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Car Of The Day: September 20, 2009; Kidco '79 Honda Accord
Topic Started: Sep 20 2009, 02:36 AM (660 Views)
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Today's car of the day is Kidco's 1979 Honda Accord.

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The Honda Accord (Japanese: Honda Akôdo?) 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 fifteen years (1982-97), topping its class in sales in 1991 and 2001, with around ten million vehicles sold. Numerous tests, past and present count the Accord as one of the world's most reliable vehicles.

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 only lasted through 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, with the coupe still rated as a mid-size car.


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For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Accord

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It may not be the prettiest casting, or have the flashiest wheels, but it is still a nice model, with charm, and an opening hatch for added play value. The stickers, unfortunately, detract from the car.

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The first generation Honda Accord was launched in 1976 as a three-door hatchback with 68 hp (51 kW), a 93.7-inch (2,380.0 mm) wheelbase, and a weight of about 2,000 pounds. It was larger than the tiny Honda Civic at 162 inches (4,115 mm) long. The Accord sold well, due to its moderate size and great fuel economy. It was the first Japanese small car with features like cloth seats, a tachometer, intermittent wipers, and an AM/FM radio as standard equipment. In 1978 an LX version of the coupe was added which came with air conditioning, digital clock, and power steering. In 1979 a four-door sedan was added to the lineup, and power went to 72 hp (54 kW) when the 1,599 cc (97.6 cu in)[5] EL1 engine was supplemented and in certain markets replaced by the 1,751 cc (106.9 cu in) EK-1 unit. In 1980 the optional two-speed automatic of previous years became a three-speed automatic. Slightly redesigned bumper trim, new grilles and taillamps, and remote mirrors on the 4-door (chrome) and the LX (black plastic) models. The CVCC badges were deleted. In 1981 an SE model was added for the first time, with novio-leather seats and power windows. Base model hatchbacks received the same smaller black plastic remote mirror that the 4-door, LX, and SE 4-door received at the same time. Instrument cluster revised with mostly pictograms, instead of the worded warning lights and gauge markings. Nivorno Beige (code #Y-39) replaced with Oslo Beige (#YR-43). Dark brown was discontinued, as was the bronze metallic. Shifter redesigned to have a stronger spring to prevent unintentional engagement of reverse, instead of the spring-loaded shift knob of the 1976 through 1980 model cars.

The Accord competed with Japanese competitors Toyota Corona, Nissan Stanza, Mazda Capella, and the Mitsubishi Galant.


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This model is blisterpack fresh, having been acquired at the Hershey Matchbox show just two weeks ago. I've been after this model for awhile and couldn't resist this example.

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diecastdingo
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It's sort of cool - it's sort of wrong too, but in a good way.

Yeah, cool!
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Swifty
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A little detail on this one would go a long way. The detail is in there- one needs only to look at the overhead view of the hood to see what I mean. Picked out headlights, taillights, and perhaps a black plastic base/grill instead of the chromed one. And better wheels. If Universal hadn't acquired Matchbox and basically thrown what was left of Kidco into Matchbox, I wonder if Kidco would have become a more serious contender in the diecast scene in the late '80s/early '90s or if it would have been a drugstore special like Yat Ming and Zylmex.
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ivantt
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Oh, one of my favorites.....another boxy hatchback with lovely graphics. WOT??? No rally numbers and ad stickers????
This would be a fun car to find in a yardsale/bootsale and enhance as Swifty described above, but for the most part, this type car belongs in a line of cars for a monster truck show, or Swifty's New Jersey reclamation yard. :D

Swifty, don't you dare make this week's theme "Cheap Boxy Hatchback with Rally Graphics." :wacko: :wacko:
I already had a bad week.....I saw two Volvos in one day on Friday! :rolleyes:
Edited by ivantt, Sep 20 2009, 10:14 AM.
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bangerkid45
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Hmm I wonder where I saw that from :rolleyes: , I hope I find one of these soon, I like it alot!
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Stangfreak
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That's a cool little Honda... At first I thought it might be a Dodge Omni...
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ivantt
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Sep 20 2009, 11:32 AM
That's a cool little Honda... At first I thought it might be a Dodge Omni...
...or a Yugo, or a Simca. or a Fiat, or a Chevette, or a Rabbit, or a ______________(fill in the blank with a dozen other cars) :bored: :bored:
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Nope- not boxy hatchback week. ;)

Just a mix of brands not normally seen in COTD. :)
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JustDavid
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Do the stickes peel off? It's a start anyway...
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james_autos
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I have a customised Accord, in grey. Lilac with goofy stickers really doesn't do anything for it.

I can't remember whether I've shown it on here before though?
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ivantt
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Show it! Show it! Show it! (as the crowd claps and stomps their feet and gets louder!)
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ivantt
Sep 22 2009, 10:00 PM
Show it! Show it! Show it! (as the crowd claps and stomps their feet and gets louder!)
For someone who hates boxy hatchbacks, you sure seem anxious to see that one. ;) :P

I want to see it too! :thumbup:
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A HUGE improvement. I bet if I put that in for the COTD pic it might actually stand a shot of winning!
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Yes, indeed! That is one NICE custom and has done wonders for this casting!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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