Real Road Test: 1979 Honda Accord 1.6 5-speed

EDIT - Sorry folks. This one wasn't showing in my video list. It's from October 2018. At KZbin's recommendation, I unlisted it, then made it public again and now it's treating it as if it has only just gone live! Hence why it's jumped to the top again. UGH! Ian.
For Retro Japanese magazine, I sampled a 1979 Honda Accord Mk1 - a delightful example with just 15,000 miles on the clock!
This car is featured in the Winter 2018 bonus issue of Retro Japanese magazine, which can be purchased here: shop.kelsey.co.uk/product/RJP...
Retro Japanese magazine is edited by Mr HubNut himself and can be delivered worldwide via the publisher.

[@oasis9615]

You know, I used to think a car was just a way of getting from point A to point B, and on weekends point C. But that was the OLD me. That man died the moment I laid eyes on the 1979 Honda Accord.

[@Meridian-lk2fo]

I've always admired car owners, and I hope to be one myself as soon as I finish paying off mother...

[@tragiclifeform347]

@@IntrospectorGeneral Not really. It's a quote from The Simpsons.

[@ilovefortnitebattleroyale2442]

@@tragiclifeform347 that was also a quote from simpsons

[@KMakoENVtuber]

It’s still has the H? That’s how you know it’s a Honda.

[@Elbert844]

​@@KMakoENVtuber Thank you super Nintendo Chalmers.

[@NielsPaul]

"What's the point of having a Honda if you can't show it off?" -Gary Chalmers

[@Menaceblue3]

"But.... what if I steal the 'H' from a Hyundai and pass it off as a Honda? Dohohoho! Delightfully devilish Seymour!"

[@gryfandjane]

When the Accord first arrived in the States, my Dad immediately traded in our Volvo wagon on one. He’d been following the progress of the new Accord in Road & Track magazine, and I think he’d already made up his mind before they even hit the dealerships. There were none available here in the St Louis area, so he made a deal with a dealership halfway across the state, and I still remember the trip out and back when we brought it home. We owned the car for several years, during which time we had to have the front fenders replaced under warranty due to rust, which was a big issue with these cars. Being a model car nut, I built a 1/24 kit of the Accord, and used our car to get all the details right. I still have that model. Anyway, barring an Integra and an ‘88 Montero (needed to pull a boat), Dad’s driven Accords ever since... still has one at age 89. Thanks for the nostalgia hit! Very nice episode... that Accord you drove is a remarkable survivor. Cheers -

[@glynjones2540]

A colleague bought an Accord in 1978 to replace a truly terrible Marina. We all laughed when he told us. Then he took delivery and we had a ride ......

[@Blahshog]

Had two of these during the early eighties Ian, did countless thousands of trouble free miles, they were head and shoulders above anything mass produced in this Country. B.L. were still building Allegros and Maestros when these were made, talk about chalk and cheese. Brought back some great memories.

[@tomrobson5186]

I had a silver one. Lovely car, well built, smooth and quiet, nice dash liked the picture of the car which showed which door was open also when the hatch open. Happy days.

[@fk4515]

Unfortunately the same can be said about The Gen I Accords verses anything being made in the United States. Most of the ones in the States were equipped with CVCC engines, a three valve stratified charge system that allowed them to meet contemporary US emissions requirements without use of a catalytic converter so there was no need for unleaded fuel.

[@grahamariss2111]

This car in 1979 predates the Maestro and in fairness to the Maestro its chassis and packaging were ahead of the Civic derived SD3 - Rover 200 that replaced the Acclaim. However 1979 was the year of the Morris Ital which shows how bad BL was in the late 70s.

[@RichieRouge206]

Just love these older, rare car reviews. Old cars are just wonderful.

[@marcmckenzie5110]

My first car was a 1978 hatchback very like this one, but no air conditioning, power windows, and I put an ALPINE stereo in to replace the basic radio. Mine was gold with beige interior - I named it "Henry Honda" and drove it on many adventures over my last two years of college in Iowa (1982-84). I had that car a long time, and after moving to Colorado for my first job, I got to know him so well that I could adjust the naturally-aspirated carburetor and distributor-timing using only a wrench and a flat screwdriver. I knew by ear when he was running sweet, something I had to do about every 1,500 ft of elevation gain or loss! Loved that car!

[@HELESPONTify]

You are in Usa lucky, Japan sends car for Usa in the Best option, In Europe is other thinks

[@cambs0181]

We were still building the Morris marina when this came out!

[@Banom7a]

and the allegro!

[@alanross2790]

Says it all really.

[@nigelcharlton-wright1747]

@@Banom7a don't knock the Allegro, I had one and it was super reliable. My dad's Marina was, should I say rubbish and rather dull. Meanwhile the wonderful next door neighbour in Winchmore Hill, north London had a stunning black Honda Accord, his wife had a red Ford Escort Mk1 Estate, whilst their son had a yellow TR6 which he backed into a Fiat and badly damaged it. Happy days… Still think of them even now after 37 years.

[@davebicker8618]

The Marina - a Morris 1000 with shoulder pads.

[@taxus750]

And the Mk2 Escort. And the Hillman Hunter. And the HC Viva...

[@ast-og-losta]

I had one of those back in the day. Absolutely loved it. Great rev up and handling. Wonderful car.

[@donsinai2554]

Listening to the engine sound bought back fond memories. I bought an Accord brand new in May 1980 in Australia. It cost $8045 on road and the only hatch that had better performance was a Golf GTi. Back then a Celica or Datsun 200b was around $6500 but the Accord outperformed, was better equiped and the driving dynamics were next level. Anyone who owned an Accord would remember how happily the engine would rev to redline! I’d love to own one now but I think they’ve rusted away.

[@deepestdub]

Stunning example of a beautiful car. Thanks as ever for the great content.

[@robscully3312]

I drove a new one of these back in 1979.I remember been stunned by how good it was compared with similar cars of the period. The best auto box of its generation.Even a overdrive when this was un heard of in automatic boxes

[@robscully3312]

@@elvetwilliams9013 i think you my be correct.pretty sure the one i drove was a w reg

[@robscully3312]

@@elvetwilliams9013 Im no Honda expert.but i did drive a great many automatics from that period..Then along came the Mitsubishi Gallant with an even better auto box.

[@tonyr1963]

Hi Ian. The reason Honda mounted their engines at the N/S was because the engine rotated anticlockwise. Most engines rotate clockwise. Mount it the usual way and you’d get a very fast top speed going backwards in forward gear 😀

[@sg8539]

Thank you for your review. Always loved the build quality of the 70's and 80's Japanese cars and owned a fair few myself such as a couple of datsun 120y, toyota celica and mazda 323 amongst others, all were super reliable and only ever replaced wear and tear items. Fantastic cars.

[@madhatters1966]

Absolutely beautiful classic, You have a brilliant job getting to see and drive these lovely cars, Can't wait for the NXS

[@1SaG]

Good job finding these old Japanese cars in such excellent condition. I remember this model of Accord from neighbours who had bought it new, and how it would literally rot away in front of my eyes over a year or two. The rust on the tailgate and around the wheel-wells was appalling. They were well engineered, equipped and priced back then, but well treated against corrosion they were not. But then again ... most cars in that era weren't...

[@mikeburnitt403]

Always worth a second viewing Ian.

[@rickydoolous5356]

1979, Japan had the Honda Accord Britain had the BL Ital ( Marina}, and the rest is history.

[@nigelfranciscarty8887]

Another great video of a great car. Thanks Hub Nut!! 👍👍

[@Chaostheory1971]

That breought back some memories, one of the family cars when I was knee high to a grasshopper was a Honda Accord saloon with the Hondamatic transmission on a "V" plate and metalic light green paint. They were extremely advanced for the year compared to anything that was produced in Britain at the time. Keep them coming Ian :)

[@LJG0305]

Beautiful car! I love older cars as they have bags of character, compared to new cars which all look more or less identical. Great video as well!

[@eslater5219]

Another fantastic video, I’m feeling very envious, indeed!

[@alanross2790]

Owned one in the early nineties.Lovely car to drive and own. Honda really were ahead of the game with both build quality and engineering. Love them even though I drive a Toyota today.

[@JVChester]

Great review Ian. Never had a mk1 though I owned a mk2 1.8 during the late 90's, brilliant car so reliable didn't require anything other than normal servicing and consumables.

[@pauldavies5016]

I had a mk1, 2 and 3 ! They were all fantastic, although the V reg mk1 I had was always my favourite. I remember fitting a big set of cibies on the front, God those were the days

[@georgebrown3359]

I had the saloon/sedan version of this car (with AC) from 1985 to 1993. Mine had a shorter stumpy gear stick - OK for my long arms. It would pull from low speed in 5th without protest. I always called the car my Japanese BMW! Thanks for the memory.

[@frits4ever]

Really nice one that you have . Impressed to see that you have the optional pioneer cassette player and the overiride bar over front bumper. I have myself a 1981 (last year MK1) 5 speed accord beige ( ivory oslo to be exact ) . It is also equiped with front bar, optional am-fm cassette made by panasonic for honda, ceiling console (very rare), fog lights from honda , NOS passenger remote mirror found on ebay for 25.00$ (my best catch ! ) etc. Fun to drive and to see people's reaction is priceless . Again, nice honda and i really like to see yours this morning . Best wishes from Montreal, Canada .

[@ShedTV]

A friend's older sister had one of these when we were teenagers, it was metallic silver and automatic. I remember the smell of the vinyl trim and the spaceship style warning lights. Hey, this was the early eighties and the coolest car I'd ever been in was a Mk3 Cortina!

[@kevinsvideodump]

It's amazing that this one has survived so long. I remember even in the '80s, Mk1 Accords were already turning into rustbuckets.

[@PaulinesPastimes]

Everything you said is so true. Love the style and ambience of these cars. I friend of my brother bought a Mk1 Civic brand new. It was like nothing else on the market, so fab. Cheers.

[@the.internet]

Insane that Honda were putting that level of detail into the interior (lights for filter changes and everything else). Wayyyyy ahead of its time when you look at what else was on the road that era! Gorgeous little car which rather puts things into perspective!

[@44deluxe]

My first car! Back in the late 80s. Great vid!

[@waltertaljaard1488]

Reminds me very much of our trusty and dear Toyota Carina 1.6 DXII AD 1984 we had during 1988-1990, before we lost her due to a stupid accident. This very reliable piece of Japanese engineering, given to us by my uncle, took our family with then young kids through the dire & dismal poverty years of my theology study. No money for a good replacement, so a row of dismal & dire bangers followed until I finally was ordained in 1993.

[@club1fan552]

Gorgeous. I remember when these were released in 1977 and were widely regarded as the best car ever to come out of Japan. Quite simply a revelation. They were front wheel drive which was unusual for the Japanese. They performed, rode and handled well and were very upmarket. In my neighbourhood owning one in 1977 was a bit like owning a Merc. They were however, considerably more expensive than a Mazda, Datsun or Toyota and only fairly well heeled folks tended to buy them when new. Honda simply don't have the same Kudos they once did and owning an Accord now is as common as muck.

[@calumanderson5617]

You've hit the nail on the head of what you've said about the Honda Accord in my opinion but each to their own!!! 👍

[@johncollymore1697]

To think the Honda empire (effectively!) started comparatively recently, with the 1959 Honda C100 50cc motorcycle, first imported into Europe & the US in 1963, then it led to this! The C100 and its relatives went on to be the most produced motorised vehicle, have mobilised nations (!), and I think its direct derivatives are still in production... Great video, many thanks, nice to watch it again.

[@tauncfester3022]

I still own a '69 C102 the electric start version of that bike, owned about a half dozen C100~Trail 90s. I retired the old 50cc iron cylinder and headed lump. I replaced it with a 125cc clone engine. It's now got over 15k on it, still runs like new. The Chinese make some decent copies of the old Honda horizontal engines.

[@puttaiyakumar5721]

Yes, the early C100's and C102's (50cc) had a cast iron head, pushrod overhead valve engine with tiny little valves - an absolute beautiful artwork of precision high-tolerance engineering. Versus the basic 1960's UK motorcycle industry for production bikes. The rest is history! Yes HubNut - like others have said, many thanks for your great "Real Road Test".

[@taxus750]

"...I think its direct derivatives are still in production" Yes, they certainly are. Australia Post (the Strayan equivalent to the Royal Mail) still buy and use direct descendants of the Honda 'Cub' 60 years later - pressed-steel frame, single-cyl OHC 4-stroke with a 4-speed box and a centrifugal clutch. They are as ubiquitous and reliable as a cockroach.

[@johncollymore1697]

+taxus750 - Amazing. And the 'Cub' is a truly amazing machine. Cheers.

[@robhosking9399]

Absolutely Love Early 1970,s Hondas! The Mk1 Accord And Mk1 Civic Were A Revelation!! Truly Superb In All Respects! Peerless Build Quality! Beautifully Engineered! Lovely Styling! Head And Shoulders Above Anything Else On The Road At The Time! I've Been Lucky Enough To Own A Mk1 Honda Civic Automatic! On A 1976 P Reg Plate! With Gorgeous Black Vinyl Interior. I Fell In Love With It! It Was Blessed With In My Opinion, The Finest Auto Box Of Them All, Honda,s Hondamatic Transmission. An Early Stepless Gearbox, The Feeling Of A CVT. Those Early Hondas Were Superb. Honda Deservedly Dominated With These Exceptional Cars. Thanks Again Ian For A Wonderfull Road Test, Yet Again!!!!!

[@adamsimmons631]

Wow! Remember these being on the road when I was growing up. What a beautifully kept example. Honda know how to make a great car.

[@richardbrice3499]

My first real girlfriend, the lovely Anna's, father had one and I had a lift home in it. Her brother was driving it and giving it some welly. Light years ahead of what most people were trundling around in. That said, the rust was just like the other cars! Great video Ian.

[@joaop.carvalho842]

Lovely car, stunning example! Honda really knew how to build and design cars.

[@mwbpo1]

One of my favourite cars, I totally agree with you about the import quotas and tariffs.

[@AMarchant]

Ah, this brings back fond memories of my mid/late 80s model, which was much loved, but rather neglected. Despite the difference in age, I recognise a lot of shapes and features in this earlier edition.

[@Dsheppleston]

Great video!!! I still drive mine daily, every time I get behind the wheel, it brings a smile to my face 😊 they certainly don’t make cars like they used to 👍

[@zahidnadeem7735]

A super car I owned in 1991 the same one in silver colour have many memories. Thanks for make a such Beutiful vlog. Best wishes from Germany.

[@PhysicsAirline]

Very Nice! My mother got one of these new in 1981 in the USA. Hers was a automatic with power steering and air conditioning. It was still running well when my uncle finally got rid of it in 2001, even though the body was pretty rusty.

[@jut20five]

It's Justin Hall again and I do hope you see this comment. I mentioned my Dad's Honda Accord 1.6 Ex metallic blue , blue velour etc.. and you've kindly got back to me with this video which I haven't seen until now . A very recent viewer you understand . I just wanted to say thanks for the trip down memory lane ! Dad allowed me to drive this car when I was just learning to drive in the late 80's and what a smooth delightful , easy and quite pokey drive it was . We are a family of VW fans but my Dad went off road when he got the accord ,saloon by the way and a revelation it certainly was. We also had a Honda Quintet and I wonder if you have any experience of one of those . Anyhow thanks for your channel , much appreciated .

[@PaulinhoThompson]

Another lovely video, thank you.

[@stephenshippam9374]

Hi Ian that was in lovely condition good video

[@jfrorn]

The very first new Honda I ever owned was a 1984 Honda Civic. What a great car, pretty quick, handled beautifully. I remember it was small outside (it was the new model hatchback) but surprisingly roomy inside. It was Gold in color. perfect for Southern California...

[@craigmclean8260]

Great choice for a first new car! Mine was a 1984 Accord HB, but I was seriously tempted by the Civic Vanwagon (or was it Wagovan?) as well...

[@craigmclean8260]

Great nostalgia trip! My first new car was a 1984 Accord HB, and we had those dastardly "import quotas" over here in the States at that time, so dealers would "upcharge" for "availability". Great car, comfortable; the only issue was (later on) the carburetor; I traded it in (all too soon!) before needing to replace the carb (said to be about $900--wished I'd spent the money back then!) It was a good cruiser; I'd see 2200 RPM in 5th at 60MPH. Returned a decent 32-38 MPG. 20 years later, a friend of ours visited us in North Dakota, driving his '84 (copper metallic!) Accord all the way from Oregon to the East Coast; his had well-north of 200K miles by then; may have even been closer to 300K...Great channel; am really enjoying these road tests!!

[@BillFrancis78]

An elderly friend of our family owned a very similar mk1 Accord( except his was a 3 speed automatic "Hondamatic") for many years, he came from driving a mk1 civic, the car proved to be 100 percent reliable for him and his wife, sadly it met its end in a road incident! seeing the inside of this immaculate car brings back memories from when I was a child in the 80`s when I use to travel with my parents in that mk1 Accord. As a Honda owner myself (CRV mk1) I can honestly say they are well made cars, and proving to be very reliable.

[@anthonyholland2669]

I remember seeing these in the late 80s but never up this close , almost all I saw were bright blue so it must have been a popular colour. I can also recall one or two knackered older examples with badly fitted roof racks around the mid 90s ! This reminds me a bit like the reliant scimitar , I really like the look of this car ,especially the chrome- cars like this bring back nostalgic memories for me !

[@matthewshaw6275]

Great little car my Gran had one of these,s she had it for many years £500 pounds from tenbury well of a retired Farmer, i was too young to drive at the time it always passed MOT The Accord was lovely car I would love to get my hands on one thay are like gold now to get a good one Ian this is great Video you have Done its brought back some good memories give my love to TWC & mrs Hubnuts xxxx

[@alanratcliffe7714]

That was a lovely car Ian, loved the colour ,

[@johnclarke2997]

A school friend mother had a Honda Civic which was probably from the mid 1970's and never had a problem with it, no rust or engine problems. Whilst my mother Morris Marina 1.8 from 1978 was scrapped in 1986 as being beyond repair due to rust.

[@colinjohnston8519]

That doesn't mean much unless they were both kept in the same conditions all thier life. Plenty of Honda's went to the scrap yard due to rust and plenty of marina's still on the road today. Marina's are better than Honda's then? I doubt it..

[@paultaylor9652]

Yet again another first class vlog, the next generation accord was a big improvement, but having black plastic/ rubber bumpers I doubt there are many of hose left.

[@fasthracing]

Wow what a thing. My mother had a mk1 Civic in bright yellow. Both the Accord & Civic were known to rust away fast, so this one is a true survivor

[@davehowells4508]

My dad had a mk1 Accord in the late 70’s when he worked in Saudi Arabia (until a workmate of his managed to roll it on the way back from the local video library!)..... I can’t remember this car very well, but his replacement car ( a mk 2 Accord EX from 1982) I certainly remember......electric windows, electric mirrors, electric aerial, power steering, aircon, electric sunroof....the car had it all, way ahead of its time.! I remember those green lights on the dashboard, for oil change, filter change, tyre rotation, they start on green, and change like traffic lights, and on the mk2, there was space just under each light to fit the ignition key into, to change the light back from red to green once the said change had been done

[@paulrenowden8617]

What a delightful little car.

[@syoung867]

Had one of these as my first car back in the mid 80's. Mark 1, 5 speed manual, hatchback, 1600cc with power steering. One of the best cars I ever had. Well built with good enough handling. I remember Used to get me to work and back at a good rate of knots. Thanks for the memories

[@cappaculla]

Hey cool video, and what a nice Accord... thanks Ian

[@NathanChantrell]

Lovely looking car from that front 3 quarter angle and looks in amazing condition. I want it!

[@haroldofcardboard]

oh wow. my first car was a 78 5 speed cvcc. same colour. i loved it. seeing this is close enough as far as similarity and some nice nostalgia.

[@drobinson8080]

Great cars and good to see one again. So much better than most of its contemporaries

[@KarlAdamsAudio]

I could try to deny that I was overcome by dewy-eyed nostalgia at this one, but who am I kidding? I swear I could smell the interior, so strong were the memories - sigh...

[@jedw]

That's remarkably stylish for a little hatchback, I especially like the front end. Sounds like it's a pretty quiet ride too.

[@SmR8008]

I still love the look of the mk1 Accord. This one looks fantastic!😊

[@robertbransby]

an absolute thing of beauty

[@ianbird4737]

My father had one of these way back when .... the saloon version (he didn't like hatchbacks) in a pale green. He bought it because the controls were very light. What I remember about it was that the headlamps were unsurpassed. Dipped beam gave a great swathe of light that seemed to extend for miles up the road (OK I exaggerate somewhat) but never blinded the oncoming traffic. Main beam seemed an almost pointless extra and only got used a handful of times in the several years that he owned it.

[@ludeactor]

I too owned a saloon. I had to sell it to buy my NSX. It was unrestored and had 30000 original miles. It's still out there being looked after.

[@benday1218]

Good engineering, and a focus on quality. If only mainstream UK manufacturers had taken note.

[@SPTSuperSprinter156]

Considering BL was so incompetent it ended up competing effectively with itself I'm not sure they were ready to start building Japanese quality cars...

[@Banom7a]

I mean, they can make a Honda (Rover 800) unreliable, that does say something about British Engineering.

[@twocvbloke]

Very tidy example of an Accord there, Honda certainly put a lot of effort into their products, from motorbikes to cars, and lawnmowers to generators (I've a Honda EX650 generator, lovely little thing it is!!), they're a damned good brand, and they did indeed prove you can have a decent car at a decent price... :)

[@fsega3669]

My pops had one back in the 80s. Really cool car I'm actually looking to get one.

[@vikingraiders4138]

I remember the saloon version must of a 1981 Hondamatic, it had such a great spec on it electric everything bar seats, and a nice musical tone when you left the lights on

[@klwthe3rd]

Yes, Honda's answer to the automatic craze was the Hondamatic 2 speed automatic transmission. 2 speeds. lol

[@tomrobson5186]

@@klwthe3rd Yes i had a dark blue saloon in the mid 80s with this gearbox. I traded in a Ford Sierra and the Honda was much better quality

[@neilbeaumont2820]

Had an 88 civic (in 2000), still, the best car I ever owned. Can you imagine a back to back test of this and anything the UK could come up with at the time!

[@johndrake2729]

Love the gauge layout. Ahead of its time!

[@1066gaz]

I knew that was very low mileage before you said about it. What a great example.

[@recommendedforyou6235]

Listed, unlisted...so good I watched it again anyway!

[@colinsmith3729]

A friend of mine has one of these in his garage...25k miles. real retro treat! great car.

[@motleydude73]

I've owned seven Accords and currently have a 2007 model. All of them have been incredibly reliable even at high kms, some were 300.000 plus! Beautifully refined cars.

[@saddoncarrs6963]

A very well looked after Honda. Almost as shiny as your Favorit.

[@CaptHollister]

Don't knock it, Ian. I came here from your Invercargill video because YT recommended it. I hadn't seen it yet, so I'm actually glad for the recommendation. Back in the last quarter of the 20th century, when my wife and I were still dating, her brother traded in his Fiesta for an Accord, I remember that it was a very nice car, so far in advance of what North American and the other Japanese manufacturers had to offer. A bit prone to rust in Canadian conditions, however.

[@Dan-hq2js]

Mam and dad had the saloon of this back in the day , nice cars

[@niklaswejedal463]

Yet another one of those cars you took for granted, and now most of them are gone... I don't even remeber when I saw one last time.

[@max79444]

My first experience of Japanese Cars was in 1975, it was a J plate Mk 1 Toyota Celica. What a car!. Then in 1978 a Datsun 120Y. They worked in the rain. Started first time in the snow and used cheap 2-star petrol !.

[@robinwells8879]

That accord is just incredible. Possible proof of wormholes in space time? I love the purity of the engineering ethos employed by Honda. Remove complexity and add simplicity! Complexity being the enemy of reliability. Big thanks to the owner for sharing this total gem. I'm a very late convert to Honda from VAG. Wouldn't swap my 06 160k mile mk2 CRV for all the tea in China! And I really love tea!

[@fk4515]

complex simplicity, more simple but more precise. Our '91 Accord starts running funky if the valve clearance get just a little out spec, and it will flat lay down if you delay the tune up to long, on other service and repair work the tolerances are a little tighter. But it works- our Accord is at 311,000 miles, we've had it from new.

[@kens97sto171]

Nice... Loved that era of Japanese cars. Precise, and light feeling. BTW all Honda's had the engine facing that way up until 2000 think. . it was not for weight balance.. the engines spin the other direction also. Man that engine bay looks SO empty by today's standard,. Would been so easy to work on.

[@MajorKlanga]

Interesting test drive. The hatchback came out in 1977 in the UK if my memory serves me correctly and the saloon followed in 1979. It was I believe the first car to have a one piece moulded plastic dashboard which eliminated the usual squeaks and rattles. The fact that Honda was led by its founder who was an engineer really showed at this time. Imagine choosing a Ford Cortina or Morris Marina over one of these.

[@deftcoleman0552]

I've always admired car owners.

[@asdeaff]

My V reg Accord had the Hondamatic transmission & was mettalic green in colour. Not a true auto, but no creep. Manually selecting each gear in turn up or down the box. The only time it let me down, was when the little brass tube with the fuel hose attached decided to fall out of the carb body. The fuel continued to pump until the carb bowl was emptied & cut the engine ! So I just tapped the end of the tube back into the carb & carried on. It fell out on 2 more occasions until I glued it back in There was a bloomin great flat plate under the carb, visible in your video; which stopped fuel dripping onto the exhaust manifold.

[@d2factotum]

This brings back memories...I had a 1979 Accord saloon when I was a student in the early 90s. It had power steering, electric windows, a sunroof, and the odd 2-speed semi-automatic gearbox Honda fitted to these things before 1980--fantastic car, absolutely loved it. Unfortunately it was in terrible condition--rusty as heck and there was something not quite right with the engine, because I never achieved better than 28mpg. Was forced to have it scrapped by the police when they pulled me over on the motorway for having rust gashes in the wings that would carve lumps out of unwary pedestrians.

[@azimuth2142]

I had one of these in saloon. Cracking example.

[@bernlin2000]

I would smile every time I was approaching that car, and weep every time I walked away from it 😅 besides the absurd bumpers, it's just fantastic.

[@chucky2316]

This is another brilliant car I loved my early crx such a nice place to be, although the rear seat wasn't much of a seat lol it was like a plastic bowl. The rust got it :( but it was a cheap banger for me at the time to run around in. Worth a mint now I believe

[@jo05dk]

First car i owned was a yellow 77 Honda Civic. That car was SO much fun. It was the closest i've ever come to driving a go kart :) I have a lot of love for Hondas from that age, including the first gen Prelude. Man i wanted one of those back then :) Anyways: Just here to create a little traffic. Have watched this video before you had to try and fix KZbin's error :)

[@loveisall5520]

I wanted one of these but I was a poor college student who already had a Renault R5. This was, and is, a fantastic machine that clearly illustrates the malaise of the British and American cars.

[@Dunn4627]

My dad owned on back in the day, he said it was the first car he owned with AC when he turned it on for first time it was so cool that you can see the cold air coming out of it

[@bloodyhotspur2915]

my dad had one of these...learned to drive on it (5 speed manual on the LHD) I have a JAZZ/FIT had it for 14 years. lived in the Outback..I'm going to drive it till the wheels fall off. Amazing space amazing engineering...My second car was a California DS21...HubNut rules!

[@markpaulene4002]

Hi Ian, new to your channel and finding it very good so far, I just had to come in and comment on this make of car as it is one that I have owned myself and have driver many miles. It was one I bought secondhand so had done a few miles but was still sound and like riding in a armchair, my wife still to this day goes on about Honda and how cosy the seats were. I sold it to a friend and he ran it unfortunately into the ground sad to say but what can you do once it’s sold but yes they we’re ahead of BL cars keep up the good work, mark UK

[@frazzleface753]

What a beauty! I would love to own something like this :)

[@Andrew-ep4kw]

That Accord (and the 81 model I owned decades ago) had a CVCC engine that was a type of stratified charge design. It actually had 2 intake valves (pretty cool for an inexpensive car in the 70's), a main and a small one that allowed a rich mixture to enter by the spark plug. That enabled the engine to run leaner overall mixtures and higher compression ratios without detonation, making them very efficient and giving them decent power. In fact, Hondas were the last cars sold in the US to require unleaded fuel, because their emissions were so good they didn't require a catalytic converter until several years after everyone else was forced to adopt them.

[@HubNut]

Sadly we didn't get the CVCC engines in the UK. Typical Honda though to find their own way to meet the standards!