Honda: The Boy Who Dreamed of Cars Book

One day when Soichiro Honda was seven years old an astonishing, moving dust cloud appeared in his small Japanese town. The cause was a leaky, noisy machine-an automobile-the first the boy had ever seen. At that moment Honda fell in love with cars, and a dream took hold. He would one day make them himself.

It took Honda many years to reach his goal. In the process he became an expert mechanic and manufacturer of car parts. After World War II he developed a motorized bicycle, the forerunner of his innovative motorcycles. And eventually Honda began manufacturing cars, first racecars and then consumer cars. He constantly sought new ways to make his products better and cheaper than his competitors'.

Soichiro Honda had an inventive mind and a passion for new ideas, and he never gave up on his dream. A legendary figure in the world of manufacturing, Honda is a dynamic symbol of determination, creativity, and the power of a dream.