HONDA C 70

A Brief History Founder HONDA

Honda's success stems from a village near Hamamatsu, Japan. Soichiro Honda was born there, the son of a poor blacksmith.

Growing up, he went to Tokyo and worked at a car repair shop, through his genius, he was able to set up a research institute on its own technique. Of the profits, Soichiro buy 500 secondhand machines of war that would be a simple motor assembled.

Range of 1948-51, the Institute of Technical Honda Honda Motor Co. building. Ltd and making Honda the first nicknamed Dream (Dream). This bike great success in the market until the other variants such as Dream Type E 146cc.

Between 1952-58 he was eager to make the type of F-based Honda moped. Just a 50 cc engine capacity and have the energy 0.5 hp.

Just five years after being founded, they were able to export their products abroad. Not long ago, motors Benly J (A, B, C) and Dream (6E, SB, SA) have flooded the domestic Japanese market.

To maintain quality, they also established a division of Research and Development (Research & Development) in 1957 in the Shirako (now Saitama). It is actively conducted research that the Honda engine is ok!

History records that the variant Benly be the most important in their doings. The proof, they follow motor racing in the UK, Tourist Trophy (TT) or the Isle Of Man. There accelerated 142-based RC type Benly. In the TT races, they were able to steal a team prize in 1959, as the foreword might of Honda racing arena.

Range of 1959-60 opened the 'door' world through the birth of a Honda subsidiary in America (American Honda Motor. Co.. Inc.., 1959). The debut was a huge success until they have to make oversized factory in Suzuka Japan to meet demand while building the Suzuka circuit unison Japanese government (1962). Look right! For the Super Cub variant wrote, sold 15 million units (December 1983 statistics).

Not satisfied, the 1961-65 European Honda stand again (now so Honda Deutschland GMBH) in 1961. Honda also Belgium (Honda Benelux NV) in 1962 which made a lot of mopeds. Of the two companies, the French and British bikers flooded their products. No wonder that their total profits in 1965 reached 100 billion yen.

Satisfied messing around on the bike, 'yellow power' is gatel make the car in 1962. debut first pick-up light T360 and S360 sports car. In 1964 they had to make a quick car that was warmly welcomed S600 audience.