Honda Civic Williams

[HillmanImp]

When I was about 11, my mates parents won a Honda Civic Williams which I understand was made because Honda and Williams were in partnership in F1 at the time.

 

I seem to remember being told it was meant to be one of two ever made and had lots if stickers and my memory says it had a lowered suspension on it (but it might not have done) but thats all I remember. It wasn't driven fast by its owner when i was in it but that doesn't mean it wasn't fast.

 

Does anyone know anything about these? Was it sporty, what ever happened to it or was it just a normal Civic covered in stickers rather than a precursor to the Clio Williams?

 

It was one of these civics:

 

 

Anyone on here got any ideas or knowledge in these?

[Jezzerh]

Never heard of those. Sure it wasn't a Jordan one? Came in yellow, lowered.

[D Spares & Tyres]

With two big tits in the front I assume?

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Clio Williams or Civic Jordan?

Pretty sure Williams were never Honda powered in F1, but I'm usually wrong.

84-88 I think, the Piquet,Rosberg, Mansell era.

[HillmanImp]

Was defo a Civic Williams. Had a google about it and can't find anything about it. Sadly my mate Daw, whose parents owned the car has disappeared from Facebook and I dont have any other contact details.

[M'coli]

First points for Honda in the turbo era was a fifth place for Keke Rosberg in the Williams FW09 in the 1983 South African Grand Prix (I wa obsessed with F1 at the time, buying Motoring News every week out of my pocket money...)

[Keymaster]

Google says Honda did a F1 Special edition on these Civics & CRX's for the Japanese market, based on the Si with F1 trimmed interior, unique alloys, a bit of extra colour coding and a few stickers.

 

Wouldn't surprise me if it was just one of them, but with Williams stickers on it instead?

 

 

[overrun]

This reminds me of the dude on Deals on Wheels, who claimed to have a Renault 19 Williams.

Anyone remember that?

 

I also knew of a lad with an EK9 Civic Type R in yellow like the Jordan, above.

He didn't appreciate the two being likened. Lol.

[Ghosty]

84-88 would be an earlier Civic than the one in the top post. Did that earlier Civic model even have a sporting model here?

 

Civic Jordans are 1.6 VTis in yellow with a lip/bodykit, five-spoke wheels and a black and yellow full leather interior, they made like 500 or something.

Worth about £3-5k, DOHC VTEC Civics are stupid expensive.

[dollywobbler]

Might not have been lowered as they're ridiculously low in the first place. Especially going from a Metro. Which I did. Worlds apart.

[Lacquer Peel]

 

 

84-88 would be an earlier Civic than the one in the top post. Did that earlier Civic model even have a sporting model here?

I think you could get a Civic GT.

 

I have false childhood memories, my uncle worked for the Forestry Commission and I was sure he had a Sierra-shape P100 with 4x4. No such vehicle existed.

[HillmanImp]

Thought I replied ro this last night but its not come up.

 

I am absolutely sure this was the slightly later shape but the base colour was white so it could've been. I need to track down Daw to get more info methinks.

[HillmanImp]

Might not have been lowered as they're ridiculously low in the first place. Especially going from a Metro. Which I did. Worlds apart.

Thats what I was thinking.

[Faker]

I was big into my Honda civics years ago. I had loads of sporty stuff and used to rally a group n eg v-tec. I've never heard of a Williams civic. I've thrown in a Google search and did a bit of digging and can't find anything. I'd like to see one.

[saucedoctor]

I had a sporty Civic the same shape as the one in the OP, called a 1.6i-16. The previous shape sporty ones were called simply the S. Mate had one.

 

EDIT: now I think about it, the older car was a 1500.

[Tamworthbay]

It may well have been chucked together as a prize. The Vauxhall dealers in Derby did a rally 'special' that was auctioned off (I think, may have been roffled) for a local charity, it was covered in the Derby evening telegraph but all it was was a mk2 Astra with wellers, big mud flaps and a load of 'sponsor' stickers on. I saw it driving around for a few years then it disappeared.

[HillmanImp]

There was a one-off CRX Canon/Williams in white and red.

I am sure this was white and red too, so was maybe a copy of that.

 

It may well have been chucked together as a prize.

I am maybe thinking the same due to the lack of info on it. John Cooper Honda was in the next village along, maybe it was something to do with them? Might see if I can find owt down this avenue of enquiry.

[overrun]

I think you could get a Civic GT.

 

I have false childhood memories, my uncle worked for the Forestry Commission and I was sure he had a Sierra-shape P100 with 4x4. No such vehicle existed.

 

My dad had a mk1 Sierra Laser estate for fucking years. It was and still is, his favourite car.

He reckons it was FWD. FFS!

[gtd2000]

Must admit I did like my old Honda Civic in the early naughties...

 

 

 

[Formula Autos]

I think you could get a Civic GT.

 

I have false childhood memories, my uncle worked for the Forestry Commission and I was sure he had a Sierra-shape P100 with 4x4. No such vehicle existed.

Thread drift, but ........

 

That Sierra pick-up with 4WD might have existed. Apparently Sellafield security used to have some for patrolling the perimeter of their site. They were rumoured to have been made by County Garage (AKA CG Ford) in Carlisle, who had set up a workshop a few years earlier to run a rally team using XR4s and, later, XR4x4s. Though the running gear for the pick-ups seem to have been derived from Transit 4x4s rather than XR4x4s. According to an old guy I know who used to work in Sellafield's transport department, at any rate.

 

If the one you're thinking about had been ex-Sellafield it'll have been in their corporate colours of white with a dark blue band at bumper height and below, with a yellow stripe seperating them. Often the yellow on their vehicles was just a strip of vinyl that peeled off though, so most of their fleet ended up as just blue and white after a couple of years.

 

CG probably wouldn't have made them before '86 either - the workshop was used for the rally team until then. It was a parallel programme to Ford's works effort with the RS200, but after Group B was ended Ford's works team took the Sierra Cossie rallying and CG wound their team up. They seemed to just enter UK rallies, in the main.

 

Anyhow, as you were.

 

Civics ........

[Lacquer Peel]

Good reply! I think a 1986 P100 would be Cortina-shaped, and like you say 4x4 versions were available but this one was registered in the early 90s, Sierra-shaped and new to the Forestry Commission.

[face]

I had a sporty Civic the same shape as the one in the OP, called a 1.6i-16. The previous shape sporty ones were called simply the S. Mate had one.

 

EDIT: now I think about it, the older car was a 1500.

 

Yeah, I think the GT shared the 1.5 engine with the early CRX.