I think Bob is a Time traveler

I had a '93 Si in Samba Green: it was the first and last car I ever bought new. I drove the bazoobs out of that car. My daughter and I (in her CAR SEAT!) enjoyed that thing to the hilt. I had it well after she got out of her car seat. I took that all over this fine nation of ours, and it never needed anything except regular oil changes and new tires. My friend's dad owned a local stereo shop, so she upgraded my stereo pretty quickly, and the stereo that was stock wasn't bad. The mileage was stupendous - 30ish mpg and more on the highway, and I'd know I commuted 40 mi RT for the whole time I had it. The trunk was deceptively large, even with the top stowed in the truck. I could fit a MTB w/out tires in a pinch (I had a '70 Chevelle at the same time, so if I was going riding...). I went camping in that thing: pop-up tent, old Coleman cooler, 2 sleeping bags, 2 duffels, never got crowed. I drove through pouring rain on the highway a number of times, and if you kept the windows up, and the rear window open "just so" it stayed dry if you were above 70 - the only water that came in was from the windshield funneling water to the side windows and the air would blow it in a little. I'd leave the top off for weeks on end in the KS summer. If it rained, you could towel the seats off or sit on the towel if you needed to and they'd be dry in short order. So Mrs. W, thinks they're ugly, cheap, and dated - and she's right, but they were functional. The car did tend to create undo ire from some people. I don't know how many times people would just shake their heads or flip a bird at the light - for NO reason. I'd have that car back in a heartbeat. I'm set to retire soon, and I was thinking of building a roached one back into something fun and worth driving again. I traded it after 7 or 8 years, and I only traded it because I got rear-ended. Selling it was a most unpleasant surprise for my daughter: she actually cried, and I've seen that kid cry probably 3 or 4 times in 29 years! I believe I had 163k on the clock when it went away.

That thing is a GEM- to find one that isn't clapped out and riced up... very rare. I love it

the Del Sol looks like it just came from the factory what a Beautiful Honda.

I love the rear retractable window. I am surprised that you didn't demonstrate it.

Thanks for your excellent service Wizard!

Saw a cherry Del Sol in Phoenix last year with Historic Plates. Made me feel incredibly old.

I have a 93 Del Sol SI in blue that we bought new and my husband has kept it maintained beautifully. We store it over the winter now and that first drive in the spring with the roof off is a thing of beauty! Love to see another one in such gorgeous condition.

Thanks Car Wizard, thanks a lot; I had this same year and trim model in '95, only it was in white! After about a year of ownership, the windshield weatherstripping at the top came off flopping against the taga top. I contacted my local Honda dealership and had it replaced. Years later it was a known thing that the adhesive that was used would become brittle and separate. I'm guessing the wind constantly blowing against the lip of the seal made it finally come off. I sold the car with 127k and nothing else was ever wrong with the car. 5-speed was perfect and it was perfect in snow without any snow tires. I'm in tears now......

This is too good of a car. I can never own something like this, I'll be too afraid of ruining it

I had a delsol in highschool back in the 90's. Very nostalgic! 👍

The coloured dots on the tire wall indicate where the tire should line up with the Schrader valve so You can perfectly balance the tire. Someone who put them on the rims probably had no clue. Btw, the floor mats are factory - "Del Sol" means "with sun" so that's why the stitching on them are so funny soloured.

you guys keep showing all these cars in really great shape for their age. like amazing condition! they have GOT to be coming through in a time machine!

Amazing find. I'd have to look but $18k may be more than when they were new. I remember looking at one on the lot. Someone loved that car.

Nice car. There's a lot of things that should be done to a twenty-six year old car like that to have it in best condition even though it has low mileage and it is a Honda. I'd recommend: Check condition of the radiator, pressure test the cooling system, replace the thermostat and upgrade coolant to blue HOAT. Should change the timing belt and accessory belts. Replace the fuel filter. Drain and fill the manual transmission fluid. Change oil and oil filter. Check engine air filter. Bleed the brake fluid and clutch fluid. If all those items have been serviced already then that's great.

That’s the nicest looking example I’ve seen since they were new. Great find, Bob! I see these once in a while, and they’re always in terrible condition, and rusted out. I hope whoever buys this one really loves it and continues to take good care of it!

The B16 VTEC model is the best, underrated model of the era. More fun than an ITR especially with the roof off. Believe me I know.

All the cars back then wore smiles. Now they all look upset like they could use an oil change. Dad worked Marketing at UP railroad importing cars. He always told me that those hooks underneath were tie downs for shipping on the boats and trains.

I bought a ‘94 del sol this past summer and I absolutely love it. There hasn’t been a moment behind the wheel I haven’t enjoyed yet

What a time capsule! I test drove a used one back in the mid 90's but ended up purchasing a used 1991 MR2 non-turbo and still have it.

You are my favorite KZfaqr mechanic. I LOVE that you give the tour underneath, I like to see what's good and what isn't.

I have a 93 del sol , in the same colour !! I absolutely love it ! i have wanted one since i was a kid and finally found one in Quebec from a guy that has a couple for a very decent price needs some work but will be well worth it when it is all restored to what i want it to be ! the seals for the windshield and even the targa top are very hard to find , i always check eBay and Kijiji to see if any one is parting out, but normally no no one has the seals unfortunately ! I hope they remake this car in the coming years would be pretty cool to see ! Sweet care Bob ! what a great and rare shaped car to find !!!

This is like brand new when I looked at them in the showroom back in the day. I eventually had a used 93 for a while. Loved it. ❤

Bob is amazing at finding the automotive gems.

Wow - I have not seen one looking that good since they were _new_! Neat little trip back in time on this video. :)

One of my favorite Hondas ever! Awesome to see such an impressive survivor.

I just bought one of these as a first car a couple months ago after wanting one for probably over a year. I really couldn't love it more. Its an automatic '93 SI in Samba Green with 161k miles. Its not in nearly as good of shape as the one in this video, but it is stock, and has a healthy motor. I'm working on restoring it, getting it back looking extremely clean like it just left the showroom, and eventually I'd like to convert it to manual. Thank you for sharing this beautiful Del Sol with us! ❤

I had a 1994 VTEC Del Sol. That car, w/AC ($1000 option in '94) cost $19000. Pretty expensive. It was quite a bit faster than the miata of that time.

Thank you for this video, Wizard! That is such a gorgeous Honda😍

My wife had this exact car, same colour and same style wheels. She absolutely loved it. It ran like a top was was great on gas and a blast to drive. It too was in immaculate condition and I sold it 11 years ago for more than double what other delSols in the area were going for. I bought her an Infiniti G37S but she never forgave me for selling it. I still hear about it to this very day. Oh, btw, the only other thing missing on this car are the exhaust tips. Euro Asian Bob should try and source them, it really improves the look.

Hey Wizard, I live in New Zealand, final destination for most interesting JDM cars. I checked marketplace and found a De Sol being parted local straight away, so if you're serious and don't mind shipping I can find one no worries.

Loves cars like this, I think the early 1990s - late 2000’s was the golden years for cars, and cars from that era will always be the valued and desirable in the future

Woow! Beautiful Del Sol

I purchased a 98 Honda Legend a few days ago. Still drives like new.

Never have I ever seen a stock del sol.

from the condition, I am going to guess this was a “weekend car.“ Lived its entire life inside the garage, except when it was brought out during the summer when the weather was nice for a weekend drive.

This thing is gorgeous, I can't imagine even seeing one in this condition in person

Literally the only Del Sol that isn’t completely ragged out 😂 I’ve been looking for one for a while

The Car Wizards truly had the coolest walk on KZfaq! I'd love to see a continuous loop video of him just waddling around on his stubby little legs with Pantera's WALK as the background music. Maybe if enough people give this post a thumbs up The Car Wizards will make such a video!

Cool to see that Miss Wizard loves the Honda’s!

I currently own a 1995 Honda Del Sol SI with 230,000 miles. Lot of work done since I got it, but I absolutely love it. It's the best car I have ever owned and I have been waiting for you to get one in your shop. This video made me really happy and seeing it in the scion tc video made me very excited. D16Z6 1.6L SOHC VTEC with a four speed automatic. Includes factory spoiler and rainbow floor mats. Frost white exterior, black interior with custom two tone black/white leather seats

The Honda CRX is such a great car, that goes really hard even with it's small VTech Engine.. I so wanted one of these not long after getting my drivers license..

Just had to check my leftover parts. That window strip is the only part I never took off my parts cars before scrapping, I still got lots of other trim laying around that I wanna get rid of. I took the best of my 2 parts cars and put on my current del sol #8 then scrapped the shells of the other 2

Of the many old cars we have seen in your shop this one at least makes sense. It is fun to drive, and will still hold up very well

My aunt had a red one like this and then a black one. Always loved these too!

Wow this is almost factory condition! And when I saw the stick shift, I immediately said, I WANT!!!

The roof storing bars have a latch too you can “pop” to still use your trunk space topless btw

Never owned one myself, but a friend had one with an unknown VTEC engine swap and unknown transmission that was totally mismatched. He let me drive it a lot and it was a blast, and an absolute screamer. Would love to have one in the late model Si trim.

For the rubber on the widnshield you need to call the Safe-Lite guy that changed the windshield. It might still be in his truck.

Great content on a little known car. I love the trunk, bigger than modern SUVs. So easy to work on because it's so light and so much room in the engine bay.

Urination bob has nice rides

Thanks Wizard and Mrs. Wow great looking car.

Nice ride wizard!! Love these types of videos

This should be in a museum stunning condition!

I had one for a while I got from my brother's friend for cheap. Fun little car. The top tends to have an annoying squeak when you drive because it is removable. Rolling down the back window and removing the top makes it basically a convertible with a roll bar. Definitely one of the coolest, quirkiest Honda's ever made. As far as the windshield piece: Sometimes finding certain old parts for Honda's requires junkyard searching. There are still a few Del Sol's showing up at the wreckers but not many. Might be the best bet if it isn't on eBay.

Mrs Wizard went right in for the kill. No time wasted LOL

This is my favorite car that’s been on your channel it is just beautiful

The missing trim seems to be a windshield weatherstrip. I found it on ebay for about 50 dollars. Posting links is disabled on this channel, so you will have to search for it, sorry.

WOW!.. a rare find ..I remember when these came out in the 90's ..I see one every once in awhile here in Arizona 🏜

I bought a brand new 1995 B-16 engine VTEC del Sol in 1996 and drove it til it was stolen with 77,000 mi. It was a snot, lots of fun, required premium fuel. I replaced it with a MBZ 300SL. Not nearly as enjoyable but it did look more serious. Two years ago I found a ‘95 cypress green SI auto with 35K miles on EBay, no reserve. I was the first to bid $5000 opening bid and no one bid against me so I won the auction. It now has 42K miles and gets ~35 mpg on regular. I’m 6’3” and fit into it quite comfortably. I have an anti theft device on this one.

This Del Sol is an absolute time capsule!

Wow.. that really makes me miss my '95 Civic DX 5-speed.. Best beater I ever owned.

What a gorgeous gem in an immacculate state! I can imagine people instantly fall in love.

We had one of these come into the shop I worked at a few years ago. It had a system where the trunk lid rose up vertically, two arms came out grabbed the roof, stored it inside the trunk lid and then sunk back down. Roof replacement was a reverse of this. Really cool to watch in action.

thats nice work man i would not have guessed you were in there from the picture

What a rare and priceless gem of a time machine🤩

Geez Wizard,it’s Honda engineering.gotta love it ! PS I hope Bob is a heavy tipper.CRX Seth is a great resource.

@Car Wizard for the windscreen rubber trim, take a look at Honda Civic parts from the same year. Honda used many of the same parts. I know as I had on brand new back in 1995.

I had a 94. It was a d engine with a 5 speed. Super fun to drive. One day the battery light came on and it was running like crap. I was about 15 miles from home and turned around. Got home noticed all of the belts were off of the pulleys. I was super lucky I made it home without the battery dying. Turns out the crank pulley bolt worked itself out, and it took a huge chunk out of the timing cover. All of the splines on the crank were worn away from the pulley being lopsided on it. Bought it in 2015 for 1200. Died on me in 2018 and I sold it as a parts car for 600. Guy put a new engine in it and still drives it to this day. Loved that car. Loved taking the top off and the back window down on summer night with my numerous girlfriends. I had a mercedes E55 at the time and I preferred the del sol just because it handled well and the 5 speed mske it a blast to drive.

My wife had one of those, called a CRX-VTEC-R in the UK. Amazingly reliable for what amounted to a race engine with over 100BHP/litre. The only problem was an appetite for headlight bulbs which were unobtainable in the UK (it was a Japanese import), so I had to modify the base of H4 bulbs with a Dremel tool. The roof goes squeaky so the sealing rubbers should be lubricated with Shin Etsu Honda silicone grease.

I used to own one of those in blue with the B16A2 engline. It was amazing and one of the cars I will always miss.

I still have my black 1993 Si complete with dealer installed rear spoiler and door mounted tweeters. Immaculate interior and only a couple dings on the body. Even has the original Ziebart (undercoating) sticker on the rear window. Drove it yesterday with Fleetwood Mac playing on the new Alpine head unit and floor mounted subwoofer. Almost sold it once. Buyer came with check in hand to pick it up but I told him I changed my mind. Keeping it forever!

Oh man.. I once had interest in a black ‘96 del sol a few years ago. It was beat to crap. No way I could go through with it. I couldn’t even get the smog registration done if I tried! Aftermarket headers, exhaust, etc. Something like this is worth the price.

Also if that is a 95, its not 1.5. its a d16z6 1.6 liter :P The Delsol had 3 models. Delsol S (115 hp), Delsol Si (126hp) and Delsol vtec(160hp). The S had a 1.5 non vtec d15, the si had the 1.6 vtec and then the "vtec" model had a 1.6 twin cam b16a3. Also ALso lol The floor mats are factory floor mats and not "custom". That car is insanely factory fresh, I haven't seen one stock stock in years!

Best bang for your buck Gran Turismo 1 car to start on and keep for the entire game. 🙂

That’s pretty extraordinary. I recall when these first appeared… they replaced the fantastic CRX, and the critics were disappointed. You’re right, it does resemble the MR-2 a little bit. I initially thought the Del Sol was mid-engined.

I have pretty much the same car in paradise blue green pearl with 45.000 km on it, no rust, no dents, etc and it absolutely love it. the only thing is that i am always scared to damage it while driving

Most people don't look after their stuff... I'd say that most people clean their car interior once or twice a year (if not never), many rely on the rain to clean the outside. What's great is, the person who buys this won't be a dirtbag as noted above. They'll pay the extra because they appreciate the condition, and will respect what the previous owner committed to.

Nice. Thanks Wizard.

Wow! Always wanted a Honda CRX or a Del Sol and it is an SI! COOL!!!!

I just came back from a few weeks in California and I saw so many of those cars! Been on my mind ever since.

Amazing little Del Sol 🔥🔥🔥🔰🔰🔰

Very Nice!!! I restored a 95 Vtec, and i love it..

That car looks brand new amazing.

Bob is a expert he very good at his job

i have had 2 over the years and both were beat with a stick by the time I had them never seen one that was left unmolested also i fit pretty good at 6ft3 I did notice the armrests on the door panels glue gave up but not much to be done for that

Nothing like a well maintained OEM car!

It has the same amount of storage even with the Rooftop in it. That's the beauty of it. I love mine.

I used to work at a Honda dealership and had a customer that was the original owner of a '94 Civic Del Sol 5 speed (same color as this one) which she had purchased brand new from that dealership. It had 82K miles on it and ran like a top.

The Euro spec ones had the 1.6 litre engine and the fully automated roof that removes and re-installs itself. The roof system is interesting to watch while its happening. The trunk on those models is powered, and rises up vertically on two telescopic rams.

Beautiful car. A friend has one in Portugal, in black in almost new condition like that one but is the VTi version, 1.6i with 160 hp is a fast car because is light. And that automatic roof its so cool to see it working.. And the 46 under the car is to celebrate El Doctor, Valentino Rossi that just retired last month from the Moto GP

Awesome! Reminds me of my 1991, Civic, Special Edition, red, 5spd, hatchback.

that was good solid "thunk" in the trunk. A real car!

What a beauty! Totally worth what was asked for it.

I owned a 1993 Civic Del Sol Si which I sold in 2001 when my wife got pregnant. Still regret selling it. Great find Euro Asian Bob!

I have a 95' Del Sol in Great condition!! I Love it!! ❤

Aaah, I just scrapped my 93 del sol... i had tons of parts but i was too lazy to post them. Lots of originals... I absolutely loved that car. I brought it back from the dead twice... not enough money for the 3dr time when I was in school

I had a 53 Caddy as a first car and it was 25 years old then. I find it amazing to call 90’s cars time capsules

I got a 93’ that needs a lot of work. Watching this makes it look like I’m gonna be working on my car forever.

I test drove one of those del Sol's when it was new. It was a really pretty blue one a stick shift one. It was Fun to drive.