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                          AMERICAN HONDA RECEIVABLES CORP.,

                                      as Seller


                         AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE CORPORATION,

                                     as Servicer


                                         and


                       BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI TRUST COMPANY,

                                      as Trustee
                         on behalf of the Certificateholders


                        ______________________________________

                           POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

                               Dated as of July 1, 1997
                        ______________________________________


                                     $__________
                     Honda Auto Receivables 1997-A Grantor Trust
                           _____% Asset Backed Certificates



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                                  TABLE OF CONTENTS

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                                     ARTICLE ONE

                                DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

    Section 1.01.  Special Definitions and Terms............................  1
    Section 1.02.  Other Definitions and Terms..............................  4


                                     ARTICLE TWO

                                  CREATION OF TRUST

    Section 2.01.  Creation of Trust........................................  4


                                    ARTICLE THREE

                 CONVEYANCE OF RECEIVABLES; SERVICER LETTER OF CREDIT

    Section 3.01.  Conveyance of Receivables................................  4
    Section 3.02.  Servicer Letter of Credit................................  5


                                     ARTICLE FOUR

                                ACCEPTANCE BY TRUSTEE

    Section 4.01.  Acceptance by Trustee....................................  5


                                     ARTICLE FIVE

                              INCORPORATION OF STANDARD
                                 TERMS AND CONDITIONS

    Section 5.01.  Incorporation of Standard Terms and Conditions...........  5


                                         (i)

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                                     ARTICLE SIX

                      ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
                                      OF SELLER

    Section 6.01.  Additional Representations and Warranties of Seller......  5



                                    ARTICLE SEVEN

                       AMERICAN HONDA NOT TO RESIGN AS SERVICER

    Section 7.01.  American Honda Not to Resign as Servicer.................  6


                                    ARTICLE EIGHT

                                  AGENT FOR SERVICE

    Section 8.01.  Agent for Service........................................  7


                                     ARTICLE NINE

                       TRUSTEE TO HOLD CERTIFICATE AND PAYAHEAD
                 ACCOUNTS, RESERVE FUND AND YIELD SUPPLEMENT ACCOUNT

    Section 9.01.  Trustee to Hold Certificate and Payahead Accounts, Reserve 
              Fund and Yield Supplement Account.............................  7


                                     ARTICLE TEN

                                      [Reserved]


                                      SCHEDULES

    Schedule A - Schedule of Receivables.................................. SA-1
    Schedule B - Locations of Receivable Files............................ SB-1

                                         (ii)

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                                       EXHIBITS

    Exhibit A - Form of Class A Certificate.................................A-1
    Exhibit B - Form of Class B Certificate.................................B-1
    Exhibit C - Form of Letter of Representations...........................C-1
    Exhibit D - Form of Servicer Letter of Credit...........................D-1
    Exhibit E - Form of Servicer Report.....................................E-1

                                        (iii)


    This Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July  1, 1997, is made 
with respect to the formation of the Honda Auto Receivables 1997-A Grantor 
Trust, among American Honda Receivables Corp., a California corporation (the 
"Seller"), American Honda Finance Corporation, a California corporation (the 
"Servicer"), and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Trust Company, a New York banking 
corporation, as trustee (the "Trustee").

                                 W I T N E S S E T H:

    In consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:


                                     ARTICLE ONE

                                DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

    Section 1.01.  SPECIAL DEFINITIONS AND TERMS.  Whenever used in the
Standard Terms and Conditions and in this Agreement, the following words and
phrases shall have the following meanings, unless otherwise indicated by the
context:

    "AGREEMENT" means this Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all amendments
hereof and supplements hereto.

    "AGGREGATE NET LOSSES" means, with respect to a Collection Period, an
amount equal to the aggregate Principal Balance of all Receivables that became
Defaulted Receivables during such Collection Period minus all Net Liquidation
Proceeds collected during such Collection Period with respect to Defaulted
Receivables.

    "CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR" means the Trustee unless a successor Certificate
Registrar is appointed pursuant to Section 15.03 of the Standard Terms and
Conditions.  The Certificate Registrar initially designates its offices at
1251 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor, New York, New York  10020-1104, as its
offices where Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or
exchange as described in Section 15.07 of the Standard Terms and Conditions.

    "CHARGE-OFF RATE" means, with respect to a Collection Period, the
percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the Aggregate Net
Losses for such Collection Period, and the denominator of which is the average
of (i) the Pool Balance on the last day of the Collection Period immediately
preceding such Collection Period and (ii) the Pool Balance on the last day of
such current Collection Period; such quotient is then multiplied by twelve to
arrive at an annualized percentage.

    "CLASS A PERCENTAGE" means __.__%.

    "CLASS B PERCENTAGE" means _.__%.



    "CLOSING DATE" means July __, 1997.

    "CORPORATE TRUST OFFICE" means, as of the date hereof, the office of the
Trustee located at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor, New York, New York 
10020-1104, Attention: __________________________.

    "CURRENT RECEIVABLE" means each Receivable that is not a Defaulted
Receivable or a Liquidated Receivable.

    "CUTOFF DATE" means July 1, 1997.

    "DELINQUENCY PERCENTAGE" means, with respect to a Collection Period, the
percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of (i)
all outstanding Receivables 61 days or more delinquent (after taking into
account permitted extensions) as of the last day of such Collection Period,
determined in accordance with the Servicer's normal practices, plus (ii) all
Receivables the related Financed Vehicles of which have been repossessed but
have not been liquidated (to the extent the related Receivable is not otherwise
reflected in clause (i) above or is not a Defaulted Receivable), and the
denominator of which is the aggregate number of Current Receivables on the last
day of such Collection Period.

    The first "DISTRIBUTION DATE" shall be August 15, 1997.

    The "FINAL SCHEDULED DISTRIBUTION DATE" shall be __________ 15, 20__.

    "INITIAL SERVICER LETTER OF CREDIT AMOUNT" means $__________.

    "LETTER OF CREDIT BANK" means ____________________, and its successors. 
The Letter of Credit Bank initially designates its offices at
____________________, Attention:  __________ Department, as its offices for
receiving demands, notices and communications as described in Section 21.05 of
the Standard Terms and Conditions.

    "LETTER OF REPRESENTATIONS" means the Letter of Representations among the
Seller, the Trustee and DTC, substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit C.

    "ORIGINAL POOL BALANCE" means $__________.

    "ORIGINAL CLASS A CERTIFICATE BALANCE" means $__________.

    "ORIGINAL CLASS B CERTIFICATE BALANCE" means $__________.

    "PASS-THROUGH RATE" means _____% per annum.

    "RATING AGENCY" means each of Moody's and Standard & Poor's.

    "RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT" means that certain Receivables Purchase
Agreement, dated as of the Cutoff Date, between the Seller and American Honda.

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    "REQUIRED RATING" means a rating on commercial paper or other short-term
unsecured debt obligations of Prime-1 by Moody's and A-1+ by Standard & Poor's;
and any requirement that commercial paper or short-term unsecured debt
obligations have the "Required Rating" shall mean that such commercial paper or
unsecured debt obligations shall be rated at least equal to the foregoing
ratings from Moody's and Standard & Poor's.

    "REQUIRED SERVICER RATING" means a rating on short-term obligations of the
Servicer of at least Prime-1 by Moody's and A-1 by Standard & Poor's; and any
requirement that the Servicer have the "Required Servicer Rating" shall mean
that the short-term unsecured debt obligations of the Servicer shall be rated at
least equal to the foregoing ratings from Moody's and Standard & Poor's.

    "RESERVE FUND INITIAL DEPOSIT" means $__________.

    "SERVICER LETTER OF CREDIT PERCENTAGE" means _____%.

    "SERVICING FEE RATE" means 1.00% per annum.

    "SERVICER CERTIFICATE" means the monthly report by the Servicer, in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit E.

    "SPECIFIED RESERVE FUND BALANCE" means, with respect to any Distribution
Date, $__________ except that, if on any Distribution Date (i) the average of
the Charge-off Rates for the preceding three Collection Periods exceeds ____% or
(ii) the average of the Delinquency Percentages for the preceding three
Collection Periods exceeds ____%, then the Specified Reserve Fund Balance for
such Distribution Date will be an amount equal to a specified percentage of the
Pool Balance as of the last day of the related Collection Period.  Such
specified percentage shall be determined by deducting from ____% the following
fraction, expressed as a percentage: (a) one minus (b) a fraction, the numerator
of which is the Class A Certificate Balance on such Distribution Date (after
giving effect to distributions of principal made on such Distribution Date) and
the denominator of which is such Pool Balance.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in no event will the Specified Reserve Fund Balance be more than $______________
or less than $______________.  Finally, on any Distribution Date as to which the
Pool Balance as of the last day of the related Collection Period is
$___________________ or less, the Specified Reserve Fund Balance for such
Distribution Date will be the greater of the applicable amount determined as set
forth above or $____________.

    "STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS" means the Standard Terms and Conditions of
Agreement (Senior/Subordinated) for Honda Auto Receivables Grantor Trust
effective July 1, 1997, in the form attached hereto.

    "YIELD SUPPLEMENT ACCOUNT DEPOSIT" means $_____________.

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    Section 1.02.  OTHER DEFINITIONS AND TERMS.  Capitalized terms used herein
that are not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the
Standard Terms and Conditions.


                                     ARTICLE TWO

                                  CREATION OF TRUST

    Section 2.01.  CREATION OF TRUST.  Upon the execution of this Agreement by
the parties hereto, there is hereby created the Honda Auto Receivables 1997-A
Grantor Trust.


                                    ARTICLE THREE

                 CONVEYANCE OF RECEIVABLES; SERVICER LETTER OF CREDIT

    Section 3.01.  CONVEYANCE OF RECEIVABLES.  In consideration of the
Trustee's delivery to the Seller of executed and authenticated Certificates, in
authorized denominations, in an aggregate amount equal to the Original Pool
Balance, the Seller does hereby sell, transfer, assign and otherwise convey to
the Trustee, in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders, without
recourse (subject to the Seller's obligations herein) all right, title and
interest of the Seller in and to:

        (i)       the Receivables and all monies due thereon or paid thereunder
    or in respect thereof (including proceeds of the repurchase of Receivables 
    by the Seller pursuant to Section 12.05 or 20.02 of the Standard Terms and 
    Conditions or the purchase of Receivables by the Servicer pursuant to 
    Section 13.08 or 20.02 of the Standard Terms and Conditions) on and after 
    the Cutoff Date;

        (ii)      the security interests in the Financed Vehicles and any
    accessions thereto;

        (iii)     any proceeds of any physical damage insurance policies 
    covering the Financed Vehicles and in any proceeds of any credit life or 
    credit disability insurance policies relating to the Receivables or the 
    Obligors;

        (iv)      any proceeds of Dealer Recourse;

        (v)       the Receivables Purchase Agreement but not the obligations of 
    the Seller thereunder;

        (vi)      the right of the Seller to realize upon any property 
    (including the right to receive future Liquidation Proceeds) that shall have
    secured a Receivable and have been repossessed by or on behalf of the 
    Trustee;

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        (vii)     all other assets comprising the Trust; and

        (viii)    all proceeds of the foregoing.

    The parties hereto intend that the conveyance hereunder be a sale.  In the
event that the conveyance hereunder is not for any reason considered a sale, the
Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser a first priority perfected security
interest in, all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the
Receivables, and all other property conveyed hereunder and all proceeds of any
of the foregoing and the parties intend that this Agreement constitute a
security agreement under applicable law.

    Section 3.02.  SERVICER LETTER OF CREDIT.  Upon the obtaining of a Servicer
Letter of Credit pursuant to Sections 14.02(b) and 14.09 of the Standard Terms
and Conditions, the Trustee will hold the Servicer Letter of Credit and deliver
demands for payment pursuant thereto in accordance with its terms and the terms
of this Agreement.


                                     ARTICLE FOUR

                                ACCEPTANCE BY TRUSTEE

    Section 4.01.  ACCEPTANCE BY TRUSTEE.  The Trustee does hereby accept all
consideration conveyed by the Seller pursuant to Section 3.01 hereof, together
with the Servicer Letter of Credit, and declares that the Trustee shall hold
such consideration upon the trusts herein set forth for the benefit of holders
of the Certificates, subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement.


                                     ARTICLE FIVE

                              INCORPORATION OF STANDARD
                                 TERMS AND CONDITIONS

    Section 5.01.  INCORPORATION OF STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS.  This
Pooling and Servicing Agreement does hereby incorporate by reference the
Standard Terms and Conditions, in the form attached hereto.


                                     ARTICLE SIX

                      ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
                                      OF SELLER

    Section 6.01.  ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER.  The
Seller does hereby make the following representations and warranties on which
the Trustee shall rely in accepting the Receivables in trust and authenticating
the Certificates.

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        (i)       MATURITY OF RECEIVABLES.  Each Receivable shall have an 
    original maturity of not less than 12 months nor greater than 60 months and,
    as of the Cutoff Date, a remaining maturity of not less than six months nor 
    greater than 60 months.

        (ii)      FINANCE CHARGE.  Each Receivable provides for the payment of a
    finance charge calculated at its APR based on the Rule of 78s, the actuarial
    method or the simple interest method and such APR shall, if based on (A) the
    Rule of 78s, be equal to or greater than _____% and equal to or less than
    _____%, (B) the actuarial method, be equal to or greater than _____% and 
    equal to or less than _____% and (C) the simple interest method, be equal to
    or greater than _____% and equal to or less than _____%.

        (iii)     PRINCIPAL BALANCE.  Each Receivable had an original principal
    balance of not less than $__________ nor more than $__________ and an unpaid
    principal balance, as of the Cutoff Date, of not less than $__________ nor 
    more than $__________.

        (iv)      ORIGINATION.  Each Receivable was originated on or before 
    1, 199_.

        (v)       NO OVERDUE PAYMENTS.  No Receivable shall have a Scheduled
    Payment that is more than 30 days past due as of the Cutoff Date.

        (vi)      LOCATION OF RECEIVABLE FILES.  Each Receivable File shall be 
    kept at one of the locations listed in Schedule SB-1 hereto.

        (vii)     NEW OR USED FINANCED VEHICLES.  Each Financed Vehicle shall be
    a new Honda or Acura motor vehicle.

        (viii)    ADDRESS OF EACH OBLIGOR.  The Obligor under each Receivable 
    had a current address in the United States as of the Cutoff Date.


                                    ARTICLE SEVEN

                       AMERICAN HONDA NOT TO RESIGN AS SERVICER

    Section 7.0  AMERICAN HONDA NOT TO RESIGN AS SERVICER.  Subject to the
provisions of Section 17.03 of the Standard Terms and Conditions, the Servicer
shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it as
Servicer under this Agreement except upon determination that the performance of
its duties under this Agreement shall no longer be 

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permissible under applicable law.  Notice of any such determination permitting
the resignation of the Servicer shall be communicated to the Trustee at the
earliest practicable time (and, if such communication is not in writing, shall
be confirmed in writing at the earliest practicable time) and any such
determination shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect
delivered to the Trustee concurrently with or promptly after such notice.  No
such resignation shall become effective until the Trustee or a successor
Servicer shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Servicer
in accordance with Sections 17.05 and 18.03 of the Standard Terms and
Conditions.


                                    ARTICLE EIGHT

                                  AGENT FOR SERVICE

    Section 8.01.  AGENT FOR SERVICE.  The agent for service for the Seller
shall be CT Corp., 818 West 7th Street, Second Floor, Los Angeles, California 
90017, and the agent for service for the Servicer shall be its President, 700
Van Ness Avenue, Building 300, Torrance, California 90501.


                                     ARTICLE NINE

                       TRUSTEE TO HOLD CERTIFICATE AND PAYAHEAD
                 ACCOUNTS, RESERVE FUND AND YIELD SUPPLEMENT ACCOUNT

    Section 9.01.  TRUSTEE TO HOLD CERTIFICATE AND PAYAHEAD ACCOUNTS, RESERVE
FUND AND YIELD SUPPLEMENT ACCOUNT.  For so long as Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
Trust Company (a) is the Trustee and (b) does not have a long-term debt rating
from Moody's, (i) the Certificate Account and the Payahead Account shall be
maintained with the Trustee as described in clause (ii) of the second sentence
of Section 14.01(a) of the Standard Terms and Conditions, (ii) the Reserve Fund
shall be maintained with the Trustee pursuant to clause (B)(2) of the second
sentence of Section 14.07(a)(i) of the Standard Terms and Conditions, and
(iii) the Yield Supplement Account shall be maintained with the Trustee as
described in clause (ii) of the second sentence of Section 14.11(a) of the
Standard Terms and Conditions.  In the event that (i) the long-term debt of the
Trustee subsequently is rated but does not satisfy clause (ii) of the second
sentence of Section 14.01(a), clause (B) of the second sentence of Section
14.07(a)(i) of the Standard Terms and Conditions and clause (ii) of the second
sentence of Section 14.11(a) of the Standard Terms and Conditions or (ii)
Moody's informs the parties hereto that the first sentence of this Section shall
no longer be operative, the Servicer shall, with the assistance of the Trustee
as necessary, cause (1) the Certificate Account, the Payahead Account to be
moved to an institution or an account otherwise satisfying the requirements of
Section 14.01(a) of the Standard Terms and Conditions, (2) the Reserve Fund to
be moved to an institution or an account otherwise satisfying the requirements
of Section 14.07(a)(i) of the Standard Terms and Conditions and (3) the Yield
Supplement Account to be moved to an institution or account otherwise satisfying
the requirements of Section 14.11(a)(i) of the Standard Terms and Conditions.

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                                     ARTICLE TEN

                                      [Reserved]

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    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Pooling and Servicing
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and
year first above written.

                                       AMERICAN HONDA RECEIVABLES CORP.,
                                       as Seller



                                       By:                                     
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                      Y. Kohama
                                                      President


                                       AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE 
                                         CORPORATION,
                                       as Servicer



                                       By:                                     
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                      Y. Kohama
                                                      President


                                       BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI TRUST
                                         COMPANY,
                                       as Trustee



                                       By:                                     
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

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                                                                     SCHEDULE SA


                               SCHEDULE OF RECEIVABLES

    Omitted - Originals on file at the offices of the Seller, the Servicer and
the Trustee.

                                         SA-1


                                                                     SCHEDULE SB


                            LOCATIONS OF RECEIVABLE FILES


American Honda Finance Corporation 
21041 South Western Avenue, Suite 200
Torrance, California  90501

American Honda Finance Corporation 
1250 Northmeadow Parkway, Suite 120
Roswell, Georgia  30076

American Honda Finance Corporation 
8505 Freeport Parkway, Suite 600
Irving, Texas  75063

American Honda Finance Corporation
8505 Freeport Parkway, Suite 625
Irving, Texas  75063

American Honda Finance Corporation 
470 Granby Road, Suite 2
S. Hadley, Massachusetts  01075

American Honda Finance Corporation 
601 Campus Drive, Suite C-7
Arlington Heights, Illinois  60004

American Honda Finance Corporation 
2680 Bishop Drive, Suite 100
San Ramon, California  94583

American Honda Finance Corporation 
8514 McAlpine Park Drive, Suite 100
Charlotte, North Carolina  28211

American Honda Finance Corporation 
200 Continental Drive, Suite 301
Newark, Delaware  19713

American Honda Finance Corporation 
700 Van Ness Avenue, Building 300
Torrance, California  90501

                                         SB-1


                                                                       EXHIBIT A

                             FORM OF CLASS A CERTIFICATE


UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO ISSUER OR ITS AGENT
FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON
IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST
HEREIN.

                     HONDA AUTO RECEIVABLES 1997-A GRANTOR TRUST

                       _____% ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATE, CLASS A

    evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the Trust, as defined
    below, the property of which includes a pool of retail installment
    sale contracts secured by the new and used automobiles financed
    thereby and sold to the Trust by American Honda Receivables Corp.  The
    Final Scheduled Distribution Date is __________ 15, 20__.

    (This Certificate does not represent an interest in or obligation of
    American Honda Receivables Corp., American Honda Finance Corporation
    or any of their respective affiliates)

                                                                 CUSIP _________
NUMBER RA-1                                                         $___________

    THIS CERTIFIES THAT CEDE & CO. is the registered owner of a __________
dollar ($__________) nonassessable, fully-paid, fractional undivided interest in
the Honda Auto Receivables 1997-A Grantor Trust (the "Trust") formed by American
Honda Receivables Corp., a California corporation (the "Seller").  The Trust was
created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1997
(the "Agreement"), among the Seller, American Honda Finance Corporation, as
Servicer, and ____________________, as trustee (the "Trustee").  A summary of
certain of the pertinent provisions of the Agreement is set forth below.  To the
extent not otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the
meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.

    This Certificate is one of the duly authorized Certificates issued under
the Agreement and designated as "Honda Auto Receivables 1997-A Grantor Trust
_____% Asset Backed 

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Certificates, Class A" (the "Class A Certificates").  Also issued under the
Agreement are certificates designated as "Honda Auto Receivables 1997-A Grantor
Trust _____% Asset Backed Certificates, Class B" (the "Class B Certificates"
and, together with the Class A Certificates, the "Certificates").  The Class B
Certificates are subordinated to the Class A Certificates to the limited extent
described in the Agreement.  The aggregate undivided interest in the Trust
evidenced by all Class A Certificates is _____%.  This Class A Certificate is
issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the
Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Class A Certificate by virtue
of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.  The
property of the Trust includes, among other things, a pool of retail installment
sale contracts (the "Receivables") for the new and used automobiles financed
thereby (the "Financed Vehicles") and certain monies due or received under the
Receivables on and after the Cutoff Date, security interests in the Financed
Vehicles and accessions thereto, certain bank accounts, proceeds from claims on
physical damage, credit life and disability insurance policies covering each of
the Financed Vehicles, the Receivables or the related Obligors, the rights of
the Seller under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the right of the Seller to
receive the proceeds of Dealer Recourse and all proceeds of the foregoing.

    Under the Agreement, there will be distributed on the fifteenth day of each
month or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day
(each, a "Distribution Date"), commencing on ________ 15, 1997, to the Person in
whose name this Class A Certificate is registered at the close of business on
the last calendar day immediately preceding the related Distribution Date or, if
Definitive Certificates are issued, the last day of the immediately preceding
calendar month (each, a "Record Date"), such Class A Certificateholder's
percentage interest in the Class A Distributable Amount for such Distribution
Date actually distributed, together with the payment of any outstanding Class A
Interest Carryover Shortfall and Class A Principal Carryover Shortfall actually
made on such Distribution Date, in each case to the extent and as more
specifically set forth in the Agreement.

    Distributions on this Class A Certificate will be made by the Trustee by
check or money order mailed to the related Class A Certificateholder of record
in the Certificate Register without the presentation or surrender of this
Class A Certificate or the making of any notation hereon except that with
respect to Class A Certificates registered in the name of Cede & Co., the
nominee for The Depository Trust Company, distributions will be made in the form
of immediately available funds.  Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement
and notwithstanding the foregoing, the final distribution on this Class A
Certificate will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Class A
Certificate at the office or agency maintained for that purpose by the Trustee
in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York.

    The Certificates do not represent an obligation of, or an interest in, the
Seller, the Servicer or any of their respective affiliates.  The Certificates
are limited in right of payment to certain collections and recoveries respecting
the Receivables and the monies on deposit in the Reserve Fund and the Yield
Supplement Account, all as more specifically set forth in the Agreement.  A copy
of the Agreement may be examined during normal business hours at the 

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principal office of the Trustee, and at such other places, if any, designated by
the Trustee, by any Certificateholder upon request.

    The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
parties thereto and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at
any time by the Seller, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the
Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 51% of the Voting Interests of
all Certificates, voting together as a single class.  Any such consent by the
Holder of this Class A Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such
Holder and on all future Holders of this Class A Certificate and of any Class A
Certificate issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange
herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon
this Class A Certificate.  The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.

    As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set
forth, the transfer of this Class A Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Class A Certificate for registration
of transfer at the offices or agencies maintained by the Trustee in its capacity
as Certificate Registrar, or by any successor Certificate Registrar, in the
Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, accompanied by a written instrument
of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar
duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Class A Certificates of authorized
denominations evidencing the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to
the designated transferee.

    The Class A Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates
without coupons in minimum denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples
thereof (except for one Class A Certificate in a smaller minimum denomination
representing any remaining portion of the Original Class A Certificate Balance).
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set
forth, Class A Certificates are exchangeable for new Class A Certificates of
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate principal amount, as
requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made
for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Trustee may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charges payable in
connection therewith.

    Prior to due presentation of this Class A Certificate for registration of
transfer, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar and any of their respective
agents may treat the Person in whose name this Class A Certificate is registered
as the owner hereof for the purposes of receiving distributions and for all
other purposes, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar nor any such
agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

    The obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement and the Trust
created thereby shall terminate upon the payment to Certificateholders of all
amounts required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement or the maturity or
liquidation of the last Receivable and the disposition of all property held as
part of the Trust.  The Seller or the Servicer, or any successor to the
Servicer, may, at its option, purchase the corpus of the Trust at a price

                                         A-3


specified in the Agreement, and such purchase of the Receivables and other
property of the Trust will effect early retirement of the Certificates; however,
such right of purchase is exercisable only on a Distribution Date following the
last day of any Collection Period as of which the Pool Balance is 10% or less of
the Original Pool Balance.

    Unless the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been executed by
an authorized officer of the Trustee, by manual signature, this Class A
Certificate shall not entitle the Holder hereof to any benefit under the
Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust and not in its
individual capacity, has caused this Class A Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated:                                      HONDA AUTO RECEIVABLES 1997-A
                                              GRANTOR TRUST

                                            By:                  ,
                                                 ----------------
                                                 as Trustee


                                            By:  ------------------------------
                                                 Authorized Officer
 



[SEAL]


ATTEST:


- ------------------------------
      Authorized Officer


    This is one of the Class A Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.

                                                               ,
                                            -------------------
                                            as Trustee


                                            By:                                
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                     Authorized Officer

                                         A-4


                                      ASSIGNMENT

    FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY
OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER
OF ASSIGNEE

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print or typewrite name and address, including postal zip code, of
assignee)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
the within Certificate, and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably
constituting and appointing


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Attorney to transfer said Certificate on the books of the Certificate Registrar,
with full power of substitution in the premises.


Dated:

                                                 -----------------------------*
                                                      Signature Guaranteed:


                                                 -----------------------------*

* NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it
appears upon the face of the within Certificate in every particular, without
alteration, enlargement or any change whatever.  Such signature must be
guaranteed by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or a commercial bank
or trust company.

                                         A-5


                                                                       EXHIBIT B

                             FORM OF CLASS B CERTIFICATE


THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES
AS DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY
NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SUCH ACT AND
STATE LAWS OR IS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN A TRANSACTION WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND STATE LAWS AND IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 15.03 OF THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

                     HONDA AUTO RECEIVABLES 1997-A GRANTOR TRUST

                       _____% ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATE, CLASS B

    evidencing a fractional undivided interest in the Trust, as defined
    below, the property of which includes a pool of retail installment
    sale contracts secured by the new and used automobiles financed
    thereby and sold to the Trust by American Honda Receivables Corp.  The
    Final Scheduled Distribution Date is __________ 15, 20__.

    (This Certificate does not represent an interest in or obligation of
    American Honda Receivables Corp., American Honda Finance Corporation
    or any of their respective affiliates)

                                                                CUSIP __________
NUMBER RB-1                                                          $__________

    THIS CERTIFIES THAT AMERICAN HONDA RECEIVABLES CORP. is the registered
owner of a ____________________ dollar ($__________) nonassessable, fully-paid,
fractional undivided interest in the Honda Auto Receivables 1997-A Grantor Trust
(the "Trust") formed by American Honda Receivables Corp., a California
corporation (the "Seller").  The Trust was created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 1997 (the "Agreement"), among the
Seller, American Honda Finance Corporation, as Servicer, and
____________________, as trustee (the "Trustee").  A summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of the Agreement is set forth below.  To the extent not
otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings
assigned to them in the Agreement.

                                         B-1


    This Certificate is one of the duly authorized Certificates issued under
the Agreement and designated as "Honda Auto Receivables 1997-A Grantor Trust
_____% Asset Backed Certificates, Class B" (the "Class B Certificates").  Also
issued under the Agreement are certificates designated as "Honda Auto
Receivables 1997-A Grantor Trust _____% Asset Backed Certificates, Class A" (the
"Class A Certificates" and, together with the Class B Certificates, the
"Certificates").  The Class B Certificates are subordinated to the Class A
Certificates to the limited extent described in the Agreement.  The aggregate
undivided interest in the Trust evidenced by all Class B Certificates is _____%.
This Class B Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions
and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Class B
Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder
is bound.  The property of the Trust includes, among other things, a pool of
retail installment sale contracts (the "Receivables") for the new and used
automobiles financed thereby (the "Financed Vehicles"), certain monies due or
received under the Receivables on and after the Cutoff Date, security interests
in the Financed Vehicles and accessions thereto, certain bank accounts, proceeds
from claims on physical damage, credit life and disability insurance policies
covering any of the Financed Vehicles, the Receivables or the related Obligors,
the rights of the Seller under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the right of
the Seller to receive the proceeds of any Dealer Recourse and all proceeds of
the foregoing.

    Under the Agreement, there will be distributed on the fifteenth day of each
month or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day
(each, a "Distribution Date"), commencing on _____ 15, 1997, to the Person in
whose name this Class B Certificate is registered at the close of business on
the last day of the immediately preceding calendar month (each, a "Record
Date"), such Class B Certificateholder's percentage interest in the Class B
Distributable Amount for such Distribution Date actually distributed, together
with the payment of any outstanding Class B Interest Carryover Shortfall and any
outstanding Class B Principal Carryover Shortfall actually made on such
Distribution Date, in each case to the extent and as more specifically set forth
in the Agreement.

    Distributions on this Class B Certificate will be made by the Trustee by
check or money order mailed to the related Class B Certificateholder of record
in the Certificate Register without the presentation or surrender of this
Class B Certificate or the making of any notation hereon.  Except as otherwise
provided in the Agreement and notwithstanding the foregoing, the final
distribution on this Class B Certificate will be made after due notice by the
Trustee of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and
surrender of this Class B Certificate at the office or agency maintained for
that purpose by the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York.

    The Certificates do not represent an obligation of, or an interest in, the
Seller, the Servicer or any of their respective affiliates.  The Certificates
are limited in right of payment to certain collections and recoveries respecting
the Receivables and the monies on deposit in the Reserve Fund and the Yield
Supplement Account, all as more specifically set forth in the Agreement.  A copy
of the Agreement may be examined during normal business hours at the principal
office of the Trustee, and at such other places, if any, designated by the
Trustee, by any Certificateholder upon request.

                                         B-2


    The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
parties thereto and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at
any time by the Seller, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the
Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 51% of the Voting Interests of
all Certificates, voting together as a single class.  Any such consent by the
Holder of this Class B Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such
Holder and on all future Holders of this Class B Certificate and of any Class B
Certificate issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange
herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon
this Class B Certificate.  The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.

    As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set
forth, the transfer of this Class B Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Class B Certificate for registration
of transfer at the offices or agencies maintained by the Trustee in its capacity
as Certificate Registrar, or by any successor Certificate Registrar, in the
Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, accompanied by a written instrument
of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar
duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Class B Certificates of authorized
denominations evidencing the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to
the designated transferee.

    The Class B Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates
without coupons in minimum denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples
thereof (except for one Class B Certificate in a smaller minimum denomination
representing any remaining portion of the Original Class B Certificate Balance).
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set
forth, Class B Certificates are exchangeable for new Class B Certificates of
authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate principal amount, as
requested by the Holder surrendering the same.  No service charge will be made
for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Trustee may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charges payable in
connection therewith.

    Prior to due presentation of this Class B Certificate for registration of
transfer, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar and any of their respective
agents may treat the Person in whose name this Class B Certificate is registered
as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving distributions and for all other
purposes, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar nor any such agent
shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

    The obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement and the Trust
created thereby shall terminate upon the payment to Certificateholders of all
amounts required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement or the maturity or
liquidation of the last Receivable and the disposition of all property held as
part of the Trust.  The Seller or the Servicer, or any successor to the
Servicer, may, at its option, purchase the corpus of the Trust at a price
specified in the Agreement, and such purchase of the Receivables and other
property of the Trust will effect early retirement of the Certificates; however,
such right of purchase is 

                                         B-3


exercisable only on a Distribution Date following the last day of any Collection
Period as of which the Pool Balance is 10% or less of the Original Pool Balance.

    Unless the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been executed by
an authorized officer of the Trustee, by manual signature, this Class B
Certificate shall not entitle the Holder hereof to any benefit under the
Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust and not in its
individual capacity, has caused this Class B Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated:                                      HONDA AUTO RECEIVABLES 1997-A 
                                              GRANTOR TRUST

                                            By:                       ,
                                                 ---------------------
                                                 as Trustee


                                            By:                                
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                      Authorized Officer


[SEAL]


ATTEST:


- -----------------------------------
    Authorized Officer

    This is one of the Class B Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned
Agreement.

                                                                  ,
                                            ----------------------
                                            as Trustee


                                            By:                                
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                     Authorized Officer

                                         B-4


                                      ASSIGNMENT

    FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY
OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER
OF ASSIGNEE

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Please print or typewrite name and address, including postal zip code, of
assignee)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
the within Certificate, and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably
constituting and appointing


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Attorney to transfer said Certificate on the books of the Certificate Registrar,
with full power of substitution in the premises.


Dated:

                                            ----------------------------------*
                                                 Signature Guaranteed:


                                            ----------------------------------*

* NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it
appears upon the face of the within Certificate in every particular, without
alteration, enlargement or any change whatever.  Such signature must be
guaranteed by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or a commercial bank
or trust company.

                                         B-5


                                                                       EXHIBIT C


                              LETTER OF REPRESENTATIONS

                                         C-1


                                                                       EXHIBIT D


                             IRREVOCABLE LETTER OF CREDIT



                                                                   July __, 1997

                                                           Credit No. __________



Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Trust Company
1251 Avenue of the Americas
10th Floor
New York, New York 10020

Attention: Corporate Trust Office

Dear Sirs:

    At the request and for the account of our customer, American Honda Finance
Corporation, a California corporation ("American Honda"), we (the "Letter of
Credit Bank") hereby establish in your favor this Irrevocable Letter of Credit
(this "Letter of Credit"), wherein you, as trustee (the "Trustee") under the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July __, 1997 (the "Pooling and
Servicing Agreement") among American Honda Receivables Corp. ("AHRC"), American
Honda and you, pursuant to which $__________ aggregate principal amount of
_____% Asset Backed Certificates (the "Certificates") of the Honda Auto
Receivables 1997-A Grantor Trust (the "Trust") have been issued, are hereby
irrevocably authorized to draw upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth, in an aggregate amount not exceeding ____________________ dollars
($__________) (hereinafter, as reduced from time to time in accordance with the
provisions hereof, the "Stated Amount").  This Letter of Credit is effective
immediately, is irrevocable and expires at the close of business on July __,
199_ (the "Expiration Date") at our counters.

    Funds under this Letter of Credit are available to you in one or more
drawings against your draft, accompanied by your written certificate signed by
one who states therein that he or she is your duly authorized officer,
appropriately completed, in the form of Annex 1 hereto.

    We hereby agree that each demand made under and in compliance with the
terms of this Letter of Credit will be duly honored by us upon due delivery of
the certificate(s), as specified above, appropriately completed (together with
such enclosures, if any, required thereby), if presented as specified on or
before the Termination Date (as hereinafter defined).  If a presentation in
respect of payment is made by you hereunder at or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York 
time, on a Business Day, and provided that the documents so presented conform to

                                         D-1


the terms and conditions hereof, payment shall be made to you of the amount
specified in immediately available funds, not later than 2:30 p.m., New York
time, on such Business Day.  If a presentation in respect of payment is made by
you hereunder after 11:00 a.m., New York time, on a Business Day, such
presentation shall be deemed to have been made prior to 11:00 a.m., New York
time, on the next succeeding Business Day.  You agree to use your best efforts
to provide us telephonic notice at the time any presentation in respect of
payment is made hereunder; provided, however, that failure to provide such
telephonic notice shall not affect our obligation to make payment in respect of
any such presentation in respect of payment.  If requested by you, payment under
this Letter of Credit will be made by wire transfer to an account specified by
the Trustee in the related certificate.  As used herein, "Business Day" shall
mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or any other day on which the
Trustee or banking institutions in New York, New York or Los Angeles, California
shall be authorized or obligated by law, executive order or governmental decree
to be closed.

    Only you, as Trustee (or any successor trustee as hereinafter provided),
may make a drawing under this Letter of Credit.  Upon the payment of the amount
specified in the related certificate(s) presented hereunder, we shall be fully
discharged of our obligation under this Letter of Credit with respect to such
certificate(s), and we shall not thereafter be obligated to make any further
payments under this Letter of Credit in respect of such certificate(s) to you or
any other person.  By paying to you an amount demanded in accordance herewith,
we make no representation as to the correctness of the amount demanded.

    This Letter of Credit shall automatically terminate at our close of
business in New York, New York on the first to occur of the following dates (the
"Termination Date"):  (i) the Expiration Date, or if said date shall not be a
Business Day, on the Business Day next succeeding said date, (ii) the date of
receipt by us of your written certificate signed by your authorized officer,
appropriately completed, in the form of Annex 2 hereto, and (iii) the date of
payment by us of the final drawing available to be made hereunder.  If we are
not then in default hereunder by reason of our having wrongfully failed to honor
a demand for payment hereunder, this Letter of Credit shall be promptly
surrendered to us upon the Termination Date.

    Payments in respect of drawings hereunder honored by us shall not, in the
aggregate, exceed the initial Stated Amount.  Each drawing honored by us
hereunder shall PRO TANTO reduce the Stated Amount in effect immediately prior
to such drawing.

    The Stated Amount under the Letter of Credit shall be further reduced as
specified in any certificate in the form of Annex 3 hereto (each a "Reduction
Certificate") that you may deliver to us.

    This Letter of Credit shall be governed by the internal laws of the State
of New York, including, without limitation, Article 5 of the Uniform Commercial
Code as in effect in the State of New York.  This Letter of Credit shall be
supplemented by the provisions (to the extent that such provisions are not
inconsistent with this Letter of Credit and said Article 5) of the Uniform
Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (1993 Revision), International
Chamber of Commerce, Publication No. 500, except Article 41 thereof.

                                         D-2


    All documents presented to us in connection with any demand for payment
hereunder, as well as all notices and other communications to us in, respect of
this Letter of Credit shall be in writing, or shall be transmitted by tested
telex or telecopier (promptly confirmed in either case in writing), and shall be
addressed to us at ______________, [address], Attention:  ____________________,
specifically referring thereon to this Letter of Credit by number.

    You may transfer your rights under this Letter of Credit in their entirety
(but not in part) to any transferee who has succeeded you as Trustee pursuant to
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and such transferred rights may be
successively transferred. The transfer of your rights under this Letter of
Credit to any such transferee shall be effected upon the presentation to us of
this Letter of Credit accompanied by a transfer letter in the form attached
hereto as Annex 4.

    This Letter of Credit sets forth in full our undertaking, and such
undertaking shall not in any way be modified, amended, amplified or limited by
reference to any document, instrument or agreement referred to herein except
only Annexes 1 through 4 hereto; and any such reference shall not be deemed to
incorporate herein by reference any document, instrument or agreement except as
set forth above.

                                            Very truly yours,

                                            _________________



                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                                         D-3


                                ANNEX 1 TO IRREVOCABLE
                           LETTER OF CREDIT NO. __________


                               CERTIFICATE FOR DRAWING


    The undersigned, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Trust Company, as trustee (the
"Trustee"), acting through the undersigned duly authorized officer of the
Trustee, hereby certifies to ______________ (the "Letter of Credit Bank"), with
reference to the Bank's Irrevocable Letter of Credit No. __________ (the "Letter
of Credit"; terms defined in the Letter of Credit and not otherwise defined
herein are used herein as therein defined) issued in favor of the Trustee, that:

         (1)  The Trustee is the Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing
    Agreement.

         (2)  American Honda, as servicer ("Servicer") under the Pooling and
    Servicing Agreement, has notified us, as Trustee under the Pooling and
    Servicing Agreement, pursuant to a Servicer's Certificate (as such term is
    defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) (a copy of which is
    attached hereto) furnished pursuant to Section 13.10 of the Pooling and
    Servicing Agreement, that the following amount was required to be remitted
    by the Servicer to the Certificate Account (as such term is defined in the
    Pooling and Servicing Agreement) pursuant to Section 14.02 of the Pooling
    and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Distribution Date (as such term
    is defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) occurring on [insert
    applicable Distribution Date]:  $[insert amount required to be remitted
    pursuant to Section 14.02].

         (3)  American Honda has failed to deposit the following portion of
    amounts owed by it with respect to such Distribution Date as set forth in
    paragraph (2) above: $[insert amount of deficiency].

         (4)  The Trustee is making a drawing under the Letter of Credit in the
    amount of $____________, which amount equals the lesser of (a) the amount
    set forth in paragraph (3) and (b) the amount available on the date hereof
    to be drawn under the Letter of Credit, as set forth in the attached
    Servicer's Certificate.

         (5)  The Trustee has not received notice from American Honda or any
    other person or entity contesting the accuracy of such Servicer's
    Certificate.

         (6)  The account to which payment under the Letter of Credit is to be
    wire transferred is Account No. ____________, maintained at
    ________________________.

                                        D-1-1


    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has executed and delivered this Certificate
as of the _____ day of ____________.

                                            BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI TRUST 
                                              COMPANY, as Trustee



                                            By:                                
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                 Name:
                                                 Title:

                                        D-1-2


                                      ANNEX 2 TO
                     IRREVOCABLE LETTER OF CREDIT NO. __________


                           CERTIFICATE FOR THE TERMINATION
                    OF IRREVOCABLE LETTER OF CREDIT NO. __________


    The undersigned, a duly authorized officer of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
Trust Company, as trustee (the "Trustee"), hereby certifies to _____________
(the "Letter of Credit Bank") with reference to the Letter of Credit Bank's
Irrevocable Letter of Credit No. __________ (the "Letter of Credit"; terms
defined in the Letter of Credit and not otherwise defined herein are used herein
as therein defined) issued in favor of the Trustee, that the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms and the
Certificate Account defined therein contains sufficient funds to pay in full all
outstanding Certificates issued thereunder] or [the Letter of Credit has been
terminated on the date hereof in accordance with its terms] or [the Trustee has
received a notification to the effect that the short-term unsecured debt rating
of the Letter of Credit Bank as assigned by Standard & Poor's Ratings Service
("S&P") or Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") is not at least equal to
the Required Rating] or [the Trustee has received a notification to the effect
that the short-term unsecured debt ratings of American Honda as assigned by S&P
and Moody's have been upgraded to at least A-1 and P-1, respectively].(1)
Select appropriate alternative.  Accordingly, we herewith return to you
for cancellation the Letter of Credit, which is terminated, as of the date 
hereof, pursuant to its terms.

Date:  ____________                              BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI TRUST 
                                                 COMPANY, as Trustee



                                            By:                                
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                 Name:
                                                 Title:

- ----------------------------
(1) Select appropriate alternative.

                              D-2-1


                      ANNEX 3 TO IRREVOCABLE
                 LETTER OF CREDIT NO. __________


           CERTIFICATE FOR THE REDUCTION OF THE STATED
        AMOUNT OF IRREVOCABLE LETTER OF CREDIT NO. _______


    The undersigned, a duly authorized officer of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
Trust Company, as trustee (the "Trustee"), hereby certifies to ______________
(the "Letter of Credit Bank"), with reference to the Letter of Credit Bank's
Irrevocable Letter of Credit No. __________ (the "Letter of Credit"; terms
defined in the Letter of Credit and not otherwise defined herein are used herein
as therein defined) issued in favor of the Trustee, that:

         (1)       The Trustee is the Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing
    Agreement.

         (2)       On the basis of the Servicer's Certificate attached hereto,
    the Trustee hereby confirms that, effective on the date hereof with respect
    to the Reset Date on [insert appropriate Reset Date] the Stated Amount of
    the Letter of Credit has been reduced from $____________ to $____________,
    which amount equals the product of $_____________ and the Reset Percentage;
    provided that if the Stated Amount would exceed the Pool Balance set forth
    in such certificate as of the end of last month, the Stated Amount shall be
    reduced to the amount of the Pool Balance, which is $____________.

         (3)       As used herein, the following terms shall have the following
    respective meanings:  (a) "Reset Date" means the 15th day of each calendar
    month or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next following Business
    Day; and (b) "Reset Percentage," as of any Reset Date, means a fraction the
    numerator of which is the number of Receivables (as such term is defined in
    the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) in the Trust at the close of business
    on the last day of the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which
    such Reset Date occurs, as evidenced by the Servicer's Certificate for such
    calendar month, and the denominator of which is __________, which is the
    number of Receivables in the Trust as of the close of business on
    __________.

                              D-3-1


    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has executed and delivered this Certificate
as of the _____ day of ____________ 19___.

                                            BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI TRUST 
                                              COMPANY, as Trustee



                                            By:  
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                 Name:
                                                 Title:

                              D-3-2


                      ANNEX 4 TO IRREVOCABLE
                 LETTER OF CREDIT NO. __________



                    ___________________, 19__



[name]
[address]


Attention:  

    Re:  IRREVOCABLE LETTER OF CREDIT NO.           

Dear Sirs:

    For value received, the undersigned beneficiary hereby irrevocably
transfers to:


                  _____________________________
                       (Name of Transferee)



                  _____________________________
                            (Address)


all rights of the undersigned beneficiary to draw under the above-captioned
Irrevocable Letter of Credit (the "Letter of Credit").  The transferee has
succeeded the undersigned as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
(as such term is defined in the Letter of Credit).

    By this transfer, all rights of the undersigned beneficiary in the Letter
of Credit are transferred to the transferee, and the transferee shall hereafter
have the sole right as beneficiary thereof; provided however, that no rights
shall be deemed to have been transferred to the transferee until such transfer
complies with the requirements of the Letter of Credit pertaining to transfer.

    The Letter of Credit is returned herewith and in accordance therewith we
ask that this transfer be effective and that you cause the transfer of the
Letter of Credit to our transferee or that, if so requested by the transferee,
you cause the issuance of a new Letter of Credit in favor of the transferee with
provisions consistent with the Letter of Credit.

                              D-4-1


                                       Very truly yours,

                                       Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Trust Company
                                            as predecessor Trustee



                                       By:  
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

                              D-4-2


                                                                       EXHIBIT E


                  HONDA AUTO RECEIVABLES 1997-A
                          GRANTOR TRUST

                      Servicer's Certificate
                   For the Month of      ,     


PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST COLLECTIONS
Beginning Pool Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (1)$_______
Beginning Pool Factor[(1)/$     ]  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (2) _______
Principal Collected (including from Applied Payments Ahead)  . .  (3)$_______
Interest Collected (including from Applied Payments Ahead) . . .  (4)$_______
    Less:  Outstanding Advances  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (5)$_______
Less:  Total Servicing Fees  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (6)$_______
Total Interest Received [(4)-(5)+(6)]  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (7)$_______
Amount of Receivables which became Defaulted Receivables . . . . .(8)$_______
Additional Deposits
    (i)    Warranty Purchase Payments  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (9)$_______
    (ii)   Administrative Purchase Payments  . . . . . . . . . . (10)$_______
    (iii)  Advances  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (11)$_______
    (iv)   Prepayments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (12)$_______
    (v)    Optional Termination Amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . (13)$_______
Total Additional Deposits  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (14)$_______
Total Available Funds [(3)+(7)+(14)] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (15)$_______
Ending Pool Balance [(1)-(3)]  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (16)$_______
Ending Pool Factor [(16)/$     ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (17)$_______

                                                         CLASS A      Class B
                                                         -------      -------

DISTRIBUTIONS:
Class Percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   _______%     _______%
Pool Factor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   _______      _______
Beginning Pool Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   _______      _______
Ending Pool Balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   _______      _______
Available Principal(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   _______      _______
Available Interest(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   _______      _______
Outstanding Advances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   _______      _______

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                                                         CLASS A      Class B
                                                         -------      -------
Total Servicing Fee [(1.00%/12)x(1)] . . . . . . . . .  (_______)    (_______)
Total Available Funds(15). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   _______      _______
PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
Monthly Principal Payment [(3)]. . . . . . . . . . . .   _______      _______
Interest Distributable Amount [(1)x(  %/12)] . . . . . . _______      _______
DISTRIBUTIONS:Total payments to Certificateholders . . . _______      _______
Amount due Class B but paid to Class A (subordination)   _______      _______
Class A Interest Carryover Shortfall . . . . . . . . .   _______      _______
Class A Principal Carryover Shortfall. . . . . . . . .   _______      _______
Class B Interest Carryover Shortfall . . . . . . . . .   _______      _______
Class B Principal Carryover Shortfall. . . . . . . . .   _______      _______
Amounts to be paid to the Seller . . . . . . . . . . .   _______      _______
Payments from/(to) Reserve Fund. . . . . . . . . . . .   _______      _______
Specified Reserve Fund Balance . . . . . . . . . . . .   _______      _______
Net Payment to the Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   _______      _______
Payments from/(to) Payahead Account or Servicer. . . . . _______      _______
Payahead Account Balance or Payments Ahead held by 
Servicer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   _______      _______
Payments from/(to) Outstanding Advances. . . . . . . .   _______      _______
Outstanding Advances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   _______      _______
DETERMINATION OF THE SERVICER LETTER OF CREDIT AMOUNT
Number of Contracts -- End of Month. . . . . . . . . .            (42)_______
Original number of Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . .            (43)_______
Percent of Original Contracts remaining [(42)/(43)x100]           (44)_______%
Original Servicer Letter of Credit Amount. . . . . . .           (45)$_______
Revised Servicer Letter of Credit Amount [Lesser of 
[(44)x(45) or the Ending Pool Balance (1)] . . . . . .           (46)$_______
Servicer Letter of Credit Fee [(46)x(0.  /12)] . . . . .         (47)$_______
RECONCILIATION OF RESERVE FUND
Beginning Reserve Fund Balance . . . . . . . . . . . .           (48)$_______
    Plus:  Excess Amounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           (49)$_______
    Less:  Reserve Fund Payments . . . . . . . . . . .           (50)$_______
Reserve Fund Prior to Payments to Certificateholders 
and Seller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           (51)$_______

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Specified Reserve Fund Balance ("SRFB"):
    (a)  SRFB=$            
    Unless:   average Charge-off Rate for preceding three Collection Periods is
              greater than    %, or average Delinquency Percentage for preceding
              three Collection Periods is greater than _____%
    (b)  Then SRFB=      % x (1)
    (c)  Regardless of (a) or (b) above, SRFB must be greater than __________,
         but less than __________.
    (d)  If Class A Certificate Balance is $          or less after giving
         effect to distributions, then SRFB must be greater than the amount in
         (b) or $             .

Required Reserve Fund Amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (52)$_______
Amount of excess released [(51)-(52)]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (53)$_______
Ending SRFB to be invested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (54)$_______

                                            Units      Amount Percent of Pool
                                            -----      ------ ---------------
DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS
PERIOD OF DELINQUENCY
    30 - 59 days . . . . . . . . . . .   _______      $_______        _______%
    60 - 89 days . . . . . . . . . . .   _______(A)   $_______        _______%
    90 days or more. . . . . . . . . .   _______(B)   $_______        _______%
         Total . . . . . . . . . . . .   _______      $_______        _______%
Repossession Inventory . . . . . . . .   _______      $_______        _______%

                                         First     Second      Third     Average
                                      Preceding  Preceding  Preceding   of Three
                                     Collection Collection Collection Collection
                                        Period     Period     Period    Periods 
                                        -------    -------    -------   --------
Delinquency Percentage [(A)+(B) + 
(repossessions)/number of outstanding
Receivables on last day of preceding
Collection Period] . . . . . . . . . . _______%    _______%  _______%  _______%

CHARGE-OFF RATE
Recoveries in respect of Defaulted 
Receivables. . . . . . . . . . . . . .$_______    $_______  $_______  $_______
Aggregate Net Losses . . . . . . . . .$_______    $_______  $_______  $_______
Aggregate Principal Balance on last 
day of preceding Collection Period .  $_______    $_______  $_______  $_______
Aggregate Principal Balance on last 
day of current Collection Period . . .$_______    $_______  $_______  $_______
Charge-off Rate %
[Aggregate Net Losses/(x)+(y)]
                      -------
                         2 . . . . . . _______%    _______%  _______%  _______%

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                                         First     Second      Third     Average
                                      Preceding  Preceding  Preceding   of Three
                                     Collection Collection Collection Collection
                                        Period     Period     Period    Periods 
                                        -------    -------    -------   --------

PROCEEDS FROM INSURANCE AND DEALER 
RECOURSE
Proceeds received during the month
from physical damage insurance . . .  $_______    $_______   $_______   $_______
Proceeds received during the month 
from Dealer Recourse (repurchase 
obligations relating to Defaulted 
Receivables) . . . . . . . . . . . .  $_______    $_______   $_______   $_______


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