Old Japanese cars..Brand new !!
 

I have found those in a forum, both are 1981 model year, and as the title suggest, they are still brand NEW!!

One is a 1981 Honda Accord with 77 Km (47 miles) and the other is an 1981 Honda Prelude with 81 Km (50 miles), they are in a Honda dealer in Switzerland.
I always love to see old japanese cars in good shape!
Enjoy!

Prelude:

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...da4c1d9355.jpg

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...3ca8361cd2.jpg

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...be782c8da0.jpg

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...9d55d6aad7.jpg


Accord:

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...e2d1606816.jpg

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...15da5e6b5b.jpg

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...9c187acc49.jpg

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...9ccf0bd2a5.jpg

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...af43022295.jpg

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...b653fa1786.jpg

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WoW! Those look great. That is so neat to see. Time has been frozen there. :D :D

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Nice! I never even knew Honda made the Prelude in 81. Thanks for sharing:D

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More pics of the engine from the Prelude:

That engine have 30 years of dust on it...

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...6de260a4b7.jpg

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...a0e1c50194.jpg

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I love that Accord, it is literally indestructable!

The only way to kill it is through a rusty body, but the mechanics are top notch!

My mechanic still own one, you wouldn't believe how it looks like... and it is still running!

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Oh,yeah, the Accord is a great machine, i have a 1979 model year that i am making a ground up restoration and adding some personal touches. I have bought u$d 10.000 in parts to perform the restoration, in fact i purchased all the original parts stock from the dealer!
Take a look at it when i just purchased the car and how it looks now (still needs a lot of work)

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l.../Imagen971.jpg

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l.../Imagen970.jpg

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l.../Imagen174.jpg

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l.../Imagen175.jpg

Still a long way to go :D]

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...1022007619.jpg

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...1022007614.jpg

BTW, i will change the FG moldings to steel in the wheel arches.

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Max, trust me, this Accord is still in good shape comparing my Mechanic's.

His car is bronze in color originally, it has red doors on one side (replaced and unpainted) and two front fenders both still on black metal primer. no bumpers, barely some floor sheets (rusted), rusted rear fenders beyond repair... the car barely has a chassis and a roof.

Why is he keeping it? The BEST mileage per gallon on a 500K kms engine!!!!!!!!!

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Wow, cant believe that there is another Accord in worst shape than mine.. Trust me, my motor and front frame were holding in place by a big a$s chain and a wood piece over the strut mountings!:o

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I knew a woman way back when who had an 80-something Prelude. Didn't that car have a factory-twin-carb setup?

dcb

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Yup! At least the 80's preludes that I know of had the twin carbs.

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Yeah, the early 2nd gen Preludes came with the A18A engine and dual carbs, the first gen like the one in the pictures untill 1982, came with only one carb.

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My friend had an 89 Prelude S, not even the Si. It had dual carbs are 4 wheel discs!!!

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and 4WS???

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Mine has 4ws :-) but its a 91 si

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Parking with that car is ultra easy, i drove one and could not believe how easy was to fit the car in an small space thanks to the 4ws. Just amazing :)