On this day in…
1901
123 years ago
The London United Tramway Company opened London’s first regular electric tram service on a public road Read more…
1915
109 years ago
Bob Burman won a match race at Ascot in California driving a Peugeot powered by a Harry Miller built engine Read more…
1929
95 years ago
Karl Friedrich Benz died aged 84 Read more…
1931
93 years ago
Andre Michelin (77), who built the first factories for the mass production of rubber car tires, died Read more…
1932
92 years ago
The second Bugatti Royale Type 41 was delivered to Armand Esders with a 2-seat roadster body designed by Jean Bugatti – the car was a rebodied as a Coupe de Ville by Binder of Paris in the late 1930s Read more…
1934
90 years ago
‘Cats eyes’, invented by Percy Shaw were laid in the road at the notorious Drighlington crossroads, just outside Bradford, West Yorkshire, England Read more…
1943
81 years ago
Howard C Read more…
1948
76 years ago
Clemente Biondetti drove a 2-litre Ferrari to victory in the revived Giro di Sicilia, in Italy Read more…
1951
73 years ago
Ford Motor Company announced plans for U Read more…
1959
65 years ago
The only Champ Car race to be held in Daytona was won by Jim Rathmann on 4/4/59 Read more…
1959
65 years ago
Buddy Baker finished 14th in his NASCAR Grand National debut, at Columbus, South Carolina, US Read more…
1959
65 years ago
The two-door 2 Read more…
1963
61 years ago
NASCAR Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett notched his first victory of the season at Augusta (Georgia, US) Speedway, in an unusual race shortened by dust Read more…
1971
53 years ago
1976
48 years ago
Cale Yarborough dominated the Gwyn Staley 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway for his second of nine wins during his championship-winning season Read more…
1979
45 years ago
Dr Hans Nibol, driving the Mercedes-Benz C111/IV with a 4 Read more…
1980
44 years ago
The International Gold Cup at Oulton Park) was won by Guy Edwards driving an Arrows-Cosworth A1B Read more…
1981
43 years ago
The ‘last full size Chrysler’ was produced as the Chrysler Corporation discontinued the Chrysler New Yorker, Chrysler’s Newport, Dodge St Regis, and Plymouth Grand Fury, and permanently closed the Lynch Road plant in Detroit, Michigan, where these cars had been assembled Read more…
1982
42 years ago
Dale Earnhardt led 181 of the 367 laps to win the CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 at Darlington Raceway Read more…
1982
42 years ago
Niki Lauda driving a McLaren-Cosworth MP4/1B won the US West Grand Prix held on the temporary street circuit at Long Beach Read more…
1986
38 years ago
Lieutenant Commander William (Bill) Boaks DSC (81), a British Royal Navy officer who became an eccentric political campaigner standing under the banner; ‘Public Safety Democratic Monarchist White Resident’, died Read more…
1986
38 years ago
Sir Laurence John Hartnett CBE (87), an engineer who made several important contributions to the Australian automotive industry and is often called “The Father of the Holden”, died Read more…
1992
32 years ago
Harry Gant scored his 20th of 21 career NASCAR Xfinity (Busch Grand National) Series wins when he took the checkered flag in the Budweiser 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway Read more…
1993
31 years ago
Rusty Wallace led 376 laps en route to the win in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway Read more…
1993
31 years ago
Mario Andretti scored the 52nd and final victory of his Champ Car career 4/4/93 with a victory in Phoenix Read more…
1996
28 years ago
Jaguar introduced its new SK8 convertible at the New York International Auto Show Read more…
1996
28 years ago
The last Jaguar XJS, a blue 6-litre V12 coupe rolled off the line at Browns Lane Read more…
1998
26 years ago
Dale Earnhardt Jr Read more…
2003
21 years ago
ŠkodaAuto’s most popular vehicle, the award-winning Fabia, reached a milestone, when the 750,000th Fabia rolled off the production line at 12 Read more…
2004
20 years ago
The Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir was won by Michael Schumacher driving a Ferrari F2004 Read more…
2004
20 years ago
Elliott Sadler edged Kasey Kahne in a photo finish to win the NASCAR Cup Series Samsung/Radio Shack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway Read more…
2005
19 years ago
Kevin Harvick survived a green-white-checkered finish and held off Jeff Burton to win the rain-delayed Sharpie Professional 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway Read more…
2005
19 years ago
Two sides of a Yorkshire village, divided by one of the UK’s busiest roads, were reunited when Highways Agency officials opened the northbound carriageway of the new A1 motorway between Micklefield and Brotherton in North Yorkshire Read more…
2007
17 years ago
The 1,000,000th MINI was built in Oxford, England Read more…
2009
15 years ago
Kyle Busch scored his third of five straight wins at Texas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in the O’Reilly 300 Read more…
2009
15 years ago
Up until this date, the late and great Juan Manuel Fangio held a little known record Read more…
2014
10 years ago
Chase Elliott captured his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway Read more…
2017
7 years ago
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said drivers of the most polluting cars would be charged to travel into the center of the city from 2019, describing his city’s air as “lethal” Read more…
