I won a 62K Mile 1985 Honda Accord for $175 - Can we Get it Running? 

That Honda is well worth fixing up ( even with the hail damage ) , it'll make a good daily driver for someone .

I want to see you finish a rehab on the Honda Accord! Replace the back window, detail the interior and I think a good wash, clay bar and wax would really make a difference. New battery, whatever may need fixed engine wise, I think you could still sell that car in todays market for $2500 to $3000

Beautiful Honda Accord, over 37 years & still looking good...Randy you did it again...getting it run and drive like nobody business

Definitely worth a new back window, valve cover gasket, timing belt, water pump and valve adjustment. Great score Randy! 👌🏼

Hey randy, I noticed you had the transmission in Drive 3 instead of D 4 that's why the rpms were up in the 3000 on the highway. Super cool old rare Honda, love to see you drive it to the city.

A good way to burn up a fuel pump is to crank the engine when the fuel tank is empty or near empty. The fuel cools the pump.

I'm moving in to a supported living center for the blind and visually impaired next week! I can't wait to blast Randy's videos on my speaker in my new apartment!

I was waiting for this one. So awesome that it’s a run and drive. Just a back glass and oil change and I think in a bit she’ll be running like a top. And won’t be surprised if this outlives any of the cars in your garage. That thing is great. Can’t believe someone didn’t get the fuses checked. If I had a chance at this one over my newer cars I would pick the Honda any day. Good catch. And still praying for your uncle. Hope all is going well with those family issues.

Hell yeah, back to some great every man cars and occasionally some muscle cars. High-end stuff just is meh to me, I just like to see cars and trucks the average person can buy and afford to repair, especially now days. Thank you, Randy and I hope you and yours are doing well.

Randy most of the old cars that nobody wants you bring them back to life and in return that gives somebody with very little money transportation you're a good person don't let no one tell you any different.

Love the old Honda, great video! Drive it till the wheels fall off!

This Honda is my favorite kind of content!!!!

As an accord owner, this thing is AWESOME!! Somewhat unfortunate that it was probably garge-kept until it was hail damaged. Or maybe it was hail-damaged in the lot? Either way I appreciate how ressilient and clean old Hondas are, I'm sure you do, too. Definitely keep us posted when it's for sale!

Wish cars were still simple like that. Great score! I had a leaking manifold gasket on a vehicle and I put Bluedevil engine oil treatment in and that swelled the seals and stopped a pretty big leak.

Hi Randy , if you look at the gauge cluster in the bottom you see three red lights that means that the car was never serviced once you change the oil the air filter and service the car properly you can take the ignition key stick it in there and reset it back to green

I love the old, 'boring' cool car content. Keep it up :)

Definitely loving this new style!!! I always like the old saturns and man. Super happy with 90% of the cars on your new lot

Hay Randy, I would give it a shot. I would replace the battery, change the oil & filter, and at least check the front brake pads & rotors, and maybe just maybe replace the cam cover gasket with the cam seal. After that drive to the glass shop and beyond :)

She runs! I’m not surprised. Awesome video Randy!

I took a '06 Altima my cousin gave me with 160k miles. It needed a PS pump and the a/c wasn't working. I replaced the PS pump, a/c clutch kit was all it needed. Replaced the brakes, struts, both axles, coils, valve covers, spark plugs, control arms, and gave her a fresh coat of Maaco. This was three years ago, and she's still running like a champ.

Love the new thumbnails! Keep up the good work. I also love old Hondas like this one.

I had an 85 Accord manual transmission. The best car I ever had. Loved it. Rusted out in Michigan. Brought much joy.

Love that generation Accord! So glad to see it’s going to be saved and put back to use!

I just picked up an '88 Accord hatchback I found on Craigslist. 98k original. Needs a new carb, but she's a bonafide garage queen survivor. Didn't get her for the price you did, but I couldn't be happier. Love the simplicity.

Yes Randy, I for one would love the to see the Honda up and running, great video, keep them coming

My grandparents had an Accord hatchback of this generation. She got a few heavy tables home back in the day in that Accord hatch. Thanks for the video, Randy.

I recently purchased a 1 owner 89 aerostar, very similar experience. Sitting 7 years. Needed gas and ignition switch. Fired up like she was never put away!

When you order the back glass, be sure to order a pack of the Honda clips for that chrome trim piece. The OEM ones will be powdery and brittle by now. If you can't find them from Honda directly I believe Precision Auto Glass Parts makes aftermarkets. I was an auto glass tech for 5 years. With old Hondas, broken clips are a thing, but it saves those mouldings (hard to find undamaged). Otherwise congrats on a sick deal! I paid $900 for my 89 Prelude 2.0 Si manual and I'm learning how cool owning a Honda can be. I grew up with Nissans so it's a bit of a departure for me: my current daily is an 01 Xterra 2.4L manual I rescued from a towyard for $550. This is my kind of channel, keep us posted!

Whats up Randy ! Hope all is well ! Love all the cars 👍

I owned a 1984 Honda Accord in college. I've been looking for one and would buy this one in a minute!

I love when you get non-runners started! Great Honda!

What a big safe and bringing back the legendary Honda back on the road Randy. You make 1 to go out there and find a project then get it driving again. Thumbs up 👍 Car would love new fluids(oil, coolant and petrol refresh), filters, leaking gasket, new rear glass etc. It deserves it. This is the content that got me hooked up on this channel.

Beautiful car! You should find original radio. Interior will look much better with it and also put Honda covers on speakers.

My first car was 1985 Honda Accord Sedan. It was 15 years old at the time and had over 200k on it and was 5 speed manual. It was a great first car. Thanks for the nostalgia trip.

Love the videos Randy can't wait to see the next one 🕜😂🕜😂

I owned one in 1987, made for Saudi market. Drove her back from S. Arabia to UK via Iraq, Turkey, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Italy, France and finally UK. She didn't skip a beat. The best car I ever owned. Same colour as yours but different spec.

Might want to take a peek at the timing belt before you drive too far! Had one just like it loved it!

I had a white 1982 Honda Accord with 170,000 miles on it. Ran so good and the body and paint were almost perfect. It had blue interior which I never cared for but it was clean and no rips or fades. I lived in Payson Arizona and I decided to take the Honda up to Flagstaff with my sweetheart. I had a new Ford Explorer with the Eddie Bauer interior at the time. Very nice truck but I loved driving the Honda because it handled very well and it was a good looking car. It was the fall of 2000 and I needed some time away from the business I owned. So going up to Flagstaff I didn't have any problems. Ran like a new car. I bought this car for 500 dollars because it would not start. I got it home and flipped the fuse box cover and viola! It had a blown main fuse just like yours. I replaced it and it ran great for years. So the weekend of August we took the interstate up to Flagstaff and spent 2 day's up there. Sunday night we decided to take the scenic route back from Flagstaff to my home in Payson Arizona. We were on a two lane road when an Antelope jumped in front of us. I managed to swerve and miss this gigantic animal but hit the soft shoulder and the front wheels dug into the loose dirt and gravel. The back of the car flipped forward and fell right on to the roof. The sun roof was open and I sustained cuts and bruises on my head. I was bleeding pretty bad. If I had hit the animal at the speed I was going, my girlfriend or me or the both of us may have been crushed by the heavy body of the Antelope. Everything I had in the car was thrown all over the road. All my CD's were thrown miles apart. After the ambulance checked me out, I had the car towed to a filling station in Happy Jack Arizona about 5 miles from the accident site. What I am getting to is that except for a broken rear window and windshield, I was actually able to start the car and drive like nothing happened. The left front wheel was slightly bent and it shimmied but I got it up to 60 miles an hour. I didn't want to pay for towing so I drove it home the next day. The front windshield was shattered on the passenger side but I could see out of it. We both made it out alive and with very minimal injuries. My sweetheart was hanging upside down from the safety belts holding her. I had to release her and she fell down. That's pretty much what sealed our relationship. We have been together since the mid ninety's. I wanted to save the old Honda but the body was tweaked too much to be able to repair. Might as well pull the engine and drop it into another good Honda body. I sold it to a young guy that needed the engine and transmission. That was a great little car.

Great watching the old Honda come back to life.. keep up the good work.. looking forward to the next video..

I would change all the fluids first, that would make her happier. There are dentless dent removal places that might not maker her perfect, but could get out the more noticeable ones. The long drive would be good, but check those tires too, they have been on there a while too.

Even with the hail damage, i'd daily that thing. A good service, maybe some gaskets, plugs and wires and a brake job, and it'll run for another 30 years.

My father bought one new in 1984. I sold it in 94 a year after he passed. Well over 200,000 miles and it never ever missed a beat. Only thing I had to change after 10 years was the carburettor. I was easily getting 46 miles per gallon on the highway-( British gallons). Lovely stick shift and very nippy as it’s a light car so despite having less than 100 hp it could move.

Hi Randy, that honda looks like a great pickup for you. a back window and valve cover gaskets and its ready to go 👍

Great find! I am a Honda enthusiast and have owned 8 Hondas beginning in 1986. I hope you will continue with this video and I would love to see the car once you have cleaned it up.

She's sweet! Replace the back window, the valve cover gasket and the battery and she's good to go!

Those are my favorite. That and the civics from the same year they ran forever and only died because of the rust. That one looks rust free and well cared for!

Would love to see a video of that long drive! Also u should do a fluid check and change the oil too it'll probably run better.

My dad had a 84accord EX... it has sunroof, power windows and mirrors, manual transmission... beautiful car.

Good Morning Randy!!!…enjoy all your videos. Where are you buying your cars from?… still at Copart? Great watching you diagnose and repair!..Thanks again

Old Hondas are GOLD. So glad you have these on the channel, not looking forward to see the other junk nissans and Crysler ghetto machine. DEFINITELY DRIVE THIS TO THE CITY GET THAT WINDOW AND DETAIL IT!!!!! 😍

You definitely have to save her, Honda's run forever, and she's rare. You don't see them around no more these days. I been a car enthusiast all my life, and classic cars has a special place in my heart. I wish I had a classic car, my dream car is a 1959 Cadillac Deville or Fleetwood.

Man, this really makes me miss my old 1986 Honda Prelude Si. It was an A20A with PGM-FI, the first year for fuel injection. I bought it off of the second owner, who bought it from Car N Driver magazine as it was their test car for 1986. I took it to a bodyshop and had it fully worked over for any rust and had it repainted the factory red and it was beautiful. I put some nice period correct wheels on it with some low profile tires and I also put a full Sony stereo system with Sony amps and Orion Cobalt subwoofers in it. The A20A isn't a very powerful engine, but I got my old Prelude up to 130 with it with a custom made cold air intake and a 2.5" exhaust that I had made for it with a Magnaflow muffler. It sounded decent, but it was extremely underpowered. I bought a H22A to swap into it, but this was back in 2000, and aftermarket support was nil back then for the 1986 model...

YES! Randy I felt your same excitement seeing the dash light up and starter crank after discovering that fuse was just blown! Well done man! You're bringing them back to life, one old car at a time!

Drive it Randy! I had a 1990 accord and it was unstoppable. Horrible winter weather left many in the ditch or unable to start, but my accord blasted through it all. I got it for 1500 and had it for 4 years until an uninsured motorist hit it abd totaled it

Can't wait for the X-Terra. I just picked up a Pathfinder with 171k miles. Runs perfectly. Randy, you are knocking it out of the ballpark with your newest vids. Love it brother!

Nice video after a long time. Honda's of the time were great cars. I had one for over 8 years with 120000km and no extra repair cost all those years.

I had a 1984 Honda Accord and it was one of the best cars I ever had! LOVED that Honda! They are very tough cars!!

Glass, tune up, PDR the panels, get her detailed and buffed, and this will be a sweet survivor that will have some personal worth hanging onto for you or whomever winds up with her. Nice find!

I don't find the old cars boring Randy because in retirement that's what a lot of us can afford. It's also what we worked on, and can still understand.

I had an '84 Accord in college. I loved that car but the rust was so bad, i had no choice but to junk it. Great find.

I had a 1982 Honda Accord 4 door sedan - bought it new. It was a great car and was actually fun to drive. Sold it with over 200K on the odometer. The car had zero problems over the 10 years that I owned it.

My dad had this until 1996... it was rust bucket but the engine & transmission still going strong

New to your channel recently acquired a 94 Nissan Maxims that my friend didn't want future videos coming soon!! I'm just as excited as you about my project

It's a classic, it deserves all the love, get the rear glass, and yes, please drive it. My first drive in one of these was a revelation, because I realized that unlike all the americans, small cars don't need to all be crappy. For its time, this Honda just exuded quality, and kicked everything else to the curb. I can afford a lot more car now, but I would still feel privileged to drive this car today. Hondas just make you feel special!

WOW!!!!! WOW!!!! What a beauty. These years Hondas were tanks. I had one like this. Was grey. 5 speed, my first car. Sadly in Ontario, Canada. rust killed it before the engine was even close to dead. My father bought it new in late 84 when they came out. Only cleanest example I've seen since is at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. Fix this car. It's a very easy to fix car. The miles is nothing. It will last a very, very long time when taken care of properly. Mine has over 400.000 kms when sold it. It's a time machine to me. Lots of memories with that car. Thanks.

Super. Freaking. Awesome. Car. You lucked out on a winner! I would LOVE to see a fun adventure to the city for a rear glass installation and hopefully Brian's touch at the Auto Spa. I also don't see any rust on the body as well, so it truly is a 63k mile car!

*I used to work at a Honda dealer when these were sold brand new and truck loads of them were arriving monthly! They were great cars and most of them sold were manual transmission models and this was in the USA during 1984 and 1985. These were the beginning of the "Golden Years" of Honda automobiles, and indeed they were really that good!* This was an LX most likely and the brown color in that model wasn't that commonly ordered by the dealers back then. Usually White, metallic light blue, and metallic burgundy red were the most popular in the USA.

def worth putting a back window in an re charge the ac an check the timing belt an that car would make a great car for someone

I love these ole Hondas they are just about bulletproof they run and run and just keep going ? I’d love you to take her on a over 2 hour round trip. She’d absolutely love it and would make it no issue at all !!

It’s a Honda Randy. She won’t let you down. That is now surely a collectable. With such low miles? Wow. Better made than new cars.

I have a 1985 Honda Accord Hatch sitting in my driveway right now! I have similar issues but may transition over to fuel injection very soon! Love this car!

My Dad had this axact model, but his was an 84 color gray. Great Video resurrecting this 85 Honda Accord!

Heck man I would keep this one. Total 80's car. New rear glass and replace those busted tail light lens. These did really great on gas.

My first car was a 1979 Honda Civic 1200 4 speed manual. I've had 66 vehicles since then, but I have always been partial to Hondas. I currently own a 1997 Civic coupe with a fully built LSVTEC turbo engine that makes 709 wheel horsepower and my daily is a 2004 Acura TL with a six speed manual swap, a full Invidia exhaust with dual mufflers, deleted cats with larger diameter headers, a larger diameter collector pipe, a full Injen cold air intake, a 2007 TL manual ECU, with a Hondata FlashPro custom tune. It currently makes 298 wheel horsepower which is more than enough to make it fun. It even has a Nitrous Express dry NOS kit installed on it, but it needs to be tuned on a dyno with larger injectors before it'll work correctly. The Nitrous tank is even filled.

Love to have an old Honda find like that, my dad had that exact car growing up, same color and all, what a throwback

Nothing boring about old reliable cars that have survived the test of time. Everyone else does muscle cars, boring after a while. To find a gem like this Honda, very interesting.

Randy glad to see you going back in time with these oldies but goodies, I say that ol Honda will take you anywhere give it a chance drive her to the city get new back window then detail the inside pop it up for sale after a long over due service. I bet you can get 1000 to 1500 for that car maybe even 2500 trust me Honda folks will be all over that thing, can't wait to see more.

nice. Brings back memories of my Pop's 1986 Acura Legend. Loved that car. He still misses it.

I love this car, although I really wish it was the 1986 model with the pop-up headlights. I had an 86 Accord for my first car that was that same color with the brown interior. Brings back memories.

Such a beauty, yes sir fix'er up. Love these cars. My first car was an 81 accord manual transmission hatchback and I still have a 2000 accord v6. Looking forward to seeing what you do with this one.

New battery, new rear window, clean it up a bit. Maybe a new valve cover gasket. It's going to be a runner. Nice grab Randy!

That car had a recall for rusted out fuel filler neck tubes , the tire puts the rain water and rust into the gas tank which caused tons of dirty , plugged carburetors. The carb has 2 sight glasses on the side , if the level isn't in the center , you have a carb problem

Go for it Randy drive that honda.. more power to you and your RU-vid channel man...

Our family had 4 Honda Accords between 1981 and 1995. I've said it before, but you simply can't kill those Hondas. They'll rust out way before the engine fails.

I'm from Canada but if I lived in your area I would buy from you after you did valve gasket and got new rear winshield I love watching you find cars like this

My first car was a 1983 Accord hatchback. That was a great car. Randy, I don't think you will have any issue driving 1:20 each way in the Accord Sedan. That car is just getting broken in

Love it when you bring these oldies back to life! Love from Manchester, UK 🇬🇧

I had an 84 accord hatch in a similar color and I miss it dearly. It was my daily driver for a while until an uninsured, underaged kid in his dad’s cobalt slammed into me after he failed to yield. Totally destroyed the front end of the old girl who had less than 100k miles on her. When I got out of the hospital and went to the yard where she was parked, she started right on up, but the insurance company refused to repair it due to the age. Hopefully this Honda finds an owner who appreciates it as much as I did mine.

welcome back Randy I love this content bring the old girl back to life!!

The Accord is probably my favorite out of all of them lol. Love it. Would totally buy it!

Nice car Randy has a lot of potential .little work will be a nice car.another win for you.good luck Randy

I think you could get some great content outta this one Randy. Would love to see you do the valve cover gasket job 💯

That Honda is seriously Sweet, I have a 2007 Civic with 215,000 miles on it and it still runs and drives like new and it’s amazing on Gas .

You can't go wrong with a Honda. Even with one of 37 years old. I have been enjoying every minute of this video. My oncle had the same car years ago. A 82 Accord which he bought in 1985. The one hé had was produced in Japan. The ones we had in Eurooe all were produced in Japan. This example was produced in the Usa. Just give it new oil, new plugs and some good gas. Maybe a new valve cover gasket and injector cleaner. Love to see more videos on this Accord! 💕

Yes Randy, that long drive to the glass shop would make for some great content.

Nice find. Looking foward to seeing new back window. Those Accords have sucha smooth ride. Keep an eye on brake master cylinder. I had one go bad on me many years ago,

Had a 83 accord stick and that damn car was bullet proof. Except for the Minnesota rust. Great cars.

Thumbnail game getting strong 💪🏾 keep up the content I love watching these kind of videos

Fix it up and restore it! That's a classic Honda there! Ever find any 1982-1986 older styled Chevy Celebrity cars? If so do a video on one. My Dad had a grey on grey 86 was last year for the older look with the sealed beam headlights had a lot of childhood memories in that car in the early 90s. That's one you don't see much of anymore same with the 85-91 Tauruses and Sable cars too.

I still drive my Gen 6 Accord, and i'm not planning on changing it. They can live forever if you take good care of them.