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boonecreek

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5. Wow, didn't realize they had suicide doors.

Reply to unweird (Reply #4)

Wed May 28, 2025, 11:22 AM

May 28

Another early Japanese entry to the U.S. market that had me rolling my eyes
was the Honda 600. A few years later Honda introduced the Civic, and the rest
as they say is history.

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