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#14801 of 17960 Re: '84 Accord hatchback in white. [kyfdx] by fintail Nov 10, 2008 (10:30 am)
Replying to: kyfdx (Nov 10, 2008 10:29 am) That's funny...when I was in school, I did some work for a professor, who drove a well preserved Accord hatch of that generation. He retired not long after. Replies to this message: boomchek (Nov 10, 2008 10:54 am) andre1969 (Nov 10, 2008 10:58 am) fintail (Nov 10, 2008 11:00 am) boomchek (Nov 10, 2008 11:10 am) and 3 more... lemko (Nov 14, 2008 6:26 am) and 1 more... oregonboy (Nov 14, 2008 3:14 pm) and 2 more...
#14802 of 17960 Re: . [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Nov 10, 2008 (10:50 am)
Replying to: fintail (Nov 10, 2008 10:29 am) I can't imagine what you'd even race a fintail in---some vintage sedan class I guess, or maybe vintage rallyes--that would be a good use for them, as ruggedness counts even more than speed. Replies to this message: fintail (Nov 10, 2008 10:57 am) Mr_Shiftright (Nov 10, 2008 11:13 am) fintail (Nov 10, 2008 11:23 am) and 1 more...
#14803 of 17960 Re: '84 Accord hatchback in white. [fintail] by boomchek Nov 10, 2008 (10:54 am)
Replying to: fintail (Nov 10, 2008 10:30 am) Principal Skinner also drove an Accord hatchback, brown color. Ahh, here it is: Now thinking about it, my high school PE teacher had an 85 Accord hatchback too. Replies to this message: andre1969 (Nov 10, 2008 10:58 am) fintail (Nov 10, 2008 11:00 am) boomchek (Nov 10, 2008 11:10 am) fintail (Nov 10, 2008 11:22 am) and 1 more... lemko (Nov 14, 2008 6:28 am) lemko (Nov 14, 2008 6:26 am) fintail (Nov 14, 2008 9:05 am) oregonboy (Nov 14, 2008 3:14 pm) fintail (Nov 14, 2008 3:41 pm) and 1 more...
#14804 of 17960 Re: . [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail Nov 10, 2008 (10:57 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 10, 2008 10:50 am) Fintails placed 1-2-3 at Monte Carlo in 1960 and won countless other events, and the 300SE models were beasts in period sedan racing...so something could be done. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 10, 2008 11:13 am) fintail (Nov 10, 2008 11:23 am) Mr_Shiftright (Nov 10, 2008 2:03 pm)
#14805 of 17960 Re: '84 Accord hatchback in white. [boomchek] by andre1969 Nov 10, 2008 (10:58 am)
Replying to: boomchek (Nov 10, 2008 10:54 am) Oh now that's disturbing. That's exactly the same color that one of my friends had on his '80 hatchback back in high school and college. It was a metallic coppery color, and I think it even had a clearcoat, which must have been unprecedented at that time for that class of car.
#14806 of 17960 Re: '84 Accord hatchback in white. [boomchek] by fintail Nov 10, 2008 (11:00 am)
Replying to: boomchek (Nov 10, 2008 10:54 am) That was Superintendent Chalmers car ...the 'H' got stolen, and Chalmers said something to the effect of "What's the point of driving a Honda if you can't show it off?" I remember when I was in grade 5 or so my school principal had one of those oddball flip up headlight Accord hatchbacks that were only made for a couple years. Replies to this message: boomchek (Nov 10, 2008 11:10 am) fintail (Nov 10, 2008 11:22 am) boomchek (Nov 10, 2008 11:50 am) lemko (Nov 14, 2008 6:28 am) lemko (Nov 14, 2008 6:26 am) fintail (Nov 14, 2008 9:05 am) oregonboy (Nov 14, 2008 3:14 pm) fintail (Nov 14, 2008 3:41 pm) bumpy (Nov 19, 2008 9:32 am)
#14807 of 17960 Re: '84 Accord hatchback in white. [fintail] by boomchek Nov 10, 2008 (11:10 am)
Replying to: fintail (Nov 10, 2008 11:00 am) I was once an owner of an 82, and 83 Accord sedans, and an 84 hatchback. Fate just threw these cars into my life. They served me well though..... See more Car Pictures at CarSpace.com See more Car Pictures at CarSpace.com Replies to this message: fintail (Nov 10, 2008 11:22 am) boomchek (Nov 10, 2008 11:50 am) lemko (Nov 14, 2008 6:28 am)
#14808 of 17960 Re: . [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Nov 10, 2008 (11:13 am)
Replying to: fintail (Nov 10, 2008 10:57 am) Well they were good in the strict classes they had then, for endurance racing. Sterling Moss used to win races in a Jaguar Mark VII for gawd's sake. I dunno, it just seems eccentric to put one on a race course today. But hell, you can race anything vintage in vintage racing, if you meet basic eligibility and follow the rules (also known as "cheating effectively"). Replies to this message: fintail (Nov 10, 2008 11:23 am) Mr_Shiftright (Nov 10, 2008 2:03 pm)
#14809 of 17960 Re: '84 Accord hatchback in white. [boomchek] by fintail Nov 10, 2008 (11:22 am)
Replying to: boomchek (Nov 10, 2008 11:10 am) Those were durable cars, so long as they weren't allowed to get rusty. A high school friend of mine had a very clean 82-83 sedan that his parents bought new. Sadly, a moment of inattention caused him to rear end a parked trailer at about 30mph, the car was destroyed. He walked away anyway. Replies to this message: boomchek (Nov 10, 2008 11:50 am)
#14810 of 17960 Re: . [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail Nov 10, 2008 (11:23 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 10, 2008 11:13 am) I figure if they raced them then, they can race them now. I wouldn't want to butcher up a well preserved original to make a racer though. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 10, 2008 2:03 pm)

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