Honda Accord today in its 11th generationis about to end half a century since The first examples were built in Saitama joined the Civic in American Honda showrooms. The first-generation Accord from 1976 to 1981 was thin on the ground. in the American junkyard in recent years, but this ’80 hatchback has appeared a cemetery near Santa Cruz not long ago
The Accord was initially available only as a hatchback, with sedan version added for the 1979 model year in the US market.
This is subtle. Times of unrest The paint color has been named. Catherine BrownThe 1980 Accord was also available in colors such as Amall Blue, Longleet Yellow, Saint Moritz Silver and Sophia Red.
When cars in coastal California rust, they tend to rust from top to bottom. The hatch on this car has quite a bit of rust.
The interior looks fine for being 44 years old.
Honda did not go to six digit odometer in cars sold in the US market until 1981, so we can’t tell if this car had 97,352 or 497,452 miles on it by the end. The highest mileage Accord I’ve ever found in a junkyard is an ’88 with 626,476 miles (topped only by a Volvo 240 with 631,000 miles, a Camry 648k miles And an Avalon with 949,000 miles).
The engine is a 1751cc inline four-cylinder with CVCC stratified fuel system, rated at 68 horsepower and 94 pound-feet of torque.
1980 Accords with five-speed manual transmissions made 72 horsepower, but this car had Hondamatic automatic (a strange unit derived from motorcycles) can be considered two-speed or three-speed, depending on your definition.).
The curb weight of this car is just 2,145 pounds, which is almost the same as the weight of a Mitsubishi Mirage 2024. The Current Agreement By the way, it weighs over 3,200 pounds.
A Jeco clock was standard equipment, quite unusual for an affordable car at the time.
The manufacturer’s suggested retail price for this bike at Hondamatic is $6,199, which is about $25,062 in 2024 dollars.
I have had Agfa Speedex 1940 film camera join me on a trip to the California junkyard, as a doerand I took a few pictures of this car with it.
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JDM fender mirrors look great on the Accord.
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Honda did not build Accords in Ohio when the car first came out (The first rolled off the Marysville line in late 1982.), but they tested them there.
