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

Paul Niedermeyer
by Paul Niedermeyer

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 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.

  • SilverCoupe 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!

  • Lorenzo I just noticed the 1954 Ford Customline V8 has the same exterior dimensions, but better legroom, shoulder room, hip room, a V8 engine, and a trunk lid. It sold, with Fordomatic, for $21,500, inflation adjusted.
  • Lorenzo They won't be sold just in Beverly Hills - there's a Nieman-Marcus in nearly every big city. When they're finally junked, the transfer case will be first to be salvaged, since it'll be unused.
  • Ltcmgm78 Just what we need to do: add more EVs that require a charging station! We own a Volt. We charge at home. We bought the Volt off-lease. We're retired and can do all our daily errands without burning any gasoline. For us this works, but we no longer have a work commute.
  • Michael S6 Given the choice between the Hornet R/T and the Alfa, I'd pick an Uber.
  • Michael S6 Nissan seems to be doing well at the low end of the market with their small cars and cuv. Competitiveness evaporates as you move up to larger size cars and suvs.
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