History of Project PRO.2 - 1990 Honda CR-X SiR EF8 (Japanese and Canadian)

Complete Timeline To Date

Life in Japan:

• September 6th, 1989: Date of Manufacture at the Suzuka factory.
• One of the first 70 CR-X EF8 models off the assembly line in Suzuka, Japan.
• September 16th, 1989 - According to Honda Japan's press releases, the Honda CR-X SiR began selling domestically at Honda Verno dealerships.
• September 28th, 1989: Date of retail sale from Honda Verno Aomori
• Approximate sale price, as equipped: 2,020,700Y
• On Sept. 28th, 1989 that would be the equivalent of $16,893 Canadian ($14,314 USD)
• Owner: Honda Leasing
• User: Honda Verno Aomori
• Location: Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture
• License plate issued (Hachinohe 55 ni 9940)
• November 8th, 1991 - Registration Transfer (2nd Owner)
• Owner: Honda International Sales Co. Ltd. 
• User: Hideto [redacted by me]
• Location: Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture
• License Plate Issued (Aomori 55 ri 1620)
• July 31st, 1995 - Registration Transfer (3rd Owner)
• Owner: Masayoshi Osaka
• User: Shohei [redacted by me]
• Location: Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture
• No new license plate issued according to MLIT.
• November 22nd, 1996 - Registration Transfer (4th Owner)
• Owner: Onari [redacted by me]
• User: Redacted for Privacy by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation.
• No new license plate issued according to MLIT
• April 15th, 1998 - Registration altered.
• Address change for the owner.
• Address change for the user.
• License plate issued (Aomori 56 fu 1385)
• August 23, 2001 - MLIT Inspection
• August 30, 2001 - Registration Transfer (5th Owner)
• Owner: Toshio [redacted by me]
• User: Redacted for Privacy by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation.
• Location: Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture.
• License Plate Issued (Akita 500 te 2832)
• April 24, 2002 - Registration Transfer (6th Owner)
• Owner: Hiroshi [redacted by me]
• User: Redacted for Privacy by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation.
• Location: Machida City, Tokyo 
• License Plate Issued (Tama 500 mo 5201)
• October 30, 2002 - Power steering fluid service at 73,840km
• August 30, 2002 - Registration Transfer (7th Owner)
• Owner: Takumi [redacted by me]
• User: Redacted for Privacy by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation.
• Location: Akita City, Akita prefecture.
• License Plate Issued (Akita 500 ni 3372)
• August 6th, 2003 - MLIT Inspection 
• August 13th, 2003 - Oil Change at Autobacs Akita.
• February 16th, 2005 - Registration Transfer (I don't view this as the 8th owner. This is the registration for U-Park selling the car to World Car Link to be exported to Canada)
• Owner: U-Park Co., Ltd.
• User: Redacted for Privacy by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation.
• Iwatsuki City, Saitama prefecture.
• License Plate Issued (Omiya 599 te 8666)
• De-registered the same day.

Importation / Purchase:

• February 16th, 2005 - Received first pictures of car from Custom Auto
• February 16th, 2005 - Possible date of sale from U-Park Co., Ltd. to World Car Link
• February 16th, 2005 - Date of de-registration in Japan. 
• February 21st, 2005 - Date on delivery slip from Zero Group, a vehicle transport company in Japan. 
• Likely the car being shipped from Saitama to Nagoya since the export shipping to Canada wasn't finalized until April, so it wouldn't be the fee to ship from Nagoya to Yokohama where it left port.
• February 25th, 2005 - Invoice from WCL to Custom Auto, who I purchased the car from.
• March 2nd, 2005 - Additional photos arrive
• Odometer in photos shows 97,290km
• March 10th, 2005 - Put deposit down on CR-X through Custom Auto. 
• March 11th, 2005 - Custom Auto wire transferred payment in full to World Car Link.
• April 3rd, 2005 - WCL - Invoice to Custom Auto for duty/tax purposes.
• April 4th, 2005 - Paperwork from K-Line shipping prepared.
• Car scheduled to leave on ship Pacific Explorer on Voyage v.10 
• Port of export: Yokohama
• Shipping Method: Ro/Ro (Roll on / Roll off)
• Ship built in 1978 in Marugame, Japan.
• Was sailing under the flag of Liberia (North Trade Shipping) in 2005, but shows sailing under the Marshall Islands in 2022.
• Ship was decommissioned or lost, possible last voyage in September 2022.
• April 12th, 2005 - Bill of lading surrendered.
• August 6th, 2005 - Shaken inspection would have expired if the car hadn't been exported to Canada. 
• August 22nd, 2005 - Japanese registration would have expired if the car hadn't been exported to Canada. 
• Days spent in Japan (from Date of Manufacture to approx. date the ship left port): 
• No outstanding recalls in Japan
• Numbers-matching original B16A engine
• Approximately 97,314 KMs in Japan, averaging approximately 6081/yr 
• Days in Japan, not counting days at sea: 5689

• April 15th, 2005 - Date of Arrival to Fraser Wharves in New Westminster, BC (Vancouver suburb)
• Days at sea: 11
• April 18th, 2005 - Agriculture Canada and/or Canadian Food Inspection Agency inspection in process of being booked through A&A Customs Brokerage.
• April 20th, 2005 - Canadian Food Inspection Agency release
• April 21st, 2005 - Transport Canada / Canada Revenue Agency cleared
• April 21st, 2005 - Release Date (per A&A paperwork)
• April 25th, 2005 - Picked up by 28 Towing, Ltd. (I assume to take to L. Hansen's Forwarding)
• April 27th, 2005 - Date of A&A Customs Brokerage invoice to Custom Auto.
• April 27th, 2005 - Purchased Car from Custom Auto
• April 30th, 2005 - L. Hansen's Forwarding paperwork for shipping to Calgary from Vancouver
• May 2nd, 2005 - Car loaded onto rail car for shipping.
• May 4th, 2005 - Car arrived at the Alyth Rail Yard in Calgary. 
• May 5th, 2005 - Unloaded from Rail Car.
• May 5th, 2005 - We spotted it in the parking lot at L. Hansen's Forwarding
• May 6th, 2005 - L. Hansen's Forwarding Paperwork was signed for final release
• May 6th, 2005 - Delivered to Custom Auto. Picked her up and brought car home.

Life In Canada:

• June 3rd, 2005 - Out of Province Inspection (Alberta)
• 97, 377 km
• August 1st, 2005 - Milestone: 100,000km
• August 6th, 2005 - Shaken inspection would have expired if the car hadn't been exported to Canada. 
• August 22nd, 2005 - Japanese registration would have expired if the car hadn't been exported to Canada. 
• October 30th, 2005 - End of Season
• Odometer 101,641km
• 4,277km Driven
• June 7th, 2006 - End of Season
• Odometer: 101,995km
• 354km Driven
• July 27th, 2007
• Odometer: 102,514km
• 519km Driven
• 2008 - Not Driven
• 2009 - Not Driven
• September 2nd, 2010 - Oil Change
• 102,534km (approximate)
• September 3rd, 2010 - End of Season
• Odometer: 102,547km
• 33km Driven 
• April 28th, 2011 - Timing Belt 
• 102,554km
• Timing Belt
• Water Pump and tensioner
• Crank seal and Cam seals
• 2015-10-07 - End of Season
• Odometer: 103,584 km
• 1,037km Driven
• 2016-10-02 - End of Season
• Odometer: 103,808 km
• 224km Driven
• May 30th, 2017 - Fluid Flushes Performed 
• 103,917 km
• Engine Oil and Filter
• Coolant Drain and Fill
• Drain and Fill Transmission
• Power Steering Fluid Drain and Fill
• Brake Fluid flush
• 182km Driven
• October 22nd, 2017 - End of Season
• Odometer: 104,099 km
• 291km Driven
• 2018 - Not Driven
• 2019 - Not Driven
• 2020 - Not Driven
• November 15th, 2020 the car has spent as many days in Canada as it did in Japan, not counting days at sea.
• October 9th, 2021 - End of Season
• Odometer: 104,422 km
• 323km Driven
• June 11th, 2022 - Oil and Filter Change
• 104,710 km
• October 19th, 2022 - End of Season
• Odometer: 106,099 km
• 1,677km Driven

• October 19th, 2023 - End of Season
• Odometer: 107,114 km
• 1,015km Driven

• Average KMs per year (2005 - 2023): 541
• KMs in Canada (as of 2023): 9737 
• Never winter driven in Canada and garage stored since delivery. 

 

As more things are uncovered I will come back and update this. 

Remember, this blog was written in chronological order so, you will need to click OLDER POSTS to move forward in time, and click NEWER POSTS to go backwards.