From Justin Howe, a LeMons guy with a lot of Honda background:
“First I was like, WTF?!? Then I was like, that’s not anything from anyone in 1979. Then I was like, but wait, I know that interior…. Finally I was like, why the hell would someone do this? The interior looks to be first gen civic, the wood wheel and shift knob denote a special edition (whose official name eludes me at the moment). That package also had houndstooth seat covers, but not these. The exterior screams early 80s kit car. So, I’m guessing this is exactly that. Some sort of low-production kit based, inexplicably, on a first gen cvcc civic. The 1979 model year is odd, since the second gen civic came out in 1979…unless some builder bought a bunch of left over 78s and his state titled them based on sale year and not model year (as happened in the time before 17 digit VINs). It’s a oddball for sure. The “formuling” name shows up in some classic honda European forums and redpepper (third gen civic forum) generally associated with the steering wheel. Odd, rare, and only tacitly honda.
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Four square light accords did not start until 1982, but they could be the donor for this car. The spacing, setback, and marker lights seem right. The wheel, dash, and seats are definitely first gen civic.
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Popped hood would answer a lot.
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Wish there was a pic of the backside. I’d like to recognize the tailings.
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The wheels are first gen civic accessories (4×120 bolt pattern really limits options), as are the center caps. The hood emblem is from the mid 80s, considering its size, probably a first gen CRX.
Door handles look first gen civic too, tho that’s sorta non-specific.”
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