The First Products of 13 Famous Companies

Take a look at these 13 giant companies and their modest beginnings. Some discovered their niche and instantly dominated the industry during their launch, while others needed to adapt to changing markets to succeed.

Apple – Apple I Computer, 1976

BMW – BMW IIIa, 1918. BMW IIIa was an inline six-cylinder SOHC valvetrain, water-cooled aircraft engine, the first-ever product from BMW GmbH.

Canon – Kwanon, 1934

Coca-Cola – Syrup, 1886

Ford – Ford Quadricycle, 1896

Harley-Davidson – racer motorcycle, 1903

Hewlett-Packard – HP200A, 1939, a low-distortion audio oscillator used for testing sound equipment.

Honda – Honda Type-A, 1947

Intel – 3101 Schottky TTL bipolar 64-bit static random-access memory (1969)

Lamborghini – Lamborghini Carioc, 1948

Lego – wooden toys, 1932. LEGO employees with their first products.

Renault – Renault Voiturette 1CV, 1898

Toyota – Toyota HA-1, 1946. The first Toyota sewing machine model HA-1 manufactured by Aichi Kogyo Co., Ltd.