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Honda S800 Roadster Red AUTOart 1:18

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Honda S800 Roadster Red AUTOart 1:18 73276 Diecast
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AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Honda S800 Roadster wears period red over one of Honda's earliest sports cars. This is a used model, and the box shows traces of storage, though the casting itself is unaffected. Doors and bonnet open to reveal the compact cabin and high-revving engine bay. A genuine curiosity for a Japanese classic collection.
Honda S800 Roadster Red AUTOart 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Honda
Model Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
73276
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About the Honda S800 Roadster Red AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: This AUTOart 1:18 diecast Honda S800 Roadster reproduces the 1966 open two-seater in red, with opening doors and bonnet showing the compact cabin and engine bay. The model is used, with the box showing traces of storage. Zinc alloy construction carries this small, early Honda sports car with real shelf weight.

Long before Honda made its name on hot hatches or NSX supercars, the S800 proved the company could build a genuine sports car, and a red example on a shelf tells that early chapter of the story.

Construction of the AUTOart S800

This casting opens at the doors and bonnet, exposing a cabin scaled down to match the S800's genuinely diminutive dimensions and an engine bay that housed one of the most highly tuned small-displacement engines of its era. Zinc alloy gives the model real density despite its compact footprint, and the rounded, period-correct body panels hold clean lines for a production diecast at this tier. The red paint suits the car's playful, sporting character and carries reasonable depth under a display light. As a used model this piece has been handled and displayed before arriving here, and the outer box shows the traces of storage that come with that history without affecting the casting itself.

Honda's Earliest Sports Car Ambitions

The S800 grew out of Honda's S500 and S600 line, small roadsters the company built while it was still primarily known for motorcycles, and it demonstrated an engineering approach built around a high-revving small engine rather than outright displacement. That philosophy would echo decades later in cars like the S2000, making the S800 a genuine ancestor rather than an unrelated curiosity. For a collector interested in Honda's development from motorcycle manufacturer to genuine car company, the S800 sits right at the foundation.

Displaying an Early Japanese Roadster

The S800's small size means it takes up minimal shelf space, ideal for grouping with other 1960s roadsters or a dedicated early-Honda theme without crowding out larger contemporaries. Displayed with the bonnet raised, it shows the engine detail that defines the car's character rather than presenting a closed, uneventful profile. Given the used condition, a quick check of the opening panels on arrival is sensible, but this remains an honest, distinctive piece for anyone building a Japanese classic sports car collection.

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