Wonderful story...my first car was a 1975 Civic CVCC four speed in metallic brown, a  hand-me-down from my father; we called her the Spitfire (though perhaps the Zero would have been more appropriate).  I took her to university and kept her for commuting in my first job.  The New England winters (more specifically the salted roads) were not kind to my car, and filling in rust perforations became frequent, though she never failed to run.  When I moved to New York, I sold her onward.  I've had many cars since then, but none have resonated with me the way my first Civic did. ... View more