“Be a Legend. Drive a Legend,” was one of many taglines used throughout in advertising supplies for Acura’s flagship sedan and coupe throughout its lifespan between 1986 and 1995.

The Decide 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 on the hyperlink to view the itemizing)

“Unique proprietor, one driver,” the itemizing begins. “Wonderful situation and properly 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 colour for this automotive, and the vendor says that the paint is in glorious form. Fashions that have been trimmed in “L” gear may very well be recognized for having black bodyside moldings. The bottom mannequin, one step decrease, had much more black trim within the type of the aspect mirrors and door handles. And the top-end LS got here body-colored therapy throughout, together with a bunch of inside niceties.

American Honda took an enormous leap in early 1986 when the Acura Division first took form in March of that 12 months. The product lineup was slender – 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 top of “12 months one,” Acura had offered over 50,000 items.

The license plate body exhibits “Acura Metro,” which was one of many unique 60 sellers that have been established on the Acura model’s launch 37 years in the past. As we speak, there are about 270 Acura sellers nationwide, and Metro nonetheless exists. This Legend would look proper at residence within the showroom there.

Energy clever, when it launched in 1991, the second-generation Legend had a 200-horsepower “Kind I” 3.2-liter V6, and it may very well be optioned with both a four-speed computerized or a five-speed guide transmission. As we speak’s Legend exhibits 95,561 miles on the odometer, and the vendor says that the automotive was lately serviced. As well as, the tires are new, a smog test has been accomplished, and there’s a new Interstate battery put in.

Neo-classic automobiles like this have gained recognition as a part of the continued RADwood motion that embraces Nineteen Eighties and Nineteen Nineties automobiles and tradition. Some name these years the Golden Period for Honda. “Probably not constructed like this anymore,” the itemizing concludes. “Actually lovely automotive.”

The asking value is $9,500 for this Legend. If you wish to be a part of an excellent neighborhood, you would carry it to subsequent 12 months’s Nationwide Acura Legend Meet (NALM) as soon as the dates and site are introduced.

To view this itemizing on ClassicCars.com, see Decide of the Day.