Many commonly asked questions and answers from 1st gen owners.
The 1st gen Civic's Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) are mounted on the top edge of the dash at the windscreen and can be seen from the outside. There is also one on the hood mounting bracket 74-78 Models. 79-83 are on the firewall, and rear door jamb.
Most common mechanical bits can be found at rockauto.com in the USA.
Common rubber seals, weather seals, mouldings and other bits and bobs are reproduced by civicgarage.com in Australia (international shipping).
The Honda Civic 73-79 Chassis code was designated SB. First generation Honda Civics had two chassis codes, depending on the year.
1973-1977: SB1
1978-1979: SB2
While there isn't a vin decoder, we have a spreadsheet available in Google Sheets where you can lookup your 1st gen Civic VIN.
The first three digits indicate engine model and the balance is production numbers.
Check the Chassis Codes tab in this spreadsheet for more details.
