Honda has officially launched Heritage Works, a new program designed to restore and reproduce genuine parts for its classic car models. Announced in June and further clarified recently, the initiative aims to maintain the originality, operational quality, and collector's value of iconic Honda vehicles, beginning with the first-generation NSX.

Honda Heritage Works comprises two main pillars: Honda Heritage Parts and Honda Restoration Service. The program aims to maintain the originality, operational quality, and collector's value of classic Honda models.

The first-generation NSX model in an advertisement for the Honda Heritage Works program. Photo: Honda

The Heritage Parts pillar offers two distinct categories of components for classic car owners. The first category includes newly developed and manufactured parts designed to replace original components that have been discontinued. These parts benefit from modern technology, materials, and production methods, addressing limitations found in the initial designs.

The second category comprises "heritage" parts, precisely reproduced using the original materials and manufacturing processes. Honda confirms that these heritage parts will be distributed globally through its authorized parts network, mirroring the system for standard products.

Complementing the parts offering, the Honda Restoration Service is a key component of the Heritage Works program. Following a successful pilot restoration program for the NSX model, this service will now expand, operating from the Takanezawa factory in Tochigi, Japan.

Production line for the first-generation NSX. Photo: Honda

Customers can choose from two comprehensive restoration packages. The basic package focuses on critical operational components, such as the engine and suspension system. The comprehensive package extends to the exterior, interior, and other detailed elements, with work performed according to each vehicle's specific condition. This includes disassembling the car to its frame for repainting, re-upholstering seats, and refinishing the dashboard, door panels, and other small interior details.

Registrations for NSX owners are expected to open in January next year, with the condition that vehicles must be brought to Japan for the service. Honda has yet to announce the service costs or which other car models will be included in the program in the future.

Ho Tan (according to The Drive)