SEMA 09: Honda Old School

jetstar63 · 11-04-2009, 09:00 AM

Ok, which one mowes the grass?

1BadPig · 11-04-2009, 09:05 AM

I had a 86 CRX Si... it was a sweet car... before it got totaled!

prowlerjc · 11-04-2009, 09:15 AM

I so wanted a CRX when I was a senior in HS! Been a long time since I've seen one with Mugen flares. Looks really good.

And that second picture is just about exactly what I wanted to do with my 79 Civic back in the mid-eighties. A buddy of mine had one with dual carbs and Gold Wing pistons. It would run with the Mustang GTs of the day.

plane · 11-04-2009, 09:29 AM

C+ for authenticity.
Far better than anything shown by Toyota at SEMA.

Buick61 · 11-04-2009, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by jetstar63

Ok, which one mowes the grass?

HA!

What year is the last one?

Saturn69 · 11-04-2009, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by 1BadPig

I had a 86 CRX Si... it was a sweet car... before it got totaled!

Someone lean up against it?

I always wanted a CRX Si. I've always liked small, light, agile cars with just enough power to have fun. The high fuel economy was a plus as well. All the CRX's out there now have been either riced out or are rusted to the point of being useless. Pity. I've always liked Honda.

skylark68 · 11-04-2009, 10:33 AM

These were the cars that built Honda's reputation. Outside of the Fit and Civic, I think the company has lost its focus.

AndrewGS · 11-04-2009, 10:50 AM

I so wisg I could buy a '76 Civic like my parents had. They're all gone now and Honda doesn't do retro.

Saturn69 · 11-04-2009, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by skylark68

These were the cars that built Honda's reputation. Outside of the Fit and Civic, I think the company has lost its focus.

Really. Who would have thought that Honda of all companies would do a 'truck'? Yeah, the Ridgeline isn't a real truck, but for Honda it's pretty far out there and not in line with what made Honda what it is. They should keep the Civic, Fit, Element, CR-V and the Insight. Make the European Accord (Acura TSX) our Accord and ditch the nearly-Impala-sized Accord and keep the S2000. The Odyssey, Ridgeline and Pilot should go.

Mr. Burns · 11-04-2009, 11:46 AM

I like the last one, but I think it's time to just let these sad little cars die.

KingElvis · 11-04-2009, 12:40 PM

Car and Driver thought the CRX was the second coming. It got 50mpg and was 'sports car' without being impractical.

We could use a new CRX today.

prowlerjc · 11-04-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by skylark68

These were the cars that built Honda's reputation. Outside of the Fit and Civic, I think the company has lost its focus.

They must have lost it to Ford. They'd had it for nearly a decade.

jzEllis · 11-04-2009, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Burns

I like the last one, but I think it's time to just let these sad little cars die.

i agree, and i didn't like the last one. don't get me wrong they are good lil fuel sipping appliances, but they are still ugly and have ZERO performance cred. and for the record YES i have driven and even owned a few Civics, crx si's, and integra GSR/type R. fun but ultimately kiddie toys/ econoboxes trying as hard as they can to be sports cars and when exposed to real performance cars; comming up short every time.

vanshmack · 11-04-2009, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 1BadPig

I had a 86 CRX Si... it was a sweet car... before it got totaled!

Glad to see you survived! I can't imagine an 86 CRX being able to take a whole lot of damage without severly mangling it's occupants.

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