4-10 July: Motoring Milestones
4 -10 July 150 years ago this week, Father George A. Belcourt of Rusticoville, Prince Edward Island, Canada displayed the Ware Steam Car built by Elijah Ware of Bayonne, New Jersey that he had recently purchased – this was the first automobile on the island and is often cited as the first United States-built automobile…
27 June – 2 July: MOTORING MILESTONES
27 June – 2 July 115 years ago this week, the Paris–Berlin Trial began [27 June 1901]. The race is in retrospect sometimes referred to as the VI Grand Prix de l’ACF. Run over 687 miles and three stages (June 27th Paris-Aachen – 285 miles; June 28th Aachen-Hanover – 278 miles and June 29th Hanover-Berlin…
20-26 June: MOTORING MILESTONES
20-26 June Cars, people and events in this week’s Motoring Milestones include: Ayrton Senna, Albert Khan, Ralph DePalma and Aston Martin. 100 years ago this week, Italian-American Ralph DePalma set a flying-mile world record of 35.2 seconds in a Mercedes at Des Moines Speedway in Iowa, US [23 June 1916] ….. 80 years ago this week,…
13-19 June: Motoring Milestones
13-19 JUNE Cars, people and events in this week’s Motoring Milestones include: Canadian Grand Prix, Richard Petty, Fiat Topolino, and the first mobile telephone call 80 years ago this week, 300,000 people gathered on a rainy and fog swept Nürburgring to see the Adac Eifelrennen, the first major race of the year on German soil, the…
6-12 June: Motoring Milestones
6 – 12 June Cars, people and events in this week’s Motoring Milestones include: Louis Chevrolet, Preston By-Pass, Speed Bumps, Tim Richmond, and the Mercedes C111-IID. 110 years ago this week, the New York Times reported [7 June 1906] on an early implementation of what might be considered speed bumps in the US town of Chatham,…
30 May – 5 June: Motoring Milestones
30 May – 5 June Cars, people and events in this week’s Motoring Milestones include: Indianapolis 500, the first US motor accident, Le Mans, Henry Ford and the Monaco Grand Prix. 120 years ago this week, the first motor car accident occurred in New York City. A Duryea Motor Wagon, driven by Henry Wells from Springfield,…
22-29 May: Motoring Milestones
22-29 May Cars, people and events in this week’s Motoring Milestones include: Riley cars, Barney Oldfield, Austin Motor Company, Formula 1, and the Indianapolis 500. 120 years ago this week, William Riley Junior founded the Riley Cycle Co. Ltd in Coventry in the West Midlands [23rd May 1896]. In 1905 they went on to produce…
16-22 May: Motoring Milestones
16-22 May 110 years ago this week, Louis Henry Perlman of New York City applied for a patent for his invention of the demountable tire-carrying rim, similar to those used on today’s cars, but wider [21 May 1906]. The patent was issued 4 February 1913 (U.S. No. 1,052,270). Perlamn’s innovation that made possible the spare…
2-8 May: Motoring Milestones
MOTORING MILESTONES 2-8 May Cars, people and events in this week’s Motoring Milestones include: Aston Martin, John Watson, Targa Florio, Formula One, Damon Hill and Vauxhall…. 120 years ago this week, the first horseless carriage show was held at London’s Imperial Institute [7 May 1896]…..110 years ago this week, the inaugural running of the Targa…
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