Test drive rewind: Your all-access pass to Honda's immaculate, and mysterious ... - New York Daily News

Hidden somewhere in the South Bay of Los Angeles, there is a collection of Honda vehicles—priceless in value and meaning—that has remained shrouded from the public eye in a closed-off warehouse for more than a decade. This could be the greatest car collection you’ve never heard of. It’s also one that the Daily News Autos team has had the pleasure of visiting before –or at least enjoyed the incredible vehicles housed within it. Honda refers to the gymnasium-size... Once inside, there is tangible feeling that this grouping of cars, trucks, and concepts is so much more than a resting place for retired vehicles wearing a Honda badge. The idea for the museum came about only 12 years ago, at the request of former Honda top executive Tom Elliott. After almost three decades of Honda selling automobiles in the United States, Elliott thought it made sense to finally gather the vehicles that had defined Honda USA in dealer showrooms, at auto shows, and on racetracks. “Twelve years ago, we had cars all over the place,” Heath said, noting that the automaker formerly kept its historic vehicles “in. Source: www.nydailynews.com