Hi,
I've recently managed to save this old Honda, which my Great-Unlce has owned since 1982.
1978 S-reg Honda Civic 1.2 Hondamatic 5-dr in Met-Blue with a Webasto roof - 36k miles - history has all been lost.
Long story short... my Great-Uncle recently passed away, which his estate was taken on by his solicitors, who were due to get this car taken away as scrap!!... luckily I managed to intervene before this has happened and now able to get the car re-homed! I'm very much into my Retro cars, however this ones a bit beyond me in terms of work needed to get it back to good... also have two other semi-retro cars!
In my opinion it will need a complete body resto, albeit it's a relatively solid shell, with surface rust to every panel - the car has been stored in a garage for the past 7-years un-used! Worst section is to the roof panel, where the boot seal sits, which has rusted through.
Pics below show how it was when I last saw it 7-years ago and how it sits today - brakes seized on and flat battery!
So... what is it worth?... I really want the car to find a good home and be restored.
Feel free to PM me if interested.
7-years ago:
How it sits today:
I've recently managed to save this old Honda, which my Great-Unlce has owned since 1982.
1978 S-reg Honda Civic 1.2 Hondamatic 5-dr in Met-Blue with a Webasto roof - 36k miles - history has all been lost.
Long story short... my Great-Uncle recently passed away, which his estate was taken on by his solicitors, who were due to get this car taken away as scrap!!... luckily I managed to intervene before this has happened and now able to get the car re-homed! I'm very much into my Retro cars, however this ones a bit beyond me in terms of work needed to get it back to good... also have two other semi-retro cars!
In my opinion it will need a complete body resto, albeit it's a relatively solid shell, with surface rust to every panel - the car has been stored in a garage for the past 7-years un-used! Worst section is to the roof panel, where the boot seal sits, which has rusted through.
Pics below show how it was when I last saw it 7-years ago and how it sits today - brakes seized on and flat battery!
So... what is it worth?... I really want the car to find a good home and be restored.
Feel free to PM me if interested.
7-years ago:
How it sits today:
