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But I don't remember many of the Civic wagons of that generation being sold here in the U.S. The 3-door hatchback versions, and, later, 4-door sedans, were far more popular.
Last edited by mmarshall; Apr 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM.
But I don't remember many of the Civic wagons of that generation being sold here in the U.S. The 3-door hatchback versions, and, later, 4-door sedans, were far more popular.
Yessireebob — that’s what it be…
The CVCC throws me off though because weren’t those the tiny little Civics?
Yeah -- That's why I had the word wood in parentheses -- "wood" -- ...
friendly pedant here... that's quotes not parentheses.
because we knew it wasn't real wood but some "other" material or basically FAKE wood. And again, it didn't make sense that "wood" would be on a car -- it just doesn't belong!!
i think real wood on the exterior harkened back to boat building (which was also the original of car design too), but it's a disaster from a longevity standpoint, so fake wood makes more sense.
Originally Posted by Jakerin
That Honda pickup has a bigger bed. Here’s a real ‘woody’ mistake.
mistake is right, that's hideous.
Originally Posted by RofH
The CVCC throws me off though because weren’t those the tiny little Civics?
CVCC was honda's engine tech they were proud of: Compound Vortex Controlled Combustion
CVCC was honda's engine tech they were proud of: Compound Vortex Controlled Combustion
My brother had one of the original 1975 CVCC Civics...and I sampled a couple of others.
The original CVCC engine was a good idea from strictly an emissions-perspective, because it could meet the new 1975 standards without the need for extra hardware in the system like the (then-new) catalytic converters. But drivability, particularly when cold, was quite another matter. The engine had two combustion-chambers for each cylinder.....a very small rich-burning one next to the spark plug, and a much larger one in the regular cylinder that used an ultra-lean mixture for low-emissions. The small rich-fuel mixture, when ignited by the spark plug, then ignited the much-leaner one in the cylinder. It worked...but ONLY when the engine was virtually fully-warm. Civics of this period had a carburator with a manual-choke pull-****, and, no matter where you set the choke on a cold start, you pretty much had to let the engine warm up to close to its regular-temperature before you could even start to let the clutch out and get moving without an engine-stall. It was highly annoying...and time-consuming, particularly on a cold morning where the engine warms up slowly and you just have to sit there while the engine idles, twiddling your thumbs. It wasn't just my brother's CVCC engine that did this....most of the auto-magazine and press-reviews of this engine mentioned the same thing. This was, of course, one of the prime reasons why electronic fuel-injection was developed....IMO perhaps the greatest automotive-advancement of all time.
Last edited by mmarshall; Apr 13, 2025 at 04:07 PM.
It wasn't just my brother's CVCC engine that did this....most of the auto-magazine and press-reviews of this engine mentioned the same thing. This was, of course, one of the prime reasons why electronic fuel-injection was developed....IMO perhaps the greatest automotive-advancement of all time. 
