Honda 1300 Coupes - Ian Newman

Honda Coupes Ian and Kevin Newman Have Owned

Proud Owner	Ian Newman but now sold.
Car No.	1
Date Bought	October 4, 1980
Engine Number	6011646
Body Number	1047552
Model (7 or 9, S or Deluxe or Custom)	9 Deluxe (re-badged 'S')
Registration No.	XBI 549
Build/Compliance date	Not known (The plate is actually blank in that important little box. I thought that unusual, but on closer inspection of my other cars, was found to be not so much of a rarity - I'm wondering if this could be perhaps something to do with the reason we can't get solid importation figures for the coupes? It's worth a thought methinks!)
Current colour	Pop Orange
Original colour	Pop Orange
General condition (Original, Restored, Complete, parts, etc)	Well it was original when I owned it, but a bit on the "fair" side, with a small indentation on the driver's side front panel and door. Interior was fine, but the engine was minus a head. Sold in that same condition.
City, Country of delivery	Fremantle, Western Australia
Location (where it is now)	Sold - unknown
Modifications?
Parts available?

Proud Owner	Kevin Newman but sold in 2006
Car No.	2
Date Bought	March 24, 2000
Engine Number	1058964
Body Number	1044607
Model (7 or 9, S or Deluxe or Custom)	7 Deluxe (re-badged 'S')
Registration No.	URO 459
Build/Compliance date	Not known
Current colour	Unknown
Original colour	White
General condition (Original, Restored, Complete, parts, etc)	Currently licensed and driveable. Fairly rough over all, but we called it our "workhorse" - despite having a few knocks, squeaks and bangs and the McPherson Strut tops busting their rubber seals at the top end resulting in the top of the strut poking into the bonnet and causing a nipple-style dent in it, it kept on going and was a great second car for me when my everyday driver had to go in for repairs. The only Coupe 7 I have driven to date on a regular basis. Very impressed with the performance of the 7, taking into account its age and condition. (yes, i replaced the struts before driving it!)
City, Country of delivery	Fremantle, Western Australia
Location (where it is now)	SOLD - Believed to be in Perth, Western Australia
Modifications?
Parts available?

Proud Owner	Kevin Newman but sold in 2006
Car No.	3
Date Bought	May 29, 2000
Engine Number	1059063
Body Number	1044637
Model (7 or 9, S or Deluxe or Custom)	7 Deluxe (re-badged 'S')
Registration No.
Build/Compliance date	May 1971
Current colour	Yellow
Original colour	Yellow
General condition (Original, Restored, Complete, parts, etc)	Original, but quite rough and a little rust here and there. It ran a few times, but was sold after an extended period of inaction and then de-licensing. Also had one of the strut tops bust and poke a dent into the bonnet.
City, Country of delivery	Fremantle, Western Australia
Location (where it is now)	SOLD - Believed to be in Perth, Western Australia
Modifications?
Parts available?

Proud Owner	Ian Newman
Car No.	4
Date Bought	November 23, 2000
Engine Number	6011241
Body Number	1044743
Model (7 or 9, S or Deluxe or Custom)	9Deluxe (re-badged 'S')
Registration No.	1AEC882
Build/Compliance date
Current colour	White with Orange Stripes
Original colour	Silver (possibly grey)
General condition (Original, Restored, Complete, parts, etc)	Dismantled and wrecked. Original, but was a real rust-bucket, hence subsequent dismantling for parts! I actually drove this on the road and it went like a rocket - that is, until the distributor gear stripped itself and the car naturally came to a grinding halt, never to be driven again. The set of carbs were transplanted onto Car#10 to get it going.
City, Country of delivery	Fremantle, Western Australia
Location (where it is now)	No longer exists - dismantled.
Modifications?
Parts available?	Yes, assorted (non-body)

Proud Owner	Ian Newman
Car No.	5
Date Bought	November 23, 2000
Engine Number	6011644
Body Number	1047549
Model (7 or 9, S or Deluxe or Custom)	9 Deluxe (re-badged 'S')
Registration No.	XBZ 101 and 7II 658
Build/Compliance date	? / 1972
Current colour	Pop Orange (was Pop orange, but with a "Starsky & Hutch"-style Brown (yes, you read correctly, BROWN!) "Nike" stripe down the side and up the C pillar [YUK] when purchased, rapidly removed in case either the neighbours or my mates caught sight of it!)
Original colour	Pop Orange
General condition (Original, Restored, Complete, parts, etc)	Restoration stalled in favour of the Subaru Young SS (rarer, cheaper, simpler. Completely stripped, only engine bay has at this stage been sprayed. Has had prang to RH rear side of vehicle, repaired by replacing complete C pillar section up to door, taken from car #7.
City, Country of delivery	Fremantle, Western Australia
Location (where it is now)	Perth, Western Australia
Modifications?
Parts available?

Glovebox Service Manual for this car indicates that it was originally sold by Mott Honda Pty Ltd in Victoria Park, WA (just outside Perth City) on 31st January 1973. It even shows the original key number and the original owner's name and address. I intend to try contacting them sometime in the future to see if any pics exist of the vehicle when new. You never know until you try!

Proud Owner	Ian Newman
Car No.	6
Date Bought	November 23, 2000
Engine Number	1061457
Body Number	1047523
Model (7 or 9, S or Deluxe or Custom)	7 Deluxe (re-badged 'S')
Registration No.	BY 38344 - this plate number denotes that the vehicle's previous owner lived in Bunbury, a coastal city in the South-West of Western Australia.
Build/Compliance date	November 1971
Current colour	Yellow with Black pinstripe down side (when dismantled).
Original colour	Canary Yellow (or whatever the name of the standard Honda Yellow was or is)
General condition (Original, Restored, Complete, parts, etc)	Dismantled and wrecked. Original, but had complete RH side C-pillar section missing which was used to repair Car #6.
City, Country of delivery	Fremantle, Western Australia
Location (where it is now)	No longer exists - dismantled
Modifications?
Parts available?	Yes, assorted (non-body).

Original Glovebox Service Manual for this car indicates car originally sold by South West Power World in Bunbury, Western Australia on 15th June 1972.

Proud Owner	Ian Newman
Car No.	7
Date Bought	November 23, 2000
Engine Number	1059877
Body Number	1047440
Model (7 or 9, S or Deluxe or Custom)	7 Deluxe (re-badged 'S')
Registration No.
Build/Compliance date	December 1971
Current colour	Red (when dismantled)
Original colour	Pop Orange
General condition (Original, Restored, Complete, parts, etc)	Dismantled and wrecked
City, Country of delivery	Fremantle, Western Australia
Location (where it is now)	No longer exists - dismantled
Modifications?
Parts available?	Yes, assorted.

Proud Owner	Ian Newman
Car No.	8
Date Bought	August 15, 2002
Engine Number	1059327
Body Number	1044629
Model (7 or 9, S or Deluxe or Custom)	7 Deluxe (re-badged 'S')
Registration No.
Build/Compliance date	June 1971
Current colour	Red (when dismantled)
Original colour	Red
General condition (Original, Restored, Complete, parts, etc)	Dismantled and wrecked
City, Country of delivery	Fremantle, Western Australia
Location (where it is now)	No longer exists - dismantled
Modifications?
Parts available?	Yes, assorted

Proud Owner	Kevin Newman - Sold to Richard Gordine in June 2012.
Car No.	9
Date Bought	January 09, 2008
Engine Number	1059307
Body Number	1046234
Model (7 or 9, S or Deluxe or Custom)	7 Deluxe (re-badged 'S')
Registration No.	XCT 878
Build/Compliance date	November 1971
Current colour	Maroon/Crimson
Original colour	Canary Yellow
General condition (Original, Restored, Complete, parts, etc)
City, Country of delivery	Fremantle, Western Australia
Location (where it is now)	Believed to be in Gidgegannup, Western Australia.
Modifications?
Parts available?	Limited