“Be a Legend. Drive a Legend,” was one of the taglines used throughout in advertising and marketing supplies for Acura’s flagship sedan and coupe throughout its lifespan between 1986 and 1995.
The Pick of the Day is a low-mileage 1991 Acura Legend L sedan listed on the market on ClassicCars.com by a personal vendor in Pasadena, California. (Click the link to view the listing)
“Original owner, one driver,” the itemizing begins. “Excellent condition and well maintained. Southern California garaged, no accidents, no snow, no flooding, non-smoker.”
This Legend is tough to overlook with that sensible shade of paint. “Golden Glow Pearl,” because it was referred to as, was a one-year-only shade for this automotive, and the vendor says that the paint is in wonderful form. Models that have been trimmed in “L” tools may very well be recognized for having black bodyside moldings. The base mannequin, one step decrease, had much more black trim in the type of the facet mirrors and door handles. And the top-end LS got here body-colored remedy throughout, together with a number of inside niceties.
American Honda took a giant leap in early 1986 when the Acura Division first took form in March of that 12 months. The product lineup was slim – simply the V6 Legend sedan and two inline-four compact Integra hatchbacks (one three-door, and one five-door). Honda was adamant about having distribution happen individually from its already-existent Honda retailers. The technique labored, and by the finish of “year one,” Acura had bought over 50,000 models.
The license plate body reveals “Acura Metro,” which was one of the authentic 60 sellers that have been established at the Acura model’s launch 37 years in the past. Today, there are about 270 Acura sellers nationwide, and Metro nonetheless exists. This Legend would look proper at house in the showroom there.
Power clever, when it launched in 1991, the second-generation Legend had a 200-horsepower “Type I” 3.2-liter V6, and it may very well be optioned with both a four-speed automated or a five-speed handbook transmission. Today’s Legend reveals 95,561 miles on the odometer, and the vendor says that the automotive was not too long ago serviced. In addition, the tires are new, a smog examine has been accomplished, and there’s a new Interstate battery put in.
Neo-classic vehicles like this have gained recognition as half of the ongoing RADwood motion that embraces Eighties and Nineteen Nineties vehicles and tradition. Some name these years the Golden Era for Honda. “Not really built like this anymore,” the itemizing concludes. “Truly beautiful car.”
The asking worth is $9,500 for this Legend. If you need to be half of an amazing group, you may convey it to subsequent 12 months’s National Acura Legend Meet (NALM) as soon as the dates and placement are introduced.
To view this itemizing on ClassicCars.com, see Pick of the Day.
