Nobody loves Hondas?

[BenzBoy]

There are loads of J-car nuts on this forum, but I've noticed not many Hondas. Is there a reason for this? I had a quick Google for retro Hondas but didn't find much - the odd Civic, but no big saloons or anything. Did they all rot away? What's happened to them all?!

[Jack]

;D ;D

Sorry, are these Retro yet?

[wagoneer]

Nope. But I think they are fantastic. I tried to get my dad to buy one new years ago, he bought a Subaru Justy 4x4 van instead.....quite funky in it's own way but not the same. He's still got it though, hardly any rust after 16 years on the road.

[Revolution 9]

The CRX is alright, quite nice really, but the Civic is dangeruosly close to chav for my liking.

[Ratdat]

Um, there's are Civics older than the 80's ones you know! The Mk1's came out in '73 and are fantastic little cars I have had three of them in the past. They are pretty popular for tuning in the states. In fact there's one featured in this months Banzai magazine.

There' aren't many old Hondas because Honda didn't get into car manufacture until relatively late. There weren't really any big saloons either until the Legend etc in the 80's. Even then many of the models they produced were not exported outside of Japan in any great numbers like the Step Van, Life and 9 Coupe.

The S600/800 sportscars, the N600 and Z600 were the first we got here then the Civic in '73, Accord in '76 and Prelude in '78. Those are really the only retro material in my book. There's one or two others like the Quintet, Ballade and into the 80's oddities like the Jazz.

It has always suprised me how the Mk1 Civic doesn't seem to have a particularly big following, despite being a great handling little car with plenty of performance potential. Shame

[Revolution 9]

This one's reasonably early isn't it?


Personally I kinda like old Hondas, they're unusual.
Or this 1973 one.


A modified one would have great potential as a track day car I'd say, since they're small, light, as you say they handle well, and they'd be a good alternative to all the Golf GTis, Fiesta XR2s and Pug 205 GTis you normally see as tuned up hatchbacks.

Quite pretty as well.

[Ratdat]

Lovely




www.1stgencivic.com/newsite/dave_p_1979_honda_civic.html
(the one above is the same on featured in Banzai)

[HoTWire]

Guy round here has a LOVELY early Accord,.. I left a flyer on his window the other day,.. but no show yet,..

[BenzBoy]

Those '70s Civics are cool! Could do the same sort of thing that they do with Starlets (are Civics RWD?!). The black CRX I think is a future classic. There seems to have been a spate of neds purchasing Hondas after seeing "2 Fast 2 Retarded". That red '90s Civic is a perfect example. A complete waste of natural resources... the petrol it's using could be put in the tank of something more worthy, like a chainsaw or something....

It just occurred to me that there doesn't seem to be all that many old Hondas around but now I see - they didn't build as many!

[Ratdat]

No, all Civics are FWD but with Vtec power and at only 790kg they can be made pretty fast. I've seen mention of one running 12's on one of the early Civic websites.

[Raceimps]

REVOLUTION said:

The CRX is alright, quite nice really, but the Civic is dangeruosly close to chav for my liking.

Thanks Rev mate, does this make me a Chav then!!! ;D
(bearing in mind by the time I finish it, I'll probably get a feature in Retro Magazine!!!! ;D)

[Revolution 9]

I meant that particular Civic with the chav bodykit and spoiler. As long as yours is tastefully done it'll be alright!

[Cornfedapache]

I like the Z600 coz you can fit it in a pocket, and the N600 is pretty cute too.

Don't see many around tho