Honde biography

Seva Kuptsov Bayer Odyssey project, I always liked the old school Japanese cars. When I realized that I want to buy the first car, it was obvious to me - it would be right -handed. Of course, after the first Japanese, there were German women, but in the end I still returned to real Japan x. In order to create legendary and eternal cars, the Japanese needed several decades, enormous efforts and, of course, the obsession with enthusiasts, who entered the three treasured letters JDM Japanese Domestic Market into the Hall of Glory of the automotive industry.

One of these obsessed and gifted people was Soitiro Honda. Soitiro Honda. Since childhood, Honda was distinguished by a rebellious disposition and love of mechanisms. Gehei Honda, the boy’s father, was a blacksmith and was engaged in the repair of bicycles, and Soitiro helped him in the repair. Often he came up with all sorts of tricks. Honda studied badly, at the end of every quarter, parents were given a habit of a family seal.

So that the parents do not learn about his real performance, Soitiro decided to fake the seal by cutting a copy of the bicycle tire. Honda was caught only when he began to sell copies of family seals to classmates. Gehei notably punished his son for the misconduct, but not because of the fake itself, but because of its quality. This completely turned the boy’s consciousness, he was literally obsessed with cars.

And therefore, at the age of 15, having read in the newspaper about the open vacancy of auto mechanic in Tokyo, Honda did not hesitate for a minute. Having not received the approval of his parents, Soitiro collected his things, accumulations and went to Tokyo on foot, and this, by the way, km. Having reached Tokyo, Soitiro still managed to get the apprentice work. His work included cleaning, small instructions and minimal training.

In return, the boy received vague prospects for the position of the master. Honda tried his best, and, seeing this, the chief mechanic began to put him on the course of the matter a little. In the year in Japan, a terrible earthquake of canteen with magnitude 8 points occurred. According to legend, Soitiro showed courage and saved 3 cars from the fire. As a reward of a seventeen -year -old hero, a car mechanic was appointed.

According to another version, not all mechanics survived after the earthquake and the service was faced with a shortage of personnel, and Honda was just lucky. But the fact remains: Soitiro received a long -awaited increase. The great earthquake of the canto. In the same year, the owner of the car service decided to participate in races. And two machines were developed for the races: the first with the Daimler engine, and the second, Curtis, with the power unit from American Surtiss Biplane A1, that is, from the plane.

Thanks to great ambitions and low growth, Soitiro became the main technician, which, according to the rules, implied a mandatory stay in the car with the pilot. Now all his thoughts, achievements, inventions will spin exclusively around motorsport and for the sake of motorsport. There were more and more cars, and in car services they began to need not only in the capital. That is why in the year Honda goes to the hometown of Hamamatsu to develop a new car service and manage it.

In the first year, Soitiro patent disks with metal knitting needles at that time, the wheels were still wooden and invents the first auto lift in Japan. In the middle of X Honda, along with the car service team, a new racing car is being developed on the basis of Ford. Soitiro decides to get behind the wheel, and takes a younger brother with him with a technician.

But in the year, Honda enters a serious accident in one of the stages of the race: Soitiro flies out of the car, receiving multiple fractures, and his brother, who was sitting next to, breaks the spine and miraculously remains alive. Father, Hehee Honda, was so angry at his son that he forever forbade him to participate in races. So Soitiro decides to engage only in the production of tuning and spare parts for racing teams.

Personnel of the accident, which Honda fell into the year of the accident of the accident, in which Honda fell into the year. Having recovered, Soitiro proceeds to the production of the most scarce product for the Japanese auto industry - piston rings. But 8 classes of education and a complete lack of knowledge in chemistry do not make it possible to realize their ideas to him.

Then Honda enters the Hamamatsu Technical University. Soitiro does not plan to finish education, he is only interested in how to make piston rings that will withstand the maximum load. Having achieved the goal, Honda immediately escapes from the university. As an advertisement, Soitiro sends the rings to Kiitiro Toyed himself. Further - more! Honda adapts to the conveyor production as much as possible - the only rational decision in the war period.

He also designs a propeller manufacturing machine, accelerating their production from several days to several minutes! During the Second World War, Japanese soldiers during the year, Honda is trying to develop his own recipe for whiskey and sake, and helps him with almost the entire hometown, which tasting constantly updated recipes. A year later, a friend who brings a kerosene engine for charging a field military radio is looking to Honda.History is silent for details, but after a few days this engine was installed on the cycle of the wife of Soitiro.

The result was a certain “motorcycle”, on which Honda sent his wife to the nearest city. And after a while he receives orders from his neighbors and friends to buy such two -wheeled transport! This event returns Soitiro to life, and it founds the Honda Technical Research Institute, where it develops its own internal combustion engine with a volume of 50 cubic centimeters and a capacity of 1 liter.

With this engine, he establishes the production of mopeds and calls the Type A. Model is very reliable and unpretentious. Soitiro decides to enter the world market. Honda Soitiro in overalls. Soitiro finds the only way to win customers - to win in races! In the year, Honda goes to Europe to buy up competitors and find out their secrets, and, of course, in order to visit the extremely popular ISLEA of Man TT competition.

Bulletin T. Races, years. Isle of Man Tourist Trophy are legendary motorbikes, which are rightfully considered the most dangerous in the world. The big fan of Honda races was sincerely impressed by what he saw and realized that Isle of Man tt was exactly the place where he had to win. Although technically honda motorcycles were designed for citizens, Soitiro decided to experience luck and start training.

I will build a cubic motorcycle for a race on the island of Maine and throw it into a thick of events. Soitiro Honda further begin years of design, tests, mistakes and new developments of the best motorcycle in the world! In parallel with this, in the year Honda releases a new moped model called Honda Super Cup. Light and very easy to manage, the unit so liked that by the year mopeds were sold.

Super Cup and still the most popular vehicle on earth! Let's get back to the races. Having gathered the first racing motorcycle, Soitiro Honda goes to the island of Maine to compete with the best motorized producers and riders of the world. In four pilots, they participate in the Honda motorcycle arrivals. One of the racer takes sixth place. At first glance, the result is not impressive, but it is important to note that all four motorcycles finished themselves, without any technical problems, and this indicates reliability.

The result was liked by potential distributors. In the same year, Honda motorcycles begin to be sold in the States. At that time, motorcycles were considered super-marginal, they were dissected by brioline rock and rolmers, bearded grandfathers and cops. Soitiro decides to build the entire advertising campaign in photographs and videos with pleasant and happy girls and guys: “You will meet cool guys driving Honda” or “If you think there are few wheels, then you just need another Honda.” Atypical marketing with humor and sincere emotions did not just get into the audience, but created a new motorcycle movement of traveling citizens.

Honda quickly became the main competitor of Harley Davidson. Advertising “You will meet cool guys driving Honda” Continuing to participate in Isle of Man tt, the Honda team takes the first five places in the race of the year, setting an absolute record and turning the game! After a dizzying victory, Soitiro decided that it was time to succeed in the field of cars. In the year, Honda releases not some boring sedan, but immediately compact Rogster S, which became the first car of the brand.

Further, Soitiro experiments with various compact bodies, most of which are well sold. But even in Japan, there have not been a lot of competitors about leadership even in Japan and they are experienced. Everything changes in the year: the oil crisis is in the courtyard, gasoline is getting more expensive, and the legendary Honda Civic hatchback is represented to the world, which, in addition to its economy, meets the new environmental standards established at that time in the United States.

In addition, in the year, Japanese companies Nissan and Toyota begin to reduce the volume of machine production, while raising prices. Honda did everything exactly the opposite: doubled production and lowered prices.