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1906
117 years ago
The George N Read more…
1921
102 years ago
For the first time in London, England police on motorcycles patrolled the city Read more…
1926
97 years ago
The Trafalgar Square gyratory system in London, England was inaugurated at 8am, and according to police it was an instant success. Read more…
1931
92 years ago
Achille Varzi in the new 2300 twin-cam Bugatti, possibly the best driver with the fastest car, led from start to finish of the VIII° Circuito Di Alessandria, winning uncontested Read more…
1934
89 years ago
The 1,000,000th Nash was produced, a Series 1227 Town Sedan that was later presented to Dr E O Nash (no relation) of Pueblo, Colorado, US, whose 1918 car was the oldest Nash still being used by its original owner Read more…
1944
79 years ago
1927 24-Hour Bol d’Or Paris winner Violette Morris was killed by the French Resistance for collaborating with the Nazis Read more…
1948
75 years ago
Production began on the 1949-model Ford, the first all-new automobile design introduced by the Big Three after World War II, civilian production having been suspended during the war, and the 1946-1948 models from Ford, GM, and Chrysler being updates of their pre-war models Read more…
1953
70 years ago
The Mille Miglia, the second round of the 1953 F Read more…
1962
61 years ago
Studebaker-Packard Corporation’s stockholders voted to drop “Packard” from the corporation title from July 2 1962 Read more…
1962
61 years ago
The Tamar Bridge, the first major suspension bridge (331 metre long) to be constructed in the UK after the Second World War, was officially opened by The Queen Mother Read more…
1964
59 years ago
Fred Lorenzen continued his recent domination of major NASCAR Grand National short track races by winning the ‘Virginia 500’ at Martinsville Speedway, Virginia, US Read more…
1964
59 years ago
Local favorite Skip Hudson drove his Nickey Cooper to victory in the USRRC Sports Car race at Riverside International Speedway, California, US Read more…
1964
59 years ago
At the 48th Targa Florio road race in Italy, the new Porsche 904s driven by Antonio Pucci, and Colin Davis, and the second place car Herbert Linge and Gianni Balzarini, triumphed over the Ferraris and Alfas Read more…
1969
54 years ago
Jo Siffert and Brian Redman drove a Porsche 908LH to victory in the 1000 km endurance race at Monza, Italy Read more…
1970
53 years ago
Lloyd Ruby out-dueled Mario Andretti and Al Unser to win the 200 mile USAC Championship race on the 1 Read more…
1970
53 years ago
Derek Bell drove his Brabham BT30 to a flag to flag victory in the F2 ‘Barcelona Grand Prix’ around the scenic Montjuich Park circuit Read more…
1981
42 years ago
“Rookie” Morgan Shepherd won the NASCAR GN ‘Virginia 500’ at Martinsville Speedway Read more…
1982
41 years ago
Rod Stewart was mugged as a gunman stole his $50,000 Porsche Read more…
1983
40 years ago
The Honda Motor Company Ltd Read more…
1984
39 years ago
A new version of Ford Transit Van, with industry’s first direct- injection, high-speed diesel engine, was introduced in Europe. Read more…
1987
36 years ago
John Morton and Hurley Haywood drove the Group 44 Jaguar XJR-7 to victory in the IMSA Camel GT Los Angeles Times Grand Prix at Riverside, California Read more…
1987
36 years ago
Glen Seton won the ATCC race at Wanneroo, Western Australia, driving a Nissan Skyline Read more…
1995
28 years ago
AutoEuropa (Ford-Volkswagen joint venture) started building Ford Galaxy and VW Sharan at the new Palmela (Portugal) plant Read more…
1998
25 years ago
The 2 Read more…
1998
25 years ago
The San Marino Grand Prix at Imola was won by David Coulthard driving a McLaren-Mercedes MP4-13 Read more…
1999
24 years ago
Ford completed its first purchase of a vehicle disassembly company (Copher Brothers Auto Parts in Tampa, Florida) as part of a bigger plan to create a global network of state-of-the art vehicle recycling companies. Read more…
2001
22 years ago
The Saudi Arabian interior minister, Prince Nayef, stated that his government would not allow women to drive Read more…
2004
19 years ago
Former Labour leader, Lord Kinnock, was banned from driving for six months and fined a total of £800 after admitting two speeding offences on the M4. Read more…
2009
14 years ago
Jenson Button made it three wins in four races at the Bahrain Grand Prix after taking an impressive win from fourth on the grid Read more…
2009
14 years ago
Chrysler and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union reached a tentative deal that met government requirements for the struggling auto manufacturer to receive more federal funding Read more…
