Photography Courtesy RHD Specialties
When’s the last time you saw an unmodified, halfway-decent fifth-gen Prelude?
This JDM Prelude SiR (currently living in Washington state) is virtually unmodified, fitted with the factory seats, steering wheel, exhaust, wheels, head unit and–as a bonus–the optional leather interior package.
The seller also notes that in addition to a compression test, the car has been given new spark plugs plus fresh oil and a new oil filter.
Find this 1997 Honda Prelude SiR for sale from RHD Specialties for $16,500.
Way, way back in the day, I wrote a project car proposal to Honda to borrow one of these (well, not a JDM model) and prep it for a new SCCA autocross class called Street Touring.
This was before we all realized that the ’89 Civic Si would be the hot car. There were still thoughts that horsepower would matter.
My proposal, um, didn’t get approved.
I feel the prelude will always be the underrated choice, you say Honda coupe and most people will bring up the Integra or crx. Maybe someday they will become more loved, but right now, you cant find a fast (ish) honda coupe for this cheap.
The H22 sings a sweet song.
that's a nice find
I sold my black 1998 Prelude and bought a 2003 WRX wagon. Regrets, I've had a few.
I should have kept the 1992 Prelude I bought for my daughter, even having an automatic transmission that thing was a lot of fun.
It's slow, but it's fun. It'd probably be halfway decent if I just took the time to freshen it up and prep it. But it still kicks with just shy of 300k on the odometer.
Wow, I'm really sorry that I know about that site now.
We just impulse bought a 99? Type SH, VTTS gone, JDM LSD trans in its place and it's absolutely sublime.
It's weird that in 2023 Preludes are the undervalued golden age honda.
Everybody in my group thought they were the E36 M3 back in 1999...?
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