The History of the Honda Accord

The First Accord

May 7, 1976

The Honda Accord was first released on May 7th, 1976. It was a good seller at the time due to its moderate size and exceptional fuel economy. It was originally released as a three-door hatchback, but a year later it was released as a sedan. It used the same 1.2 and 1.5-liter engines as the Honda Civic of the time.
Link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Accord#

The Second Gen

Sep 22, 1981

This car featured popular design elements of the time, including shag carpet, velour cabin trim, and chrome accents. An optional extra on the 1981 Accord was an Electro Gyrocator, the world's first automatic in-car navigation system. It also used the same engines as the last generation.
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Accord#Second_generation_(1981)