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Article: Four line bold comp headline headline head AND GOES HERE Hed goes here Hed Hed goes here Hed.(Auto Weekly)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
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- July 31, 2009
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For a broad swath of American consumers, Honda is the maker of unpretentious good stuff at accessible prices. Usually without flashy or distinctive styling, Honda's products can be said to define the leading edge of ordinary.
The company was the brainchild of Soichiro Honda, the eldest son of a Japanese blacksmith.
Born in 1906, Honda, apprenticed in auto repair shops before opening his own garage in Hamamatsu, Japan, in 1928. But Honda's passion was racing. He bolted a huge Curtiss-Wright V8 aircraft engine into a car chassis and used it to set a Japanese speed record.
After a wreck in 1936, he promised his wife he would stop racing and ...
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