Curbside Classic Outtake: Why It's Impossible To Completely Uglify A 1985 Honda Civc CR-X

by Paul Niedermeyer

Updated: March 9th, 2011 Published: January 15th, 2010

curbside classic outtake why it s impossible to completely uglify a 1985 honda civc

This was supposed to turn out differently; not this CR-X, my week and this post that is. I was going to bookend the week that started out with my rant about the ugly new CR-Z with a CC featuring a pristine gen1 CR-X I had in the can. Poof! That whole folder is gone, along with ten other cars. Ouch. But I had this silver spray-painted CR-X art-car in the making as an Outtake. But you know what? It’s impossible to uglify a CRX that easily. These kids are going to have to work a lot harder before they can obliterate the clean, slick lines of one of the most iconic and loved Hondas ever. So I’m going to spend my afternoon getting a new computer set up and transferring files, and try to remember where I last saw that unblemished CR-X.

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DweezilSFV on Jan 17, 2010

This is probably the pinnacle of Civic styling in every body style: the taillights are right, the front is "right", profile is just right. The 2nd Gen tried to modify all that by squashing it down in all the correct places for aerodynamics I suppose, but ruined the look. What ? No hand ringing about safety and crash test results? No "death trap" back seat commenting ? I know: some cars you just want to take the so called "risk" with. Again. Still.

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SilverCoupe on Jan 17, 2010

My wife had one of these, a black '85, which she had much fun driving. It was simple, and cheap to run. They were prone to rust though, at least in our part of the country, which led to its ultimate demise. No complaints, though - it had over 100K on it when she bought it, and lasted her another five years or so after that, til she upgraded to a Saab Turbo. I am starting to think that you guys are mining my family history for your posts. In the last couple of weeks, you've covered this one, my dad's '59 Olds Super 88, and two of my personal cars, an '84 Chrysler Laser Turbo and an '89 Toyota Supra Turbo! Keep 'em coming!

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