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1864
160 years ago
Father Eugenio Barsanti (42), also named Nicolò, the Italian inventor, died Read more…
1892
132 years ago
Charles Duryea claimed that on this day he first drove the first gasoline-powered US-built motor car in Springfield, Massachusetts Read more…
1906
118 years ago
Nobel Prize winning scientist Pierre Curie (46) died as a result of a carriage accident in a storm while crossing the Rue Dauphine in Paris Read more…
1924
100 years ago
The first Hispano-Suiza 8-litre Type H6C was delivered to Andre Dubonnet Read more…
1925
99 years ago
A series of 25 mile “Sprints” were held on the 1 Read more…
1925
99 years ago
Pioneer British motoring patron and one of the founders of the London and Westminster Bank, Sir David Salomans (73) died Read more…
1927
97 years ago
The first production line Volvo, the 20 hp OV4, costing 4,800 kroner went on view in Stockholm, Sweden Read more…
1928
96 years ago
A Hispano-Suiza driven by Charles Weymann and Robert Bloch defeated a Stutz Blackhawk driven by Tom Rooney and Gil Anderson in a $25,000, 24-hour match race Read more…
1931
93 years ago
Louis Chiron driving a Bugatti T51 won the Monaco Grand Prix Read more…
1932
92 years ago
The Austin Car Co Read more…
1937
87 years ago
The unique Airmobile conceived by Paul M Read more…
1951
73 years ago
Alongside the spectacular 300 model (W 186), Mercedes-Benz presented a second luxury-segment saloon at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt Read more…
1952
72 years ago
The West Hants & Dorset Car Club ran the ‘Second Ibsley Car Race Meeting’ at the Ibsley Circuit, Ringwood, Hampshire, UK which attracted over 100 entries Read more…
1953
71 years ago
Lee Petty prevailed in the first race in NASCAR’s top series at Richmond (Virginia, US) Fairgrounds’ half-mile dirt track Read more…
1954
70 years ago
Jean Behra in a Gordini T16 won the Pau Grand Prix Read more…
1954
70 years ago
The VI Lavant Cup run over 7 laps (16 Read more…
1955
69 years ago
Volkswagen of America, Inc Read more…
1955
69 years ago
The Plymouth-based gas-turbine car developed by George J Huebner Jr Read more…
1957
67 years ago
Chevrolet issued the “1957 Chevrolet Stock Car Competition Guide” to their drivers Read more…
1958
66 years ago
Stirling Moss driving a Cooper-Climax T45 won the non-Championship Formula One Aintree 200 race at Aintree, Liverpool, UK Read more…
1964
60 years ago
Mario Andretti of Nazareth competed in his inaugural Indy car race, in Trenton New Jersy, finishing in 11th place while A J Foyt won the race in a Watson-Offenhauser Read more…
1964
60 years ago
Two days after its introduction at the New York World Fair, the Ford Mustang was advertised to the whole of the American public via all three American television networks Read more…
1964
60 years ago
Fred Lorenzen nursed his smoking Ford under the checkered just as the engine blew, winning the NASCAR GN Gwyn Staley Memorial 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Carolina, US Read more…
1968
56 years ago
The 14,000,000th Buick was produced Read more…
1970
54 years ago
John Cannon drove a Carl Hogan owned, Chevrolet powered McLaren M10B to victory in the SCCA Continental Championship (Formula 5000) race at Riverside International Raceway in California Read more…
1970
54 years ago
In the Spanish Grand Prix at Jarama, Jackie Stewart took his March 701 from the third spot on the grid left the field behind Read more…
1970
54 years ago
England Football manager Sir Alf Ramsey started The Daily Mirror World Cup Rally at Wembley stadium Read more…
1975
49 years ago
Learner drivers taking their test in Great Britain no longer had to wind down their windows and give arm and hand signals. Read more…
1979
45 years ago
Production of the Chevrolet Citation, the marque’s first front-wheel-drive car, began Read more…
1979
45 years ago
The mid-sizes Pontiac Phoenix was discontinued with the series being assigned to the compact-sized front-wheel-drive chassis shared with the Chevrolet Citation Read more…
1981
43 years ago
The first shipment of De Lorean DMC12 sports cars left Belfast for New York. Read more…
1995
29 years ago
Ford’s Dagenham (England) Engine Plant built its 28-millionth unit. Read more…
1997
27 years ago
Steve Park recorded his first career NASCAR Xfinity (Busch) Series win in the BellSouth Mobility/Opryland 320 at Nashville Speedway Read more…
1997
27 years ago
Goran Eliason achieved a record speed of 112 Read more…
1998
26 years ago
Ron Hornaday Jr Read more…
1999
25 years ago
General Motors and Toyota announced an unprecedented five-year agreement to work together in exploring and developing alternative vehicle propulsion technologies Read more…
2002
22 years ago
The first European Mobility Week launched by the EC in Brussels Read more…
2002
22 years ago
A bus carrying construction workers plunged off a mountain road near Salalah, Oman killing 46 in country’s worst ever road accident Read more…
2005
19 years ago
General Motors reported a loss of $1 Read more…
2005
19 years ago
Bugatti Veyron became the fastest production car when it achieved a speed of 253.8 mph at the Ehra-Lessien test track. Read more…
2006
18 years ago
Hyundai Motor Co Read more…
2009
15 years ago
The Shanghai Motor Show opened Read more…
2010
14 years ago
Denny Hamlin didn’t let recovering from knee surgery get in the way as he drove to victory in the rain-delayed Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway Read more…
2010
14 years ago
Kyle Busch outran his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Joey Logano to the checkered flag and scored his fifth straight Texas Motor Speedway NASCAR Xfinity (Nationwide) Series win in the rain-delayed O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 Read more…
2012
12 years ago
MINI announced two design models: the MINI Green Park and the MINI Hyde Park Read more…
2015
9 years ago
Matt Kenseth endured rain delays and a long day of wild racing to win the Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes at Bristol Motor Speedway Read more…
