Originally Posted by ItsaHonda
Very nice and clean! I had an 83 Accord SE sedan that I bought earlier this year and drove it for a while after I sold my 1981 Civic wagon. Good solid, reliable car that is still going strong today with the new owner. Ditto for the 81 Civic wagon. I'd like to find a 1st gen Accord in good condition (76-81 model) to tool around in. Most turned into rust buckets if not preserved.. so they are hard to come by... but their CVCC engines are bullet proof.
Good luck with it.
1st generation Accords had head gasket failures. Honda knows about it and did a limited TSB/Goodwill replacement. I believe they changed the head bolts in 1981 and it was all good. My 78 blew a head gasket at 156K (not bad IMO)