My baby
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The Grand Prix “bubble glass” was only available on the 2+2 model, had a chance to buy one, but it fell thru. I’ve been offered big money on my Turbo T. I just rolled 28,000 miles last summer on it, had a guy offer me $48k for it, but will never let it go, it’s always been my dream car. I had an ‘83 regal back in the late eighties that I seized the motor in, and my dad put a “hot air” Turbo V6 in from a Turbo coupe, and for the time it was a quick car considering. My Regal is nicely modded and will hang with a lot of newer cars, off the line and up to about an 1/8 mile I’ll pull anything but a Hellcat, but after the 1/8th, I’m done, car is all in and doesn’t have the top end that newer cars do. It’s kinda fun seeing the look on people’s faces who have a car with a big V8 and I smoke em and they can’t believe that it’s only got a little V6.
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I don’t own it yet, and it’s not quite an antique. Plus you guys will probably think it doesn’t fit in, but I’m keeping my eye out for a 99-00 civic sedan. 99 will be able to have antique plates next year.
I was a Honda guy growing up, so my “mid life crisis” dream car is a Kswapped and supercharged 99-00 civic sedan. Gonna look as close to stock on the outside but built for fun. Just gotta find the right shell first.
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3.8 wasn’t a bad motor. Especially with a supercharger or turbo.
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But in this case instead of driving away German forces it’s driving down property values 
It’s so weird to think of a Honda in general as a “classic car”, let alone something like a Civic. I think it hurts in the way that hearing a band that doesn’t feel that old on the classic rock station hurts. Just the realization that you’re old
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Yeah I get that, that’s why I’ve never posted in here cause it’s more “classics”. But I’m used to old dudes talking shit on Hondas.
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Not quite an antique but it was my treasured toy for 17 years. I was the 2nd owner and I did all of my own service with a Bentley manual and a good Porsche forum. A huge amount of fun to drive with surgical steering - yes, it was that good. I miss it but I am glad that I sold it a couple of years back. The only car that I ever made money on. 1987 Porsche 911 Cabriolet.
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I never understood the fuss myself but to each their own and ultimately regardless of what anyone thinks the term classic car by DMV standards just means it’s 25 years old. It just dawned on me that somewhere someone is driving a 95 Ford Taurus with classic plates and that’s hilarious to me 
Besides the import thing (which some guys will just always dislike) the thing working against something like the Civic is that despite the ricer community building them up is for every 1 built one there’s 100 soccer moms or business men. To many people it’s like that 95 Taurus if the guy dropped an engine in it and tubbed out the rear, impressive in it’s own way but not something with mass appeal.
This is all google would give me for “tubbed out Taurus” or “Taurus Hot Rod”
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Yeah it’s crazy that my first car, 97 Taurus could have antique plates now.
I agree, 99% of civics are dog shit. But it makes that clean 1% extra special (in my eyes)
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Yeah, no shit…
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Yeah people tend to overlook the fact that Mustang coupes were considered “secretary cars” back in the day too. At the end of the day if you smile getting seeing it out your window or getting in it everyone that’s all that matters.
The more I think about it I want it to be a Taurus wagon
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I don’t even own a car nowadays
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They would go. Never understood that. I’ve seen crown Victoria’s before with a classic tag.
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always drive _antique cars because I don’t have enought money to buy late models - 20-25 yr old xars- just go a 2004 with 100,000 miles (GMC - Canyon - stock off the line (no ash tray - only one exterior door lock on truck - no interior overhead light - bench seats !!! Simple and basic !!
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I bought this 2005 CTS brand spanking new and garage kept, never saw rain/snow…in 7 yrs. I can get antique plates…
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You’re one letter off from awesomeness! (V)
gotta disagree here, even the “hairdresser spec” automatic civic with a weak engine still has great brake feel and turn in - they really do inject joy into their cars over there. I’d rather hustle a civic down a twisty road than a lot of other cars.
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It’s one of those things on paper that sound stupid, but seriously get in a civic and have some fun. If you put any half way decent suspension on it, it’s literally a go kart on the road.
When I had a single cam in my hatchback, you could whip that thing around on a dime and since you keep the RPMs up, you can carve out of corners like a beast. Hondas are pure joy on the road. But if you only wanna go straight and fast, they are pretty average.
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Lmao… no… it’s not really supposed to be parked here it doesn’t run… but I’m not getting rid of it lol. It’s actually working with that tarp
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