American Honda has opened a museum of types at its headquarters in Torrance, California, showcasing quite a few key merchandise courting again to the firm’s founding in 1959 as the primary Honda division outdoors of Japan.

Referred to as the American Honda Assortment Corridor, the showcase covers not solely vehicles but in addition bikes, energy merchandise, and numerous different merchandise provided by Honda within the U.S. and elsewhere.

Highlights embody a 1970 N600 Coupe which was the primary automobile Honda bought within the U.S. There’s additionally the 1986 Acura Legend which helped launch the Acura model alongside the Integra, and a 1991 NSX, the supercar that helped put Acura on the map.

Earlier than it began promoting vehicles within the U.S., Honda was already advertising and marketing bikes, and there are many the two-wheelers current. Included within the showcase is a 1962 50/Tremendous Cub which is without doubt one of the first three fashions Honda bought within the U.S.

Various racing vehicles are additionally current, together with the 1996 Reynard 961-031 IndyCar pushed by Jimmy Vasser and Alex Zanardi.

A gap ceremony befell on Tuesday, and common occasions open to the general public together with Automobiles and Espresso-style meets are scheduled to happen on the web site which types a part of the principle foyer of American Honda’s headquarters. The Automobiles and Espresso meets will happen on the third Saturday of each different month, with the primary scheduled for Oct. 21.

A number of automakers have museums positioned on the their headquarters or shut by. A few of the extra well-known websites are the Ferrari museum subsequent to Ferrari’s headquarters in Maranello, Italy, the Lamborghini museum at Lamborghini’s headquarters in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy, the Porsche and Mercedes museums in Stuttgart, Germany, and the Corvette museum in Bowling Inexperienced, Kentucky.

HIGH-RES GALLERY: American Honda Assortment Corridor in Torrance, California

This text was initially printed by Motor Authority, an editorial associate of ClassicCars.com