Junkyard Find: 1982 Honda Prelude
The Honda Prelude became bigger, faster, and sportier as the 1980s progressed, so we often forget that the first-generation version was such a little car.
330,201 miles. That’s 11,000 miles per year for 30 years. There’s no telling how many head gaskets it has been through, but an impressive achievement by any measure.
I’m sure that some 1979-82 Preludes came with interiors in colors other than French Cathouse Red, but I can’t remember seeing any.
Murilee Martin is the pen name of Phil Greden, a writer who has lived in Minnesota, California, Georgia and (now) Colorado. He has toiled at copywriting, technical writing, junkmail writing, fiction writing and now automotive writing. He has owned many terrible vehicles and some good ones. He spends a great deal of time in self-service junkyards. These days, he writes for publications including Autoweek, Autoblog, Hagerty, The Truth About Cars and Capital One.
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This is Honduh's mutant version that shows that Ford wasn't the only clueless company to sell ugly front drive coupes. FYI, EVERY Honduh sold now is a bloated version of its former self from the 1980's. Honduh has forgotten how to build great products - there used to be something about their low belt and hoodlines - now everything is chunky and flabby and UGLY.
Hi, where can I find 1982 Honda prelude junkyards in 50 states