Looking for pics of Japanese hexagonal grills

[Gav240z]

lvmy240z,

Here's the thread I was referring to:

Zama thread

It was probably just an oversight that you did not reply to the people that offered help and advice to you, but all the same its nice and neat to tie up the loose ends if possible..... :classic:

Lachlan,

As far as I understand it, the finer mesh of the 432R grille was something to do with acting as a better 'filter' to stop foreign objects ( such as complete Toyota S800s and Honda Cub scooters ) from entering the engine bay.

The 432R came without any form of filtration for the carbs ( open trumpets) whereas the stock 432 had a very eifficient and elaborate airbox / filter / cold-air intake system. However, I'm not sure that the finer mesh would actually help all that much - so it might have been a homologation assisting measure or 'styling' matter.

Surely they could only have saved pennies with the different grille designs?

Cheers,

Alan T.

Alan don't you mean Honda S800's??? I've never heard of a Toyota S800 before but I could have missed the joke all together .

[Murph]

Gav: Toyota S800

[Mr Camouflage]

Alan don't you mean Honda S800's??? I've never heard of a Toyota S800 before.

I think Alan knows what he means.

Honda S800 anyway

[Gav240z]

See i thought of both for some reason i was thinking of the Toyota S800 but i couldn't remember exactly if they were an S800 or not. Then i thought Honda for the Honda S600 and S800's.

Oh well that's twice you've got me Datto-Zed first the Corolla now this

[Murph]

Oh don't worry. I've done the same on both of them before. I didn't even know a Toyota S800 existed until about a month ago.

[Gav240z]

I knew of the car for a while but it didn't strike me as what he was talking about for some reason. The fact that he mentioned Honda aswell got me real confused but yeah anyway going off topic here!

[Mr Camouflage]

I've seen a Toyota S800. They have one at the Fremantle Motor Museum, in Fremantle (strangely enough) WA.

They also have a goggomobile (yes the Dart).

http://www.fremantlemotormuseum.net/

[Gav240z]

I thought it was "no not the dart" i've seen one here in Melbourne when they have had car shows there is a shannons stand and it features a Go Go Mobile .

[Mr Camouflage]

In the TV Ad he has a goggomobile, but it's not the Dart. I believe the Dart was an autralian modified version of the goggomobile. which i think were just a sleeker replacement fibreglass body for the original goggomobile FG body.

The one at the Freo museum is "The Dart" . Not the one from the TV Ad.