Eddie Brooks's Garage (30)
Former Ride
Honda Civic (1981)
Similar RidesOwned since 1987
After Big Red, I decided it was time to own a manual transmission and I thought decent MPG might be fun for a change. I found a little brown '81 Civic just like this one. Although she never got a name, she had a 1.3-liter engine and 13-inch wheels, which I did my best to drive completely off running all over Houston in my early twenties. I taught two friends how to drive a manual with the patient assistance of this little gem. Her sad demise came on a rain-slicked road when a Chevy Trailblazer failed to stop and crushed her rear end. No injuries if you don't count t my broken heart. 😢
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Like the colour.
I did, too. It looked pretty in sunlight. A little bitty car with a little bitty engine but so much fun. I get the attraction to the Mini, having owned this tny Honda. 🙂
That's an awesomely cute car. Quite rare as well.
Woah! These are very rare now. Which is hilarious because of how common modern civics are. I’ve only ever seen one of these in my life
It was a fun little car! It had little 13" wheels and I was able to replace all four tires for about the cost of one tire on the Corvette. 😂