made Rx7s, Nissan made Zs Silvias and 510s... but what about Honda?

What were they doing?

I've loved Hondas since my 1st CRX when I turned 16 and I would love to build a nice little racer from an older platform. Older 260Zs and rx7s come to mind first but I would rather keep in the Honda family.

Did they ever make anything worth "racing"?

 

Assuming you have a S2000, they made your ancestors back in the day. The old S360, S500, S600, and finally S800 (dropped in 1970) models were made in the 1960s and 70s. Some of the first of Honda's cars and went up against the MG Midgets I believe. Not very commonly seen around the streets nowadays. This out to help you out a little: Click

 

If we're talking 70's I'd pick a "built" Datsun racer (240z or 510) against anything Honda had back then.

 

You be the judge:

1964 Honda 500 Sport

0.531-Liter
47 bhp @ 8,500 rpm
Max RPM: 10,000
Weight: 675 kg

0-50 mph: 11.6 Sec
0-62 mph: 19.5 Sec
1/4-mile: 20.2 Sec
Top Speed: 84 mph

1965 Honda S-600

0.606-Liter
57 bhp @ 8,500 rpm
Max RPM: 10,000
Weight: 1,576 lbs

0-50 mph: 10.7 Sec
0-60 mph: 16.2 Sec
1/4-mile: 20.7 Sec
Top Speed: 90 mph

1966 Honda S 800

0.791-Liter
70 bhp @ 8,000 rpm
Max RPM: 11,000
Weight: 1,588 lbs

0-50 mph: 8.7 Sec
0-60 mph: 12.9 Sec
1/4-mile: 18.8 Sec
Top Speed: 100 mph

2000 Honda S2000

1.997-Liter
240 bhp @ 8,300 rpm
Max RPM: 9,000
Weight: 2,755 lbs

0-60 mph: 5.5 Sec
1/4-mile: 14.0 Sec
Top Speed: 150 mph

Now that's progress!



Here's an interesting link to the history of the Honda S Series:

http://www.honda-s800-club.freeserve.co.uk...ar_history.html

 

I concur with the 510, perhaps even an old BMW 2002 tti

 

Those are rare cars...