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Soichiro Honda (1906-1991), the founder of Honda Motor Company is a man who transformed the world with the best technological advancements under the most pressing constraints. Soichiro Honda Born in Hamamatsu, in the Shizuoka prefecture of Japan, in 1906, Soichiro Honda’s father owned a blacksmith's shop and repaired bicycles as a side-line.
Soichiro Honda brought new pride to the phrase “Made in Japan.”. Beginning his career as a mechanic at age 15, Honda developed an interest in racing automobiles. He constructed his first race car using a Curtiss-Wright engine but he designed and crafted the balance of the components himself. He continued to build and race cars until 1936 ...
Aug 5, 1991 · The first son of blacksmith Gihei Honda and his wife Mika, Soichiro Honda was born on November 17, 1906, in rural Iwata-gun, Japan. In 1922 he graduated from the Futamata Senior Elementary School. Honda had little tolerance for formal education and jumped at every opportunity he had to work with his true love: motors.
Soichiro Honda (本田宗一郎, Honda Sōichirō, November 17, 1906 - August 5, 1991)was a Japanese engineer and industrialist, best known as the founder of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.. He was born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan. As president of the Honda Motor Company, Soichiro Honda began producing motorcycles in 1948.
Soichiro Honda is one of the most significant figures in automotive history. He overcame repeated failure to establish Honda Motor Company, a dominant force ...
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Suzuki won that race, forcing Honda to recognize the importance of racing to the future of his firm, for the winning makers advertised their endurance victories widely, which greatly benefited their brands. 11 Honda’s commitment prompted his racing team to take first, second, and fifth places at the 1955 Mt. Fuji Ascent Race, and Yamaha entered too and won the 125 cc class. The losing firms, many of whose machines broke down and failed to reach the summit, soon went out of business.
1946, when the most common mode of transportation was the bicycle. On encountering the former Imperial Army’s generator engines to power wireless radios, Soichiro Honda developed the concept of using these engines as auxiliary power for bicycles. Modifying the 500 or so engines, Honda had produced and sold bicycles with auxiliary engines.
