Two-stoke Goodness: A 1976 Suzuki Fronte Coupé LC10W
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Its been years since i have seen one of these.I worked in the early 80's for a Suzuki motorcycle shop in the Bay of Plenty.we had a regular customer with one of these which was air cooled.It was very similar motor to the Suzuki Gt750 motorcycle motor, just half the cc rating.They sounded great, but smoked a little. Biggest problem was the 3 sets of points not lasting very long before needing replacing. Fairly high maintenance as well due to motor vibration,etc. My memory is a bit hazy though.
Nice looking car even though its old
Yeah. I don't imagine there'd be 4-seater cars much smaller than this one.
The first Suzuki car I've ever seen here in the USA was the first gen. Suzuki Cultus, sold between 1983 and 1988. I believe we first saw the car between 1985 and 1988. At the time, it was sold in North America (USA included) as the Chevrolet Sprint.
I wasn't sure. My info sources were saying that their was a change over somewhere in the middle of production. And, yeah. The body does say air-cooled.
Beautiful looking car!
A suzuki GSR engine would do wonders for this cute little coupe
It's aircooled, with a fan System, 3 Cyl. two stroke, engine dimensions are quite similar to the GT550 motorbike!
I have a few friends in Puerto Rico who could squeeze about 225-250 horsepower out of that engine. No lie!! I know a mechanics son, who stroked, bored, port and polished a Briggs Stratton lawnmower engine to a go-cart and made 52 bhp!!! Simply amazing!!! 8^o
anyway, it's extremely nice. And thankyou for letting me know that this car exists
That, I believe is a Honda N360. It's got a slightly different front on it than the ones I usually see. A later model I think.
No, not a Honda... a Suzuki all the way through. I remember they It had an electroluminescent instrument cluster... the first time I had ever seen such a thing... I seem to recall that they were quite expensive, they were made out of high tensile steel which was baked after assembly to super-harden the steel body, AND they rusted, better than anything made in Italy!
Sorry, this later models are watercooled, the earlier models were (fan) aircolled!
Thanks, Karl. To be honest,this video is so old that I forget most of the information about the car. I do appreciate the information though
Two-stoke Goodness: A 1976 Suzuki Fronte Coupé LC10W
They sound so nice
Hmmm... I do try to stick to the older cars. But, hey. If I see a GT turbo, I will make a video. ^_^
Best as I can tell, all the coupes were water-cooled, even if parts of the design seem to say "air-cooled"
Did a little research on the Fronte and found that it is a 3 cyl. air cooled motorcycle based engine and was water cooled in 1971. And the design is based off of the B100 motor cycle engine. The designer was Giugiaro of Italdesign who penned the body style of the VW Scirocco and Isuzu Impulse and this car. Are the wheels Alpina ?? Nice looking body style and paint. Wonder what a 4 cyl. VW engine with dual carbs would run or a newer Suzuki motor cycle engine in it ?? Can you say HOT rod !! ^_^
Yes, it's in great condition. :)
I know what you mean. Good news. I spotted another of these last week and it wasn't this color. ^_^ I'll post the vid sometime.
wow... never seen such a car.... Nice! :)
I do! (Actually, was it red?) I didn't know the 1st & 2nd generations were so different. I thought it was a simple headlight/tail-light update. Either way, they are rare in Japan.
no im thinking we need to tub the rear end put some drag slicks on it transfer it to rwd and drop a 13b in it. just because it'd be absolutely insane
No, I think I only ever saw their tiny vans and 4wd's.
@TheNewMarioG did respond to you in the comments but not via the reply button. Please check through the comments to see it. :)
Had a mint one back in the 80s .went hard.
Gave it to a chick who flipped airborne in it with a child in the back carseat.
Both walked away.
Car total rightoff.
Amazing true story.
Oops. Now I know which one you want to see. I don't even have a single photo of one, and I take photos like a madman. It is rare. :/ Like I said, when I see it, a video I will shoot. :)
Cool. Thanks for sharing your story. :)
Never seen one of those over here in canada... Look like a baby bmw of the 80's to me
ow. Thanks for the info. Awesome :) The wheels are Albino. I'd not heard of them. And, yes. I'm sure a bigger engine would push this tiny car along pretty well.
We and all our pals in The States are dying for you to do some Suzuki samurais for we are really big fans in the States
I have in my possession a very early example, ( Chassis Number 100027, Engine Number 100039) of the car that replaced the Fronte, which was the SC100, a similar but slightly bigger coup powered by a 970cc Four Cylinder Four Stroke mptpr that makes a neck snapping 47 Horsepower. In some markets they are called Mighty Boy's, and have a different frontal treatment, but here in New Zealand the forty cars we got had a similar frontal treatment to the Fronte pictured here. It's a great little car, which is becoming very rare, mainly because they were very prone to rust, and not designed to last any length of time?
Nice! I had to google to make sure. Hadn't known them at SC100. I have seen a couple, both with round headlights. Yours are square?
Do you still have your SC100? I have one of two that I am aware of in America. Brought it in from Holland, so it's left hand drive, which is better here. They certainly don't have the classic clean look of a Fronte, given the necessity of a large radiator, but they are much easier to live with with 4 strokes and 47 hp. The gearing is also perfect.
From memory the rotary bike was called an RE5 and was put out in the mid 70's. They were very smooth , but not startling performance and quite thirsty. Some collectors in New Zealand own them, but i think the biggest issue is spark plugs or lack of. Last time i saw some plugs for sale, they were about $70ea.Dan, Have you seen that RE5 running. I never saw one apart from in catalogues or posters.Be neat to see a photo of your neighbours! I know!!! I know! WasabiCARS!!! How about start Wasabikes
I knew Suzuki made small cars, but not quite this small!
No, 20 seconds was right. I think I was just being dramatic when I was recording the audio for the video. :/
Ignis design inspiration from this car i think✨️
Ah! Yeah, I can see that
I think Davis responded to the wrong comment. Yeah, he was responding to a comment a little further down.
@Kavinsky Smith. I wish I knew! I was there with friend of mine picking up a weber carb he had there rebuilding. The guy who rebuild the carb was bragging about how his son with 13 years old has been watching him since he was 5 or 6 did the engine. He also said that after watching his kid fly around in that thing, he took it away from him before he got hurt. lol
I've seen both. I don't have a video of the early 117 Coupe, just photos. Did you see this slightly later one? /watch?v=UbmxC0ajm50 As for the 432, I have photos & a video that I'm yet to post. Unsure when I can do that though. :/
more Suzuki's please
G'day mate. Sweet looking Suzuki Fronte. I've seen pics of the car, but I've never seen one in person, nor have I seen a video of the car. Sadly, for some reason, the Fronte was never sold in the U.S.A.
Hey Jaason. Long time no see. I hope you are well. :)
I'm doing well thanks. I've just been busy with work and travel. :)
I've never seen one left hand drive.
en Chile se vendio como Suzuki Cervo
Thanks. :)
Were there Suzuki cars when you were growing up in Australia? Anything like this?
Albino! I hadn't heard of them.
how long did the motor last and how much of the original motor was left when he was done with it?
Water-cooled, that's what the "W" in LC10W signifies. Cheers!
Hmm seen any Isuzu 117 Coupes around? the earlier the better, like a 68 to 69 there sort of like an Italian styling Japanese mechanical hybrid.
or a Nissan 240 Z 432, 4 valves, 3 carbs and two camshafts with the stock engine in it?
I can't say I've ever seen an NSU. I shall of course keep an eye out though. As for the rotary motorbike..... there's one very near to my house. ^_^
Now that is a rare car. I've only seen that black, abandoned one. Did you see it? /watch?v=2R67ueFt1t4 But, hey. I will make a video for sure of any future ones I see. :)
Please try and find a Toyota Starlet GT Turbo (ep82/ep91)
Nah, you're right. It's a good time for a car like this. I think it was my vocal stumblings that exaggerated the issue. :/
20 seconds in the 1/4mi isn't that bad for a 3 cylinder... or am i missing something?
Wheels Alpina?????
20sec quarter? Not bad for only 30hp. That's only about 2sec off a cappuccino
ah sorry I had forgotten you had done one of those already, you said requests and that was the first that came to my mind as I was thinking of the latter one in this video
watch?v=nznJTaiqZMo
which looks like its got a Citroen front end, not an italian one
with the 432 it seems like theres no videos of a stock one and its motor from what I could find, only one that had decent quality and the engine had been taken out and replaced with a skyline motor.
Without engine sound this video is incomplete.
Sorry, but you have the wrong ideas about it. It's a car at a car show. Did you know that cars can not be started/on during the event? Several years ago a particularly enthusiastic enthusiast wanted to share the engine sounds with people and got banned from the event. Perhaps you would have me be there early or stay late to record it in action, would you? The event is like a 4-5 hour round trip from my house. I'm sorry, but that's a lot of effort for me to go to satisfy your wish to hear this car. Surely, there would be at leave one video on this here internet with the sounds you desire
I like!
needs a 13b in it.
Hehe. Nice. :)
Ha-ha my wife would love one of those, no speeding tickets for her :)
No, no it doesn't. o_O And, being rear-engined I wonder if people who do rotary transplants would steer clear of this one. :/
Ah, yeah. I can see it. :)
I'm beginning to regret my words. Most have pulled me up on it. :/
They certainly are. I actually only s my 2nd-one-eve a week ago.
Yeah. Actually, it would be. :)
20 second quater mile??? IN A 2 STROKE SUZUKI?????????? a turbo S13 can do about 15 seconds or more. Sure you didn't mean 0-60mph in 20 seconds?
Me love. Me want.
Mazda Cosmo from 1987
Lol. I had to re-watch the video to understand your comment. I have seen just the one HB Cosmo in the 13 years I've lived in Japan. I hope you like it: Classic 80's Radness: A 1984 Mazda Cosmo GT Rotary Turbo
Hahaha. It'd kill it! (Or the driver.)
And I promise not to make it a slot car.
suzuki cervo
Doh! I type in Nissan 432 instead of 240Z 432 and one pops up, the only one lol
watch?v=RNO_JoYfOTs
figures lol
;-)
Thanks. ;-)