1977 Honda Civic CVCC Hatchback Classic Car Vintage

This little car is an awesome attention-getter! First generation Honda Civic CVCC -- makes mini Coopers look big in comparison.

Lots of work has been done to restore this car including engine overhaul, carburetor overhaul, brakes, tires, seat covers, and more. Except for a recent paint job and a working 8-track tape player, this car is all original. Equipped with AC, but hasn't been charged in 1yr. She starts and runs like a sewing machine.

Hondamatic automatic transmission. ~26 mpg city :: ~32 mpg highway. Less than 100,000 original miles.

[bernlin]

An ACDC 8-Track tape playing in a '77 Civic...I suspect there are very few people left on the planet who can regularly enjoy that experience today 😅 amazing piece of history!

[ziggymorris]

Brings back memories.

These cars were engineered so well that the only reason they didn’t last forever was because the body would rust out, but that was only after it had 200-300k miles on it.

[bobdillaber]

I looked at the 72 Civic when it came out. Nope. Then the 73 came out and I said, YEAH !!! Bought a demo from Bud Kouts Chevrolet in Lansing, Michigan. Had 6, 000 miles and I paid $2, 000 for it. Loved that car and 50 years later my kids still love it and talk about it, almost as if it was an old family member! Me and my small kids drove in that car everywhere for 5 years! After paying $2, 000 and driving it 100, 000 miles I sold it for $1, 000. One of the best investments of my life, and that's a lot because I'm 82. 🙂

[phootie]

I had a 76 Honda Civic CVCC Hatchback, it was my first brand new car, 4 speed manual, brown with yellow, red and orange pin striping, it cost $4, 200 with tax an licence. I was divorced and living with my dad. My piece of crap Datsun station Wagon I had from my marriage gave up and my dad got tired of driving me to work. I had seen an ad on TV and said to my dad that is the car I would love to have when I can afford it. One day he showed up early to pick me up from work and said I think I bought a car. We went to the dealership and he handed me the keys, I made the payments. I loved that car, and it was so much fun to drive. I gave it to my live-in boyfriend in 1981 when I bought a new Mustang with a T-Top. I know it would do 125 mph, because I had it up that far one time. Sometime long after we split, the ex wrecked it, he said he cried when it happened as he loved the car as much as I did.

[christopherbrennan]

Thanks for the memories.

I originally had a 1978 Civic Hatchback given to me by a colleague back in 1988. I drove it until 1990 when it got t-boned on my wedding day. During the same time frame I came across two 1977 Civics. One with a decent body and one with a decent engine. I did a swap and had two running Civics for some time. One had a 5 speed manual and the other had a Hondamatic. I really disliked the poor performance of the Hondamatic. Well one day the engine on the Hondamatic seized and when I tried to restart it, it kicked a rod out the side of the block. I was again back to two Civics, one with a decent engine and one with a good body. I did another swap and was down to a 1977 Civic with a trunk (half hatch) and a 5 speed manual. I sent it in for body work and paint and drove it until 1997 (20 years old).
By this time the floors had rotted out and I parked it. I bought a two year old 1995 Civic Hatchback and have been driving it until present It's over 22 years old now and still goes like stink. It'll probably exceed the 30 year old mark and still be going.

Sorry for the long story but it's been a long history for me with Honda Civics.

On a side note: I also have a 1993 Civic Sedan that's still running.
I have many more Civic memories to share but I've written enough already.

thanks

[Surreyredneck]

That car is the reason I drive a 2019 Accord, Honda’s engineering is top shelf.

[Rogge]

MY CHILDHOOD! MY MOTHER HAD A 77 CIVIC, SILVER...SHE LOVED IT!

[bramvaneden]

This brings back memories. My first car was a 1978 silver Honda Civic with a manual transmission. Keep it on the road .

[randyranson]

I owned one, a grey hatchback with whitewall tires, I loved that car. I drove it every second weekend from Toronto to Montreal and back 700 miles for over two and a half years and it never let me down, the gas milage was phenomenal. It's a good looking car too, and so easy to park. Honda should've reproduced a newer version but in the same format, at relatively the same price point. Great car, it blew away GM's small car attempts in the 70's, that's why Honda is what it is today, a smart marketing outfit.

[randykrauch]

I purchased my green 1977 Civic in 1980 from a used card lot in Hinesvile, GA for $3, 000. Mine too had the Hondamatic two-speed manual shift. I'd forgotten about the chock until watching your video. It came w/ just a single speaker for the radio. Unbeknownst to me, my car had been in an accident and had some Bondo and a complete repaint job. I drove it all the way back to Los Angeles from Ft. Stewart, GA w/ a surfboard on top. In that 2, 500 mile drive, it took 3 quarts of oil. I had the car 5 years. On the way back from a Dodger game on the freeway it blew a head gasket. At the time I didn't know what that was, just that I had a bunch of steam blowing out my tailpipe. It warped the block head and I spent $1, 800 for a rebuilt engine. By 1985 the transmission was faltering. By that time I had my eye on the new Honda Civic wagon which I purchased for $8, 200. My first new car. I got a $500 trade-in allowance for my Georgia Bullfrog Green Civic. Fond memories. Thanks for your great video :-)

[geraldscott]

Beautiful car. My first brand new car was a yellow 1977 Honda Civic, but mine had a manual transmission. It was a blast to drive. I literally wore it out. I live in AZ, and it never did rust. I have not been able to locate another one that is not rusted to pieces. My car was called a Civic, it said Civic right on the title.

[grantmcgowan]

'aint she a peach! Hope she's well and happy in 2020!

[BigRobChicagoPL]

My dad bought a 77 civic when he came to America in 86ish for 1000 and sold it a little later for 500. Fun little car from what I heard but rusted apart from the Chicago winters. He had the manual edition.

[goofydog]

Had one myself. Stick shift. Great little car took me far and wide with no troubles. I miss it now, so I got a 17' Fiat 124 Spider with paddle-shifters. Wow, neat little car, someday after I get rid it, I'll miss it too. Story of my life. Did that with women for the longest time...

[Virtuoso]

Built in 1977.

Starts as it just left the factory.

If everything in this world was built as 70's Japanese products, people would buy a new car every 20 years.

[zingo]

an absolute beauty, look after her !!!

[retrojoe]

My dad had one of these back in the late 80s. It was maroon color with grey trim. We called it "the Grape". Loved that little car!

[MrStrocube]

Beautiful little car. Takes me way back.
cheers

[Carl_Thompson]

Thanks for posting, this was my very first car back in 1988. I got a 12 year old 1976 UK spec, with stick shift and it had been resprayed from the standard yellow to the same color as the one in this video. Happy memories of being 17 again.

[saggo]

We had 3 CIVICS of the first generation. Brilliant things. The 1500cc Hondamatic was so smooth.