Back in June 11 1959, Honda established itself in the States selling motorbikes out of small stores. Now, to celebrate it’s 50th anniversary, they’ve remodelled the lobby of their American headquarters to look like the first American storefront.
Enter the store and you’ll run into:
-1975 Civc CVCC: At 40 mpg, the 1975 Civic CVCC topped the EPA’s fuel efficiency ratings and was the first car to meet the 1975 U.S. Clean Air Act standards without a catalytic converter. Available as a sedan or three-door hatchback, the Civic sold for $2,150 and garnered the title of “Import Car of the Year” by Road Test magazine.
-1983 Honda Accord: On November 1, 1982, Honda became the first Japanese auto manufacturer to produce cars in America when a slate-gray four-door 1983 Honda Accord rolled off the assembly line at Honda of America Mfg., Inc.’s Marysville Auto Plant in Ohio.
-The 50th Anniversary Time capsule: It was engineered and manufactured by American Honda’s Special Project Department and is to be opened on the 100th anniversary in 2059.
-1959 Honda 50: One of the first Honda products sold in America, the SuperCub (renamed Honda 50 for the U.S. market) offered customers convenient transportation at a reasonable price ($250).
-2010 Honda Fury: With chopper styling, the longest wheelbase ever in a production Honda motorcycle and a 1312cc long-stroke Honda V-twin engine, many have deemed the 2010 Fury the most radically styled production Honda motorcycle ever built.
-The Honda T10 engine: known as the “Honda Cuby”, was used in the 1960s by American Honda service staff for small engine motorcycle vocational training.
-The portable E40 generator: was one of the first Honda generators sold in the U.S. by Honda’s Engine, Generators and Farm (EGF) group.
-The actual first lawnmower produced in the U.S.: at Honda Power Equipment Mfg., Inc. in Swepsonville, N.C. in 1984. The HR-214 Lawnmower features OHV engine technology, electric starter, roto-stop system, and a self-propulsion system.
-Replica of HondaJet: Honda’s first-ever commercial aircraft.
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