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Page 2: The entire Accord love story
Page 3: The 1965 Eriba caravan
Page 4: Lippstadt Honda Meeting, July 2005
Page 5: Classic Eriba Meeting, Sep. 2005
Page 6: Updates
Page 7: Classic Car Meeting Apr. 30, May 01, 2006
Page 8: Lippstadt Honda Meeting, Aug. 2006
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The other cars
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You�ll find many more 1st gen. Accord owners in my friends list!
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Hello
Through 2004 I collected five 1st gen. Accord in various conditions. This is my best one, a 1981 Hatch, called �No. 4�, together with my 1965 Eriba caravan.
The reason why I�m a 1st gen. Accord enthusiast is simple, it was my first car, which I drove all through the 80s. Of course, the whole story is a litte longer, you�ll find it on page 2.
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Before countinuing, I have a question.
I think most 1st gen. Accord enthusiasts knows this page:
hubcap.clemson.edu/~wstef
I'm a little astonished, that there�s no update since 2001 and e-mails won�t be replied. Is there anyone who knows soth. about W. Gregg Stefancik? Or about Justin Hall, Penny / �Wishbone� or Wendy Waits, who are mentioned as Accord owners on that page?
Accord Hatchback (No. 4 of my �collection�)
Model 1981, but first registration Jan/15. 1982
59000km
Vin: JHMA SJ532 0C119909
Engine: EL type 1602 ccm, 80 HP
Hampstead green- metallic (BG-11M)
beige / brown upholstery, basic trim
Two owners before
�No.4�
I bought this Hatch in June 2004 in Berlin.
To this time I owned already three 1st gen. Accord, but all of them needs much work and I�ve planned to fix them over the next years.
So I was very happy, as this car was offered in wonderful rust free condition, particular it was absolutely street legal and I could drive it immediately. But driving home to Bremen, the cylinder head gasket turns out to be leak. So I drove very slow and carefully, � all the 400km.
Ok, no problem, to change the head gasket is a work of two or three days (it depends if the head needs to be resurfaced), but can you imagine how I was shocked, as the spare dealer told me, that it needs more than eight weeks to deliver a new gasket? No spare no repair�
So I decided to do the repairs later and, as first aid, I fitted the engine of Accord �No. 2� into �No. 4�.
Taking out the engine.
183t km but still running. This dirty hell machine I fitted to Accord �No.4�, after checking the timing belt.
Carefully fitting the replacement.
No, I�m not Taliban! It was a very hot day and the head- band is against the sweat.
Fitting the engine mount and the driving shafts.
It was a very special problem to get a (street legal) trailer hitch. This used one I bought together with Accord �No. 3�.
Of course it�s got new paint.
After finishing these works in early Aug. 2004, I visited several classic car gatherings till Sep. and enjoyd about 2000 km with this wonderful car. This Hatch I use for sunshine driving only, but the next one, �No. 5�, is already waiting to be fixed as daily driver.
Here I�m visiting Mr. Korbmacher and his marvellous classic Honda collection, Sep. 19. 2004. / Z600
L: S800 / R: N600
To be continued�
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Thanks for reading, please contact me if there are any questions.
Regards from Germany / Europe, Detlef, Feb. 2005
PS:
I would be pleased if somebody likes to correct my orthography.
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Links:
nipponklassik.de
There are many classic Hondas in the gallery.
It�s in german language, but you can write in english in the guest book or in the message board, if you like.
