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Back in 2008 I bought three Gen II Civics of which there was an '81 Hatch 1300, '82 Hatch 1500 Auto and an '83 Hatch 1500 Auto. I'm using the '82 as a daily driver, scrapped the '83 and still have the '81 which I'm never going to get to do anything on it.
The '81 is a rolling chassis suitable for an engine swap or original restoration should someone be that ambitious.