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General Category => Unusual Microcar Discussion => Topic started by: Peel replica, Steve Fisk on July 13, 2014, 09:20:27 PM

Title: Honda caren , any info known ?
Post by: Peel replica, Steve Fisk on July 13, 2014, 09:20:27 PM: This is the car I was trying to remember the name of , Bob + Jean , so honda caren any one got one ?
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Post by: Peel replica, Steve Fisk on July 13, 2014, 09:20:58 PM: .
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Post by: Barry on July 13, 2014, 09:26:03 PM: I want one!
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Post by: richard on July 13, 2014, 10:03:18 PM: LOADS OF PICS OF THIS ONE , BARRY I AM SURE YOU WILL HAVE SEEN THEM - BUT FOR OTHERS ?
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=HONDA+CAREN&rlz=1T4ADRA_enGB460GB460&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=kPPCU7_VBoXL0AX7i4DYBg&ved=0CCEQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=639
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Post by: Jim Janecek on July 13, 2014, 10:13:49 PM: and if you can't find one to buy, you can lease this one for only $6000 USD per month!

http://www.themiamiautomuseum.com/1990-honda-caren-c-306.htm
note: this is the same vehicle that used to be in the BW Microcar Museum.

this Russian car blog has a nice collection of images of the Honda Caren, including ones from a brochure showing cute girls sitting in one and someone driving one!
http://carakoom.com/blog14638.html
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Post by: Peel replica, Steve Fisk on July 13, 2014, 11:06:14 PM: I haven't seen a lot of them pictures from googling , really funny car bet it's a pig to drive !
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Post by: Bob Purton on July 13, 2014, 11:23:00 PM: Quote from: Peel replica, Steve Fisk on July 13, 2014, 09:20:27 PM
This is the car I was trying to remember the name of , Bob + Jean , so honda caren any one got one ?

No wonder I couldn't help you remember it Steve. I have never seen one before. When I said the AC sociable had similar wheel configuration of course I meant the Scott Sociable. Like this one.
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Post by: Rusty Chrome (Malcolm Parker) on July 14, 2014, 12:26:05 AM: The car is actually called a ?????? URI-?(which translates as something like sidecar URI-II), designed by a company called Moonfleet and based upon and around a 2-wheel 50cc Honda Caren moped, a little like the Moby in the Hammond Collection is based on a Yamaha QT50. Here's the page the Russian's seem to have nicked their info from.

http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/rara1735/8438135.html (http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/rara1735/8438135.html)

a little video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxBXpTSDl4g (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxBXpTSDl4g)
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Post by: marcus on July 14, 2014, 07:57:48 AM: What I would class as a Cabin Moped
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Post by: Jean on July 14, 2014, 11:25:57 AM: Steve,I have never seen or heard of this one before but it is so like the Moby in basic design, one wonders who cribbed from who? Jean
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Post by: Bob Purton on July 14, 2014, 12:50:46 PM: This is the one Jean and I were trying to remember, the Suzuki CV1
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Post by: richard on July 14, 2014, 01:48:40 PM: Now after the awful looking Caren that looks great :)
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Post by: marcus on July 14, 2014, 02:53:56 PM: The Honda CV1 is certainly one of the best looking of the Micro World's tiddlers. Also, whereas 'schmitts and Isettas have frequently had their styling "borrowed", the CV1 appears to be more influenced by Heinkel.
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Post by: Bob Purton on July 14, 2014, 03:04:08 PM: Err, its a Suzuki.
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Post by: marcus on July 14, 2014, 03:15:45 PM: DOH! Engage brain before typing, Marcus!
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Post by: richard on July 14, 2014, 03:56:38 PM: Yes Marcus on this site you are expected to include most of the right letters - though not necessarily in the right order ;)
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Post by: marcus on July 14, 2014, 04:04:19 PM: Massage received nad undrestod