Isn't that beautiful? Somebody's really looked after and treasured it. Honda's are such good cars.
@geepriest4 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this video...thanks for sharing
@craigfinley83395 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the reminder of the first car I ever really liked! I had a 78 5sp hatchback, oxidized red that looked great with a fresh coat of wax. So wish I had a photo. My Accord served me faithfully without hesitation until I got accordioned between two cars at high speed. Everything in my Accord was broken, even the dashboard and my seatbelt. It was beyond totalled. I stepped out with only a hickey across my collarbone from the seatbelt. The woman who rearended me in a Chevy was hurt pretty badly, cut up and bleeding, unconscious. I was able to get to a nearby house to get out a 911 call and a bag of ice for her (I think she ended up fine). So the Accord absorbed the impact, protected me so I could look after someone else. Only fond memories for that great car....
@removalist19954 жыл бұрын
Amazing story, thanks for sharing
@williscurry65573 жыл бұрын
Thats a great story bro. Them chevys do hit kinda hard dont they?
@jonesa96164 жыл бұрын
I worked at our local Pontiac/Honda/Datsun dealership from 1979 to 1981 so this car brings back some good memories.
@thebestisyettocome41146 жыл бұрын
Had new '81 Honda Accord 4 door with Air Conditioning and am & fm Cass radio. It was a fantastic car. Cost 10K new. My first car ever to cost that amount. Mine was 5 speed if I recall. Thumbs up 👍 with memories
@djkenny12025 жыл бұрын
Wow! In today’s dollars isn’t that like 22k?
@miketess42724 жыл бұрын
They were pricy back then I remember Car and Driver magazine in disbelief at the 10k sticker price but they still loved it.
@pachord14 жыл бұрын
My dad bought a 1981 Mazda 626 for 8k
@garyallman30394 жыл бұрын
I bought the basic '81 Accord for my wife when she got out of engineering grad school. I think I paid $6500 or so, plus fees/tax. It was okay. Manual transmission died at about 100k miles (got it overhauled), had "honda disease" (too thin paint, thinning in spots down to metal). Got rid of it when I got rid of her.
@CRAPO20114 жыл бұрын
Some say hondas are appliances , I always felt they unique character
@davidparnell57434 жыл бұрын
In high school 25 years ago I had a 1979 Honda Accord CVCC 5 spd. as well as a 1977 Honda Accord 2 speed Automatic. I just bought an 81' Silver 5 speed all original Honda Accord LX Hatchback. Surprisingly everything works and it drives nicely! I only paid $600 bucks for it and it has zero rust! Just needs a refresh on the paint. I have been searching for one for years and I finally found one :)
@spurgear44 жыл бұрын
I miss these cars.
@hollowman1 Жыл бұрын
Wow! Sweet car! Thanks for sharing the love!
@daleguenther58266 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy your vlogs! You never know what you might see! The Honda CVCC engines ran extremely clean most of the time. CVCC stand for Controlled Vortex Combustion Chamber. The '3 barrel carb was one of the key parts of the system. The tiny throat was the auxiliary that feed the pre-combustion chamber (about 6:1 fuel/air mixture) that had the spark plug in it. The primary throat of the carb went to the main combustion chamber (at about 20:1 fuel/air ratio). The pre-chamber acts like a torch to light off the main chamber. Needless to say valve adjustment was critical.
@cespo774 жыл бұрын
The dashboards of Japanese cars during that era were way more interesting than today. Just look of the quality of the trim and body parts.
@jborville88132 жыл бұрын
I had an 81 hatchback with a 5-speed- my first new car after college. I drove it for 165K miles, which was a lot in those days. I remember to this day how every mile was an absolute thrill. Up until the accord arrived, you had small cars that felt like go carts, or large cars with steering that felt more like using reins to turn a horse. The first generation accord was the car that transformed an industry. What was good enough before would never be considered acceptable again. For 165k mi I would sit in a seat that fit me to perfection, enjoy a commanding view of the road that was very striking at the time, enjoy the feel of the gear shift& the light touch of the clutch and oh my God, the steering! I’ve bought quite a number of cars since then and as cars continue to evolve, most were technically superior to an 81 accord. None, however, have ever made me feel as connected to the road as the 81 accord did.
@jakeaustin98945 жыл бұрын
When was the last time I saw a 1981 Honda Accord? Well just about two weeks ago, actually. After seeing this car's Oregon license plate, it may have been this very car!
@ibziahmed97503 жыл бұрын
what a gem 💎
@MattPSU024 жыл бұрын
There's an old lady down the street who has one of those, and still drives it.
@sleeks99393 жыл бұрын
I just bought one today. 68,965 miles. All original sat for years! A couple of rust stop. Awesome cars!
@kamran1024 жыл бұрын
Wow, those seats!! Very cool indeed..
@manthony2254 жыл бұрын
I miss my '80 Accord sedan. These small cars came standard with features ( remote trunk release, cloth interior, remote controlled mirror) that were only seen on bigger cars at the time. Honda made other small cars step up their game.
@digitalhindsight98224 жыл бұрын
Wow, that is absolutely stunning! Love the sound of the ‘chime’, definitely a blast from the past.
@raulcastro32774 жыл бұрын
Had one myself, was a surprisingly quick and very nimble car. It handled quite well for a pre-hot hatch era. The only prob with them was they had a bad down exh tube design. They would distort from exh heat and leak exh gases. You would have to replace the down tube too often. Other than that I had a blast with mine.
@tattooedsailor86664 жыл бұрын
My aunt had this car. She sold it in mid 90's it had 350k on it. It was running great! These cars were bullet proof.
@arevee94294 жыл бұрын
These were fantastic cars. I'd love to have one.
@clarkgriswold59035 жыл бұрын
I bought a '79 Accord 5 speed w/ air brand new, drove it all over hell and back and was one of the best cars I've ever owned, hands down!
@ast-og-losta2 жыл бұрын
I had a two door hatchback 78 Honda Accord back in the day. I loved that car. It was well made. Wish I kept it.
@notyou69504 жыл бұрын
My first car was a 1974 Accord hatchback. 5 speed 4 cylinder transverse motor getting 32mpg. Watch the instrument cluster. It has door open and burned out lights indicator. The maintenance indicator was my favorite thing. This car will run forever if you stick with maintenance. Mine was traded for a new Honda CRX by my brother. Also, the engine was in shot. It handled great.
@club1fan5524 ай бұрын
The Accord wasn't around in 1974
@notyou69504 ай бұрын
@@club1fan552 The Civic was. You are correct. It was 1976. My father told me wrong date.
@TheNewGranada5 жыл бұрын
my first car, a 1978 honda accord cvcc coupe. I paid $700 for it used and it was destined for scrap the day I bought it. burned oil so bad it looked like our house was on fire...but, I loved it! first gen accord's have so much character and the round headlights sold me. one quirky feature was the 'hondamatic' 2 speed. my car didn't have drive, just 1, and 2. no one understood why I put it in 1 and shifted up to 2 but, that's how it was intended. fun little car
@club1fan5525 жыл бұрын
TheNewGranada The way you used the transmission was the correct way as there was no kick down mechanism. Most folks just left them in 2 or "star" range in some markets which was equal to fourth gear in a manual. Imagine starting off in 4th in a manual. Leaving it in star was an effective, quick way to fuck the transmission.
@mxice5 жыл бұрын
I've got one with the 2 speed hondamatic and I laugh when people think I'm crazy saying it's only a 2 speed
@TheNewGranada5 жыл бұрын
for its time it was a great car. mine was just a colossal piece of shit
@rme55314 жыл бұрын
A friend of mine had one, I always wanted one, I remember that clock, one of the reasons I wanted one, also liked the interiors, there was a green interior believe it or not, it was cool.
@ApocalypsoTron2 ай бұрын
My mom's car in the eighties. Nice to recognize all those detailt again
@rydz70834 жыл бұрын
That car is well taken care of love it
@Hat654 жыл бұрын
When Honda built great, reliable vehicles!
@jaeklet.wackle46104 жыл бұрын
I read this in Scotty Kilmer's voice
@oveidasinclair9824 жыл бұрын
My dad purchased one brand new back in 81 for $7800, he was stationed in Florida back then and in the summer months it was hot, too hot in fact that the AC had a difficult time keeping it cool during the day. He had a 5 speed, great running car, but he got into an accident on the Delmarva Peninsula two years later and it was gone. That radio is an cheap after market AudioVox, I imagine parts are still easily available too and at one point in time the owner was in the US Military, that is a US Military base access registration sticker, that had to have been a long time because the US closed out of it's facilities in the San Fran area years ago.
@ghw71924 жыл бұрын
I loved mine, but a kid on his first solo outing was playing with the.radio instead of watching for red lights and totaled it out. Great car and a lot of fun to drive.
@greggdragun74513 ай бұрын
My very first car was a 1981 Honda Accord. Silver exterior and red interior - just like the video. I also had sheepskin seat covers - oh ya!! I loved that car!!
@JohnnyLyft4 жыл бұрын
And here I thought my 2001 Honda Accord EX 2 door coupe was old. It's easy to recognize my car by the shape of the rear break/tail lights. I honestly like how they look on my car
@emmettboudreau27494 жыл бұрын
Those are the ones with the line in the middle, right?
@PapiDoesIt6 жыл бұрын
Really good cars. Amazingly modern in many ways, but still back when Hondas were simple. Not like today.
@davinp5 жыл бұрын
Every car today is much more complicated as they have computers which they didn't back then
@djkenny12025 жыл бұрын
I just miss when they had real base model cars. Even into the 2000’s I could get a basic Civic or even Accord without power windows and other options for a great price. You need a Nissan or Chevy for that kind of car Now.
@joeh8583 жыл бұрын
80s is when cars began having computers but computers in a different sense, like regulating air to fuel ratio and things like that, not a dumb infotainment system in the center console
@vjesus9045 Жыл бұрын
Honda's motto during that era was" We make it simple".
@Perfectlyhonest224 жыл бұрын
I had a new 1978 and 1980 Honda Accord 2 dr. Some of my favourite cars
@MrRebustr4 жыл бұрын
I have one i drive only to the 711 or market ..its a 1980 accord mines ...california owned and still runs beautiful...rebuilt every 5 years ...love its handling...
@rover2156 жыл бұрын
I had the same car in blue (Accord LX hatchback), but in blue. Loved it and it never gave me any trouble.
@alexdonigian95813 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful
@bbear7532 жыл бұрын
This is in great shape. This was my dream car that I could not afford those days. I have many Hondas and other Accords since, but not this model.
@robertsnyder13303 жыл бұрын
I had one just like that one! Great car.
@pauloconnor79514 жыл бұрын
Great great GREAT cars !!!!!. sold many of them; and could continue to do so.
@hennyverheij59694 жыл бұрын
I love these classic cars!
@expsterm14 жыл бұрын
Definitely a time capsule piece. Wish you took it around the corner for a spin.
@JimRichards-fygmo5 жыл бұрын
... the upholstery WAS original ... the Accord LX debuted in 1978 ... I owned one -- I had ordered the basic black Accord in 1977 and waited 10 months for delivery -- I was called by the dealer and was offered an "LX" (brand new model designation and HE was surprised he was getting one in at the time) -- by waiting an extra 2 months I received an intro package deal in the same color scheme as your video (including $800.00+ in accessories = factory a/c, premium Criterion stereo cassette system, overhead roof console and Chastain Shadow exterior rear-window louvred sunblinds -- free) and paid $5,280.00 ... it was my 1st FWD car (I had to learn to adjust my driving style from owning a 1969 VW Type 3 fastback (purchased new for $1,970.00) -- a wholly different weight distribution) ... beautiful, comfortable, luxurious ride -- my son grew up travelling on long summer vacations in it ... I thoroughly enjoyed viewing a very little-changed version of it ....
@JoshHopkinsYT4 жыл бұрын
I had this car, sold it for super cheap. It was my moms and I inherited it after she passed away. It was a four speed manual. Same interior. It had a problem which i'm pretty sure was just an issue with the choke not operating correctly. Somebody got it for a hell of a deal. Wish youtube was around back then lol
@sail235aeh6 жыл бұрын
What an absolute beauty !
@johnossendorf99793 жыл бұрын
My Dad bought a new 1979 Accord when I was 9. He loved it! He put 130k on it by 1984 when he sold the 79 to his girlfriend and got a 1984 Accord which was a little bigger and had a little more power. He liked it very much but always said that the 84 was faster but the 79 was the better race car. As far as I know the 79 was burning oil but still running good at 250k and Dad sold 84 at about 180k. They were great cars.
@ilovetotri234 жыл бұрын
Love it! Remember this car fondly.
@jurivlk54336 жыл бұрын
Had a 1978 four door with 5-speed gearbox. Was the best car ever I had and miss it a lot. Very reliable, very economical (below 7 liters/ 100 km) and more powerful than the average of its time. With 80 HP and 900 kg it still would be quick. Engine was very good, you could drive at 50 I'm/h in 5th gear or rev it up like hell. Miss my Honda!
@jamescorbett36114 жыл бұрын
It is a great car! The innovation was well ahead of the time
@davinp5 жыл бұрын
My father used to have a 1977 Honda Accord just like the one in this video. It is a junkyard because the couple he sold it to forgot to put oil in it one cold winter day. Amazing no rust
@gewing612 жыл бұрын
Had one in red but it was a standard. Loved the accord!
@filippogalli34774 жыл бұрын
God, I would buy one like that but without the automatic transmission. It's so simple yet so cool.
@MAGNUM053 жыл бұрын
I've seen a 1979 4 Door model about 3 years ago. It was all original with burgundy interior and exterior and it was in mint condition.
@aguilayserpiente4 жыл бұрын
"a time capsule."
@lanceramanui39442 жыл бұрын
My wife and I brought one of these new in 81 fully assembled in New Zealand. It was a very pretty girls car and she loved it. The car was San Remo green 1600 cc 5 speed manual. Great handling car but a littie under powered for my liking. The car served my wife well for many years but suffered from the dreaded problem of rust that was common in that era of NZ assembled cars. Eventually gave her (the car) to some young guy as a paddock basher. Goodbye sweet Honda.
@erick564554 жыл бұрын
i had one..loved that car
@justsumguy2u6 жыл бұрын
The last time I saw an '81 Accord two door hatchback was when I had one in the early 90's. Same red interior, but mine was red on the outside too. Great car, I miss it. One bad thing about them, though---the oil pump gear on the camshaft would go soft, which meant replacing the camshaft. They also had the CVCC engines, a clever bit of tech from Honda back in '81.
@NJP765 жыл бұрын
I found out the hard way about the drive gear on the camshaft. Had a '79 Accord with the 1751 CVCC engine. Driving down the highway and suddenly lost all oil pressure. Stopped immediately and had to walk back (didn't have cell phones back in 1990) but it was only a couple miles on a nice fall day. Got it home and pulled the cam cover off to find every tooth on the oil pump drive gear had sheered clean off. No other damage. All of the teeth were neatly piled right under the camshaft. Needless to say, the camshaft was replaced and of course the pan came off and the oil system completely flushed to make good and sure no other metal fragments were in there. Got it back together and drove it for another five years with no further engine issues...other than that finicky 3 barrel carb. Still got 30+ MPG, and would likely have run great for several more years. Sadly, the Wisconsin winter roads (salt) had taken a toll on the body and underside of the car. Sad end to a great car. Thanks for humoring this long reply. Just thought I would share a bit of my experience with the 1979 Accord. Great car, for the most part. Miss it.
@jontg4295 жыл бұрын
My step dad had one, I think his was a 78. He ran it into the ground, though the original engine was replaced at just past 100K miles (smoked like crazy) and then the replacement motor cracked its head at around 90K. Used to see these all over the place, pretty neat to see one today, even if I still think they are ugly lol
@raymeedc9 ай бұрын
I had a ‘79, that same color, back in the day. That is the original fabric & color. Fabric on the lower model was of a different material.
@ericscottstevens3 жыл бұрын
Our family had 2 during the early to mid 1980s.....a MT and an automatic. Driving around metro Detroit with one was a bit of an experience. A lot of menacing looks for us having a foreign car.
@millerkiller64964 жыл бұрын
These are real Hondas. I’m not a big fan of automatics, but this is a classic. This definitely better than a new Honda. Even though it’s automatic, still not an idiot’s car. Hondas back then were conservative, modest, and non-aggressive, unlike today’s Hondas which are loved by a different, idiotic type of audience.
@emmettboudreau27494 жыл бұрын
I saw one this morning, I own it
@CharlotteWeb1003 жыл бұрын
2002 was the last time I saw one (1.8 LX Hatchback I think it was off the top) Bought it for £100 from a scrapyard owner my brothers knew with a new set of tyres, taxed and tested for 6-months and just 70k on the clock. Ice blue corduroy interior, radio cassette, electric sunroof and little dinky headlight wipers. Took my driving test in it (and passed) 2001 and drove it until it took a few bumps, knocks and prangs and both front and back bumpers were held on with plastic ties. Then one day the actual steering column just came up and jammed when I was turning right on a roundabout. Had it not been intentionally bought cheap as a first car and ragged whilst I got used to being on the road I bet it'd still be going now. Only downside was it was really thirsty, the choke was murder, it froze on the inside and meant having to wrap up like you were headed for the Arctic but what a car.
@lucygelz4 жыл бұрын
Crazy we have a sedan in the shop rn
@JMassengill6 жыл бұрын
I had a 1981 Honda Accord sedan. The automatic was 3 speed and it had a small level between the seats, beside the emergency brake that would lock both back doors and if the back door were unlocked, a red light came on on the instrument cluster. A great feature if you had young kids. I purchased mine in 1983 and it went to Alaska with me when the military decided I needed to see Fairbanks/NorthPole/EielsonAFB up close. Right before I returned to the lower 48, it blew up the engine but didn't blow a hole in the block. A great car over all!
@raulcarrera30873 жыл бұрын
I have a 1980 just like that one but red, I love it
@daveogarf4 жыл бұрын
l had a '77 silver Accord with graphics on each side, and my mother had an '82, auto, blue inside and out. She traded it in for a Subaru Outback for Colorado. Her Accord sold in about 1 1/2 hours!
@jayyoung25864 жыл бұрын
Brings back memories. Have owned several Accords but my 1st one was an '83, 1st year for the 4-door sedan.
@RPSteve3 жыл бұрын
That door buzzer, I was terrified of it as kid!
@pdxyyz3 жыл бұрын
The sporty Honda. I had the boring 78 civic. Would love to see the same era Scirocco. Another slick hatch from the time period,
@letthetrumpetsound78933 жыл бұрын
Awesome interior 😎👍🏽
@Longtrailside6 жыл бұрын
Had a 79 hb and a 81 silver 4 door. This video brings back some memories. Those models seemed to have baaad headgasket issues. Both of mine needed them and the 81 had 2 then on the third we got rid of it. Couldn't find a replacement head for it in a timely manner and needed to get to work. I still have the fuel pump for it also, and use it occasionally to transfer fuel.
@nicojean638 Жыл бұрын
I had the same 1981 Honda Accord in 1998. The last time I saw it was in 2004...
@NGH999995 жыл бұрын
My brother-in-law just bought a '78 with the 2-speed Hondamatic trans. I can't wait to take it for a drive.
@KarsUpGraders5 жыл бұрын
What a beauty!!!
@theeaselrider40324 жыл бұрын
The last time I saw one, was when I got rid of mine more than 25 years ago. Same colour - in & out. Mine had more that's share of rust though, amazed this one doesn't. I used duct tape to cover most of it, you couldn't see it until you got up close. It was the only car I've ever owned that I could put the seat all the way back and couldn't reach the pedals. Tons of leg room. Many great memories of that car.
@johnfalkenstine83774 жыл бұрын
I remember getting one for some service in the seventies. They made all other compact cars obsolete.
@PLATINUM2U5 жыл бұрын
this is a beauty!!! Same cant be said for the 2018 smh
@wickedleeloopy21154 жыл бұрын
I had a 1976 when I was 18 in 1991 in that sort of condition. Was a great car. Wish I kept it! Couldn't be killed. Comfortable reliable & economical.
@Camsimsy2k5 жыл бұрын
I fucking love this car
@bruceyung704 жыл бұрын
1995 I saw a brown Honda at Adak, Alaska as military was shutting the base down and one owner left it amongst many many other cars in the island in a junkyard as leaving the island. Coldest was over and base is a skeleton now but I’m sure it’s still there and still run.
@jimaglenn4 жыл бұрын
accord definition "give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition"
@Marshal_Dunnik4 жыл бұрын
It's like somebody just stole it from a museum
@xxBLKSNXxx4 жыл бұрын
Looks better than the current year.
@ToyotaCelicaDude14 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful car. I believe that display that shows the gears is some sort of Nixie tube (an old way of displaying numbers). Super cool!
@adape0884frank Жыл бұрын
I live in TX and I have not seen one of these in over 30 years. When people would buy these cars over here I remember that they would only keep them for 10 -12 years and then they would sale them.
@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY4 жыл бұрын
That’s my OFW (Overseas Filipino Worker) dad’s old car in Saudi Arabia since 2005.
@ARSciandra2 жыл бұрын
i had a 81. i miss that car
@andreasbartel34494 жыл бұрын
We had an EX with Hondamatic, in a dark blue, so were the interiors. Radio was a Blaupunk with Cassette. My father was unsatisfied with the patrol consumption in the city, but I goes this came from always driving in the * gear. He should have driven it like a manual
@sunilayya89484 жыл бұрын
This car was a beauty back in '79. Today's hondas are not as pretty as this was relative to the existing competition.
@lorisilvester82043 жыл бұрын
It’s reminds me of my ‘82 Honda Civic
@The_Fancave Жыл бұрын
I had an '81 Accord hatch identical to that one in every way. I had it from '99-'00. My seats were nowhere near that plush however. They were probably reupholstered as you had surmised.
@stanoster34176 жыл бұрын
I had a new 1979 Accord base blue on blue with the 2 speed auto with a/c. The interior didn’t have velour or power steering, but I loved that car.
@techobsessed14 жыл бұрын
I learned to drive on a maroon-colored Accord of this vintage. My father bought an automatic because he didn't want me distracted by worrying about clutching/gear shifting. The automatic was crap. It couldn't hold 55mph on I-80 in the canyon. My friend had a 5-speed which was much more capable.
@ubaldotorres338911 ай бұрын
It is a great Honda classic car!
@marcuskhosravi99203 жыл бұрын
I had an 81 Accord 4 door back in 90 something. I only had it a few months when someone ran a stop sign and totaled it.