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Car of the Day: August 14, 2009; Majorette '82 Honda Accord
Topic Started: Aug 13 2009, 11:10 PM (529 Views)
JustDavid
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Today's Car of The Day is Majorette's Honda Accord.

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The Honda Accord (Japanese: ±¾Ìï ¥¢¥³©`¥É Honda Ak¨­do?) is the series of mid-size automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1976, and sold in most automotive markets throughout the world. The Accord became the first Japanese car to be produced in the U.S in 1982, when production commenced in Marysville, Ohio at Honda's Marysville Auto Plant. It is also produced in Guangzhou, China since the 1999 inception of the Guangzhou Honda Joint Venture. The Accord has achieved considerable success, especially in the United States, where it was the best-selling Japanese car for nearly 20 years (1982-97) topping its class in sales in 1991 and 2001, with around ten million vehicles sold.[1] Numerous tests, past and present count the Accord as one of the world's most reliable vehicles.[2]

Since initiation, Honda has offered several different body styles and versions of the Accord, and often vehicles marketed under the Accord nameplate concurrently in different regions differ quite substantially. It debuted in 1976 as a compact hatchback, though this style was dropped in the 1980s, as the lineup was expanded to include a sedan, coupe, and wagon. By the Accord's sixth generation in the 1990s, it evolved into a intermediate vehicle, with one basic platform but with different bodies and proportions to increase its competitiveness against its rivals in different international markets. For the current generation of the Accord released for the North American market in 2008, Honda again has chosen to move the model further upscale and increase its size. This pushed the Accord sedan from the upper limit of what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines as a mid-size car to just above the lower limit of a full-size car,[3] with the coupe still rated as a mid-size car.

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Honda chose the name Accord, reflecting "Honda's desire for accord and harmony between people, society and the automobile."[4] The initial design was changed to a fuel efficient, low emission vehicle since it was introduced during the fuel crises of the 1970s. In the United States and Japan, a version was produced using Honda's CVCC technology, meeting emission standards of the 1970s and early 1980s without a catalytic converter.

Like the smaller Honda Civic, the Accord used front-wheel drive and a transverse engine layout.

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This is one of the oldest Majorettes in my collection. The opening doors are always a bonus as is the working suspension. However, Majorette has the idea to put a hitch/tow hook on their cars and it detracts from the overall look.

Since this is my first go-round with CoTD, please be easy on me...and enjoy.
-David

Link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Accord

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Swifty
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
Nice ride- I have a similar one, but with red interior/taillights. Thank you for taking over while I'm at AutoFest. Much appreciated! :thumbup:
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Sak
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Ezekiel 25:17
I have one in light green. Got it from Larry Klase of the PMCC.
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NoirGuru
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I never knew Majorette did an Accord. I've only got their Prelude.

And this screams taxi.
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
NOIRGURU---It DOES scream taxi.

The stodgy sedan syndrome strikes yet again-----put on some ugly or rally graphics, then make the glass yellow or orange. (would make a funny Weekend Cruise subject by Earnest..... :lol:
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James
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The trailer hitch wouldn't look so bad if they didn't have to put the plasticpressure bar above it, Matchbox has the same problem with their tow vehicles. Kudos to Majorette for putting a trailer hitch on so many of their castings.
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
James
Aug 14 2009, 08:07 PM
The trailer hitch wouldn't look so bad if they didn't have to put the plasticpressure bar above it,
Trailer hitch????? Look at the top view.
I thought it was so you could wear it on a necklace!!
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craftymore
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Support your local demo derby.

Nice pics David. You did a great job for your first COTD. I spy a familiar Land Rover as well. :P
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James
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ivantt
Aug 14 2009, 11:09 PM
James
Aug 14 2009, 08:07 PM
The trailer hitch wouldn't look so bad if they didn't have to put the plasticpressure bar above it,
Trailer hitch????? Look at the top view.
I thought it was so you could wear it on a necklace!!
Thats the plastic hold down piece I was referring to, I often cut that plastic bit off, then the trailer hitch (the metal part) doesn't look so bad.

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jedimario
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I feel like I should want this one, but it's just not doing it for me. Maybe that paint scheme is throwing me off.
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NoirGuru
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James
Aug 15 2009, 12:27 AM
ivantt
Aug 14 2009, 11:09 PM
James
Aug 14 2009, 08:07 PM
The trailer hitch wouldn't look so bad if they didn't have to put the plasticpressure bar above it,
Trailer hitch????? Look at the top view.
I thought it was so you could wear it on a necklace!!
Thats the plastic hold down piece I was referring to, I often cut that plastic bit off, then the trailer hitch (the metal part) doesn't look so bad.

:02:

Although kudos to Majorette for making such useful tow hitches, considering that as a kid, they were fun to have knowing that the trailer would not detach itself between the kitchen and living room floor...

But I as well have a few that have the plastic bit cut.

Now I am curious to see pictures of the variations of this cast.
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JustDavid
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craftymore
Aug 15 2009, 12:23 AM
Nice pics David. You did a great job for your first COTD. I spy a familiar Land Rover as well. :P
Thanks Zach...coming from you that means a lot. B)

The LR fits wonderfully into the diorama. It has snuck itself into several pics too.
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james_autos
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It's an interesting little model because I'm not even sure that this body shape Accord was sold in Europe. I think it is the U.S model, or Japanese (were they the same?). Could Majorette possibly have produced this model for the American market when they entered it in the early 80's? Other Japanese cars they produced such as the Prelude, Tercel 4x4 and 300zx were available in Europe but weren't as popular as they were in the states.

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