Meet The World's Cleanest Honda S2000

While most see cars as a basic form of transport, a select few see them as investments, especially vehicles of a more exotic breed. Car collectors around the world preserve classic cars for prosperity, and one way of doing so is to park a car and throw away the keys. So-called "time capsule cars" are basically brand new cars that have been locked up and left to mature like a fine wine. These are usually the reserve of Italian supercars and classic American muscle cars, but legendary Japanese models are now starting to appear on auction sites. Cars such as theHonda Civic Type-Rare selling formassive amounts of cash, and a recent listing on Mecum has people talking. This 2000Honda S2000has done only 34 miles since new and is now up for sale by the original owner.

The car pictured belongs to Hedy Cirrincione who according to sources bought the car in 2000 from a New York dealership after having bought a bright red version earlier in the year which she still drives to this day. According to Cirrincione the inspiration for preserving the car came from her brothers who used to daydream about owning brand new classic cars.

"They used to look at all these old cars and say, wouldn't it be great to own one brand-new with no miles on it," she said. When Cirrincione Bought the car it had 24 miles on the odometer. A friend then put 10 miles on the car before it was put on a trailer and shipped down to the east coast of Florida. This Silverstone Silver Metallic S2000 features the cult F20C Vtec 2.0-liter four-pot engine producing 240 horsepower. Power gets sent to the rear via a six-speed manual and the car rides on 16-inch five-spoke lightweight alloy wheels wrapped in Bridgestone Potenza S-02 tires.