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Normally I would have likely walked right by this Honda Civic but the badge on the rear intrigued me. Obviously the FI stood for fuel injection but advertising that your …
Curbside Classic: 1990 Honda Civic – PGM-FI? Read More(first posted 12/15/2013) It’s hard to remember the web V.1, when interactive commenting wasn’t yet a common feature. I’ve learned more about cars from the comments to my (and others) …
Curbside Classic: 1980 – 1983 Honda Civic (gen2) – The Best Small Car By Unanimous Consent Read More(first posted 12/27/2011) Honda’s single greatest moment ever? The fall of 1983, when it rocked the world, releasing a whole family of new Civics. As in four discrete cars, …
Curbside Classic: 1987 Honda Civic 4WD Wagon (Shuttle) – The Automotive Swiss Army Knife Read More(first posted 1/18/2014) The 1980s are not remembered as a time of subtlety, and after nearly fifteen years characterized by social consciousness and morality, overindulgence was back in. It usually …
Curbside Classic: 1986-1989 Honda Accord – Ignoring The Future In Favor Of The Present Read MoreDuring my formative years, back in the Old Europe of the ‘90s, the cars that most teenagers lusted after were the famous hot hatches. The Golf GTI, 205 GTI, Delta …
Curbside Classic: 1985 Honda City (FA) Turbo II – Hey Bulldog Read More(first posted 4/5/2017) It’s easy to forget or understate what an absolute bombshell Honda dropped on us, GM, and the small-car market in the fall of 1983 with its all-new …
Curbside Classic: 1984 Honda Civic DX (and 1987 Si) Hatchback – Peak Civic? Read More(first posted 3/8/2014) It was with the second generation that Honda’s Accord began to take a toehold in the Midwest. At the time, there was a lot more “Buy ‘Murican” …
Curbside Classic: 1984 Honda Accord – The Canary in the Coal Mine for the Traditional American Sedan Read More(first posted 12/15/2013) It’s hard to remember the web V.1, when interactive commenting wasn’t yet a common feature. I’ve learned more about cars from the comments to my (and others) …
Curbside Classic: 1980 – 1983 Honda Civic (gen2) – The Best Small Car By Unanimous Consent Read More(first posted 1/15/2012) Paradoxically, my only experience with Quaaludes was highly memorable. Yet I struggle to elicit any memories of my only drive in a Honda Quaalude. Or did …
Curbside Classic: 1979 Honda Prelude – “…A Splendid Automobile”? Read MoreHonda’s early years are almost beyond belief. Soichiro Honda’s manic drive and willingness to take endless risks propelled the company’s growth at breakneck speed. Undoubtedly, the Civic was the most …
Curbside Classic: 1978 Honda Civic Wagon – Five Doors and Two Speed Hondamatic Read More