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Of all of the subjects that get us going here at The Drive, one of the top candidates has to be “unconscionably large amount of obscure vehicles and associated parts for sale in a field.” Oftentimes, we tend to encounter this, unsurprisingly, with classic Americana (are Crown Vics old enough to qualify as “classic” yet?) and, occasionally, we’ll come across something like a paradise for Porsche owners. But Jeremiah Freeman’s “CRX Farm” in Kansas is special, because when was the last time you saw so many golden-era Hondas in one place?
Although CRX Farm obviously has a nice ring to it, Jeremiah is kind of underselling his operation here, because it contains much, much more than CRXs. Sure, there are 67 second-gen hatches, 20 first-gen examples, and 29 Del Sols, by the owner’s count. But you’ve also got various types of Civics, some Accords, Integras, and Preludes, and the odd Acura RSX. If you need something for one of Honda’s more utilitarian models, there are also some CR-Vs, Elements, Odysseys, and a Pilot in stock.
Surveying the field, plenty of these vehicles aren’t in a drivable condition, and Jeremiah says he rarely sells entire cars anyway. Rather, the true value here is for anyone working on their own old Honda or Acura that needs that pesky, hard-to-find component, as some of these machines are getting on 40 years old now, and hundreds of thousands have faded from traffic in the interim. I mean, when was the last time you saw an EF Civic Wagon casually on the road? Meets don’t count.
Jeremiah Freeman via Facebook
You might assume that Jeremiah started this business out of a lifelong love for fun Hondas, but it actually unfolded in stages. Over a decade ago, he found himself searching for a fuel-efficient daily after starting a new job that required him to cover 500 miles a week. He learned about the CRX HF—a model that returned 55 mpg when new—and drove the wheels off it.
Eventually, a series of repairs led to acquiring a parts car, and when Jeremiah eventually found little interest in selling both CRXs whole, he began parting them out. “After a few months of selling parts locally on Craigslist I did some quick math and realized that I had made more money in parts than I had paid for the car initially,” he told me over a DM.
One thing led to another, and today the collection has grown to about 275 Hondas in total. Jeremiah works as a registered nurse and told me that he’s “not very mechanical and couldn’t build a car to save my life,” but the way he’s kept his own vehicles running and gotten the proper parts into enthusiasts’ hands would suggest otherwise.
“I have a couple rules for doing business,” Jeremiah told me. “Don’t be an asshole. Don’t waste my time. I’d say about 60% can’t overcome this hurdle.” Anyone who has ever tried to sell anything, especially over the internet, could probably relate. And while the CRX Farm rarely sells complete cars, if one is running with a clean title, it won’t get parted out.
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Almost two years ago, YouTuber Caseys Customs ventured out to the farm in Rossville, Kansas, to secure some hardware for his rear-wheel-drive, V8-swapped CRX build. The video, embedded below and timestamped, gives a first-person look at Jeremiah’s inventory at the time, which notably includes a few non-Hondas, including a Dodge Daytona IROC, of all things.
If you can’t make it to Kansas, that’s OK—Jeremiah ships parts all over the world. Surely, the Honda community is very thankful for that. You can peruse his gargantuan list of wares on his Facebook seller page.
Jeremiah Freeman via Facebook
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Backed by a decade of covering cars and consumer tech, Adam Ismail is a Senior Editor at The Drive, focused on curating and producing the site’s slate of daily stories.
