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Timothy Hines remembers well November 1, 1982. It was the day he helped build his first car.

The Honda worker recalls the pride and sense of accomplishment he felt as the gray sedan rolled off the production line at the brand-new plant in Marysville, Ohio. The automobile marked a first not only for Hines but for Honda and Japan as well, neither of which had ever produced a car in the States.

"To get into something like that at the ground floor, there's very few people that ever get that opportunity," Hines said recalling the four-door Accord with the license plate "USA 001." Read full article »

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