stackyFACTSEvery great rivalry usually starts with a miserable failure.
Every great rivalry usually starts with a miserable failure. Before becoming a global titan of reliable automobiles, Soichiro Honda started a company making piston rings specifically to sell to Toyota. His first batch was utterly rejected by Toyota's engineers for being terribly low quality. After years of perfecting his design, he finally won the contract, only to eventually pivot to making his own motorcycles and cars, creating Toyota's most persistent headache.
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