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"interstate366, now In The Industry" (interstate366) 05/02/2016 at 16:22 • Filed to: Honda Prelude

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Today’s my last day of vacation, and since it’s nice out I took Lucky for a drive in the country.

The railroad bridge behind me was built in 1914!

The road behind me (to the right) has an abandoned bridge, but it’s blocked off.

I was going to get more shots from this intersection, but one of the residents came up behind me so I decided to just move on.

Quiet back road railroad crossing.

I was standing on the end of a dirt road when I took this photo.

At a park

TheNeonDriver - Now with More BMW! > interstate366, now In The Industry 05/02/2016 at 16:30

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That’s a damn fine example of a (1990-1?) 2nd Gen Prelude.

ttyymmnn > interstate366, now In The Industry 05/02/2016 at 16:35

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Disputanta? That’s the sticks, brother.

interstate366, now In The Industry > TheNeonDriver - Now with More BMW! 05/02/2016 at 16:40

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Thanks! It is indeed a ‘91.

ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback > TheNeonDriver - Now with More BMW! 05/02/2016 at 16:43

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In the U.S. that’s a 3rd gen Prelude. Used to have a 90 Si and I miss it terribly.

interstate366, now In The Industry > ttyymmnn 05/02/2016 at 16:43

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Yep. I’m in Colonial Heights, so it’s only a 10-15 minute drive. The last 3 pics were in Dinwiddie.

ttyymmnn > interstate366, now In The Industry 05/02/2016 at 16:48

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I grew up in Norfolk, but I left back in 1986.

TheNeonDriver - Now with More BMW! > ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback 05/02/2016 at 16:49

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I stand corrected!

Bytemite > interstate366, now In The Industry 05/02/2016 at 17:07

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Nice car. These things always looked like they were RWD. Idk why Honda didn’t just make it rwd.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Bytemite 05/02/2016 at 17:39

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My dad lent me a book called The Honda Myth. I started on it, but never got to the part where modern Honda began to take shape. From what my dad says, even then it’s unclear. The book has the origins of the Civic and Accord, but the Prelude seemingly just showed up one day in the late 70s. There was a coupe version of the 1300 (predecessor to the Accord), but there was a 5-year gap between it and the Prelude.

interstate366, now In The Industry > ttyymmnn 05/02/2016 at 17:54

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I have family that lived there around then, but left for the OBX a few years later. Aside from the traffic I like Hampton Roads.

ttyymmnn > interstate366, now In The Industry 05/02/2016 at 18:04

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I miss being around the water. We lived fairly close to downtown, and seeing all the Navy ships in the shipyard, the tugs, all that was really neat.

interstate366, now In The Industry > ttyymmnn 05/02/2016 at 18:40

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I went to Hampton last week to check out Buckroe Beach. I took a brief side trip to downtown Newport News while waiting for a brewery to open. The road I took (351/Pembroke) went directly from Buckroe to NN Shipbuilding Company. I was in awe of how expansive the shipyard was.

ttyymmnn > interstate366, now In The Industry 05/02/2016 at 18:50

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It really is remarkable. And it’s nowhere near as vast as it was in WWII, or even back in the 80s, when Reagan was trying to build his 600 ship navy. I had a friend with a boat, and we used to cruise down the south branch of the Elizabeth River from downtown Norfolk, past Portsmouth, and see all the repair facilities, etc. that line the river. Submarines, mothballed ships, you name it. And every once in a while, you’d see something like this.

This is the Harry S Truman sailing up (well, down really) the Elizabeth River from the south branch (the right fork), past downtown Norfolk and USS Wisconsin . We don’t get to see that in Austin.

interstate366, now In The Industry > ttyymmnn 05/02/2016 at 20:00

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Awesome photo. I also checked out Fort Monroe for a bit. It was decommissioned in 2011, but there’s a lot of signage leftover from when it was active.

It’d make a good photoshoot spot. Maybe later this year I’ll take this car there.

ttyymmnn > interstate366, now In The Industry 05/02/2016 at 20:06

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You can still take a tour of the historic fort, can't you?

interstate366, now In The Industry > ttyymmnn 05/02/2016 at 20:28

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Not sure, honestly. Every time I’ve gone on it I’ve just been exploring. The only time I went with a group it was to check out the spot where the old ferry to Norfolk was.

ttyymmnn > interstate366, now In The Industry 05/02/2016 at 20:59

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http://www.fmauthority.com/visit/casemate…