Ever wonder why we picked "Japanese Beetle" as our
business name?
Back in 1974 Honda started its automotive mfg. debut into the US automotive market
with the Honda Civic. When the Honda Civics started being brought to
the US, Honda started slowly building car dealerships here in the
US and the Civic were nicknamed
by the media "The Japanese Beetle" (The Japanese Version of the
Volkswagen Beetle!) because of its rounded
looks and inexpensive price. Honda's push to build the Civic was
because of the oil embargo's in 1973. The 74 Civic's gas mileage was
estimated 40+mpg highway and 30mpg around town and won many awards for
it's power, small 1200cc engine and has room for 4 people. The 74 Civic
was a one year car which was slightly changed in 1975-79 with the
installation of the larger CVCC 1500cc engine. Our 1974 Civic 5 speed below
gets 55mpg highway and easily 40mpg around town. Far better than the
Hybrids to date.
(Our 1974 Honda Civic mascot shown above)
So when this family owned car repair and service business started back in 1975,
we used that
catchy Honda Civic nickname! Of course that was a long time ago
and since we have grown with Honda and then
Honda's other company Acura back in 1986 every step of the way. As per
customer request over the years we have also brought in all the Toyota &
Nissan and other Asian automobile product lines as well.
(Click on the 1974 ads below)
See More pictures of our 1974 Honda Civic (here)
Pictures of all our Vintage Honda's (click
here)
Japanese Beetle is still
family owned and operated!
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