Beginning with a simple plan to build tack-on motors for bicycles, Soichiro Honda created in 1948 what quickly became one of the most. technically innovative multinational manufacturers and a legendary marque that continues to campaign a wide array of motorsports. Written by top company personnel, leading automotive journalists, and rating legends, this breathtakingly illustrated color history is a feast for the eyes and minds of anyone with even a passing interest in the motoring world. Everything is covered, from those first bicycle motors to automotive innovations, domination of the world motorycle marker, astonishing early Grand Prix motorcycle racing successes, and an off-and-on dalliance with Formula 1. Even the manufacturer's lawnmowers, outboard boat motors, aviation applications and foray into robotics are given their dues. The photography embraces archival shots from personal collections, early sales literature, detail studies of Honda vehicles, marvelous at-speed racing imagery past and present, and, perhaps most telling, modern photos encompassing everything Honda in use in all corners of the globe.