Even with a crunched fender and automatic, probably the nicest 1981 Prelude in the world, $3000

Not mine, etc...

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1013706985869637/

Ad says:

Mint Beautiful Red Interior, Body No rust, Garage Kept, Front Fender damage. Brand new fender in box included. Never had a chance to install. Starts right up and runs fine. Posting this ad for my father on facebook. The car is in really great condition. One time the car was taken out of the garage to wash and my father forgot to put the hand- brake and rolled into a tree in our driveway. We never had a chance to fix the fender but other than that it is in great shape. The part was ordered to fix but never installed. Car is a beauty but we no longer have time to take care of it. Our loss is your gain. 

That looks like BAT flip bait.  Have a paint shop match the fender, fix whatever trim it needs on corner, some derp will probably bid it to 30 grand

also the hand brake story is hard to buy into because automatic

Definitely flip bait if it was not an automatic, who buys one of these in 1981 as an auto?

dherr (Forum Supporter) said:

Definitely flip bait if it was not an automatic, who buys one of these in 1981 as an auto?

School teachers.  At least the one owner that I knew of (my sister and her husband.) 

I'm not sure when the speedo changed but I remember my sister's having this dual track gauge. 

Outer track for speed, inner track for tach. 

John Welsh said:

I'm not sure when the speedo changed but I remember my sister's having this dual track gauge. 

Outer track for speed, inner track for tach. 

That is cool!

John Welsh said:

I'm not sure when the speedo changed but I remember my sister's having this dual track gauge. 

Outer track for speed, inner track for tach. 

I had a 1979(?) Prelude with the combo gauge, so I'm guessing that '79-80 had that one, and then '81-82 had a normal setup. 

Are those interior pics current or when it came out of the showroom in the '80s? If I was local I'd be trying to add it to my pile of too many cars, but I've experienced a LOT of fake FB Market ads lately.

Edit: Interesting, 2013 sale looks very similar... https://bringatrailer.com/2013/11/24/blue-plate-survivor-57k-mile-1981-honda-prelude/ So I checked the VIN and it was not a match.

But The VIN gave up these links (which I'd open with care): http://davidsclassiccars.com/honda/334417-1981-honda-prelude-automatic-all-original.html

https://topclassiccarsforsale.com/honda/459434-1981-honda-prelude-automatic-all-original.html

This one includes a phone number: https://mfpclassiccars.com/honda/371517-1981-honda-prelude-automatic-all-original.html

http://classiccardb.com/honda/403217-1981-honda-prelude-automatic-all-original.html

In reply to AAZCD (Forum Supporter) :

Interesting! All three non-facebook ads list the same mileage as each other, which is a bit less than 200 miles under the Facebook ad. If I had to guess, it's the same car, but the Facebook ad is the guy that bought it from whatever dealer those three ads were ripped from. The current owner has only put <200 miles on it, and is frustrated by the body damage and realizes they're not going to drive it, so are selling it.

In reply to dculberson :

I think you're right. I don't see the fender damage in any of the links and the FB ad Videos looks legit.

In reply to dculberson :

everything seems to add up, but the weird handbrake story just doesnt seem to make sense.

If you're actually interested one of these...here's the one you want.  NMNA

And it's a stick shift too!

I bought one of these back in 1997 for $100.  Got it from the original owner.  I put $500 worth of work into it and drove the snot out of it.  Engine wasn't as tight as it once was...every time I started it there was a nice plume of blue smoke.  The longer it sat, the bigger the plume.  I just kept an eye on the oil level and all was good.  Damn thing got 35-40mpg without trying.  It was slow as molasses, but fun as hell.  The sunroof was absolutely huge for such a small car.  I sold it for $800 around 1999 or 2000 to a kid who delivered newspapers with it.  I'd love to have another...  No, that doesn't mean I'm going to buy this one.