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Originally known for its motorcycles, Honda began selling automobiles in Japan in 1967, and it introduced its first car into the U.S. market, the 600 Sedan, in 1969. Some of Honda's most enduring models include the Civic and the Accord; in recent...
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Originally known for its motorcycles, Honda began selling automobiles in Japan in 1967, and it introduced its first car into the U.S. market, the 600 Sedan, in 1969. Some of Honda's most enduring models include the Civic and the Accord; in recent years, vintage Honda Accords from the 1980s have generated a lot of interest among collectors. The oldest active model in the Honda line, the Civic, arrived just three years after the 600 Sedan. In 1972, the Civic was offered in the United States as a three-door hatchback; a five-door hatchback would appear in 1978, while a four-door sedan with a trunk would only be available in Japan. Although the size of these compacts was compared to British Austin and Morris Minis, Honda was actually competing with Toyota and Nissan, which had been making inroads into the U.S. car market since 1947 and 1958 respectively. The Civic held its own against its home-country competitors, while it mopped the floor with compacts manufactured by Ford and Chevrolet. The Accord debuted stateside in 1976, essentially giving consumers the opportunity to purchase a longer three-door Civic hatchback with a wider wheelbase and an incrementally more powerful engine. A four-door Accord sedan was introduced a year later, and then, in 1981, a new generation of Accords arrived in the U.S. Actually, they didn't technically "arrive" because the cars were built in Marysville, Ohio. Right out of the gate, the Accord became the best-selling Japanese car in the United States, which means they were everywhere. But the Accord Special Edition was, well, special, featuring Connolly leather (the same stuff upon which members of Britain's House of Parliament rest their bums), 13-inch aluminum alloy wheels, and a stylish four-spoke steering wheel, each spoke outfitted with a button so that drivers could sound their horns with just a flick of a thumb. Other Honda models from the 1980s included the Prelude (a sporty two-door), the CR-X (an even sportier...
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