Soichiro Honda who drives "Honda Sports360"

The 11th National Honda Meeting General Assembly was held on June 5, 1962, at the soon-to-be-completed Suzuka Circuit. Product displays and test drives were also carried out on that date, with the S360 Honda Sports taking to the track with Mr. Honda behind the wheel. Beaming as he went, Mr. Honda blasted past the crowd that had assembled in the main bleachers. This was Honda's maiden voyage into the fiercely competitive waters of the automotive business. Yet, that endeavor, for all its challenges and difficulties, symbolized the pursuit of Mr. Honda's lifelong dream.
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1962年6月5日に鈴鹿サーキット（当時はまだ建設中）で開催された「第11回全国ホンダ会」の映像です。ホンダはこの第11 回全国ホンダ会に於いて、初めて自社製四輪車のプロトタイプ「Honda Sports360」を公開し、四輪市場への参入の意思を対外的に強くアピールしました。Honda Sports360を運転しているのは本田社長です。本田社長が鈴鹿サーキットでHonda Sports360を走らせたこの瞬間から、ホンダの四輪車メーカーとしての歴史が始まりました。

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[notrombones]

Soichiro Honda is an example of a Great Capitalist--A man of integrity who based his successs on creating innovation and quality and competing successfully

on those values.

America could re-learn some important lessons

from Mr. Honda and his high principles.

[Nikovercetti]

The old and vintage Hondas are better than the new one....somebody agree with me??

[OzzInter]

Great footage!

I have only heard of the S360, but never seen one in action.

Very pretty small sportscar!

[Klottelitsch]

That is such beautiful small car look at todays small cars like smart etc..they are all ugly....this little Honda is elegant and funny to wach. Its also a real piece of high tech, it has a super high performance 36HP engine...dont lough it only has 360cc motorcycle engine but thats enough and it safes fuel.

By the way you cant even damage the engine if you revv it all the day long with 10.000 RPM its a motorcycle sports engine. Allmost unfailable. :)

[notrombones]

The vintage Hondas are great.

But...

the new Hondas ain't exactly

chopped liver, either.

[FuentesSantos]

Yeah. Great respect for Mr. Honda.

[ChevelleSSLS6]

America needs visionaries like him at the head of all companies, especially the auto industry.

[nature223]

I feel EXACTLY the same way driving my 1985 CRX Si,GRINNING,Hand up and waving....the newer hondas WHILE STILL RELIABLE,we have two more,kinda lost that unique touch Soichiro San gave them when He was still active in the company.

[Autobahn815]

I respect him as a dreamer of Automotive Engineer.

[johnchris69]

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU DUDE!