The red paint, chrome window surrounds and steel wheels are the starting point. This collection records the Prelude as it appears in the supplied photographs. It also gives future work a useful reference: what was already there, what was changed and what still needs a closer look.
What the photographs show
The exterior views cover both sides, the front, the rear and the rear quarters. Surface wear is visible in the red paint. The car has black side mouldings, a dark sunroof panel and fixed rectangular front lamps. Two more photographs show the front and rear in indoor storage.
The interior views include the dashboard, Prelude steering wheel, instrument cluster, digital clock, radio, heater controls, gear lever and sunroof area. Exposed flooring, loose wiring and damaged headlining trim are visible in the supplied views.
These photographs record appearance. They do not establish whether the engine runs, whether the electrics work or what the car needs mechanically.
What is known about this car
The owner identifies it as a Honda Prelude. Its appearance suggests the first generation. The collection folder uses the label prelude_1981, but a folder name does not confirm the model year.
The chassis or model code, original market, engine, transmission, trim and factory paint code still need to be recorded from the car and its documents. There is no engine-bay or identification-plate photograph in this first collection.
Dates belong to the files
This record was added on 12 October 2026. That is the date of this entry, not the date of every photograph.
The iPhone photographs carry capture metadata dated 7 October 2026, and the short clips have container creation dates on that date. The five original supplied views and the WhatsApp photographs do not have confirmed capture dates. A date in a filename is kept as part of the filename rather than presented as a verified date.
Matching photo and clip filenames help keep related views together. They do not prove that a photograph and clip were recorded at exactly the same instant.
The next views to collect
Engine bay, identification plates, underbody, suspension, rust details and longer walk-around footage will make the record more useful. Each addition should have a caption naming the area, an actual capture date when known and a note about work that has been completed.
Until then, the gallery is the starting record. The paint studies and tuning concepts explore appearance; they are not photographs of completed work.