The Honda Civic made its US-market debut as a 1973 mannequin and is now in its eleventh technology. The third- and fourth-generation Civics, launched right here as 1984 and 1988 fashions, respectively, had been instrumental in placing Honda into the car-sales huge leagues right here, with demand so sturdy that new Civics usually bought for properly over sticker worth (in the event you may even discover one on the market). At the moment’s Junkyard Gem is likely one of the final fourth-generation Civics constructed, present in a Denver-area self-service yard not too long ago.
Honda started constructing Civics in Ohio in 1986, and that is the place this automobile was born.
The Marysville plant began out constructing bikes in 1979, then moved as much as Accords in 1982.
This automobile’s fifth-generation successor had the rounded/flush-glass, wind-tunnel-derived form pioneered by Audi after which positioned totally within the American mainstream with the 1986 Ford Taurus. This squared-off sedan form seemed a bit dated for the early Nineties.
Dated-looking or not, it held collectively in correct Civic trend. I’ve discovered a few discarded fourth-generation Civic sedans with higher than 300,000 miles on their odometers (an Ohio-built ’89 and an Ontario-built ’91), however this automobile reached a really respectable closing mileage determine. The best-mile junkyard Civic I’ve ever discovered was a sixth-gen sedan with 435,028 miles on the clock; the most-traveled junked Honda I’ve documented was an ’88 Accord with 626,476 miles. I am certain a number of the early Civics I’ve seen had much more miles, however Honda did not begin placing six-digit odometers on US-market automobiles till the early Eighties.
This one was rusty (by Colorado requirements) and its inside on the beat-up aspect by the tip, but it surely may need been a runner when it bought to its closing parking spot.
Its final proprietor tried to promote it through this signal, with out success.
It started its profession at Honda Village in Newton, Massachusetts. Newton was the house of the Stanley Brothers, builders of the Stanley Steamer. A lot sudden automotive historical past in a Junkyard Gem!
Maybe this automobile’s closing proprietor was within the Class of 2021. I discover many commencement tassels in junkyard autos.
This automobile is a DX, which was the most affordable trim degree out there for a 1991 Civic sedan. The MSRP was $9,745, or about $22,090 in 2023 {dollars}.
The engine is a 1.5-liter DOHC four-cylinder, rated at 92 horsepower. Patrons of absolutely the most cost-effective 1991 Civic (the $7,095 base hatchback) bought a single-cam model rated at 70 horsepower.
The unique purchaser of this automobile wasn’t prepared to spend a couple of additional bucks for the non-obligatory right-side mirror, however did discover the cash to get the automated transmission as an alternative of the DX’s commonplace five-speed handbook.
There isn’t any air con, however somebody put in a midway respectable Pioneer cassette deck early on this automobile’s profession.
Makes your troubles go away, similar to a tow truck.
The simplest strategy to repair your automobile is to get a Civic sedan.