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1898
126 years ago
Thirteen days after selling its first car, the Winton Motor Carriage Company became an international marque, selling a car to John Moodie of Hamilton, Ontario Read more…
1899
125 years ago
The 132 miles Pau-Bayonne-Pau road race was won by Albert Lemaître driving a Peugeot. Read more…
1908
116 years ago
Byron J Read more…
1912
112 years ago
The Model 30 Cadillac became the first car to be fitted with both electric starting and lighting – the famous ‘Delco’ system.This thirty horsepower, four-cylinder vehicle with bore and stroke of 4.5-inch by 4.5-inch was built with a selective sliding gear transmission and was delivered at a cost of $1,890 Read more…
1917
107 years ago
America entered World War I, and motor racing was suspended throughout the US for the duration Read more…
1928
96 years ago
Henry and Clara Ford, travelling as ‘Mr & Mrs Robinson’, arrived in Southampton to inspect Ford’s British operations, meeting the King and Queen and business and political leaders Read more…
1930
94 years ago
René Dreyfus driving a Bugatti T35B won the Monaco Grand Prix at Monte Carlo Read more…
1934
90 years ago
The Ford Motor Company announced white sidewall tyres as an option on its new vehicles at a cost of $11.25 per set Read more…
1939
85 years ago
The Mercedes-Benz W165 Grand Prix racing car was given its first test runs by Rudolf Caracciola and Hermann Lang at Hockenheim, Germany Read more…
1949
75 years ago
The first Plymouth Series P-17-3 passenger coupe was produced Read more…
1952
72 years ago
Luigi Villoresi driving a Ferrari 375 won the Turin Grand Prix at Parco Valentino Read more…
1953
71 years ago
The Lavant Cup, F2 race at Goodwood was won by Emmanuel de Graffenried driving a Maserati A6CGM Read more…
1953
71 years ago
The XIV Grand Prix de Pau, a 3 hour endurance race contested over a 2 Read more…
1953
71 years ago
Dodge introduced air conditioning as an option Read more…
1968
56 years ago
The Ford Motor Company “Wide World of Ford” exhibit opened for six months at HemisFair in San antonio, Texas Read more…
1975
49 years ago
Richard Petty dominated the Gwyn Staley 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway after leading 311 laps Read more…
1983
41 years ago
The first SEAT Marbella was produced Read more…
1985
39 years ago
Brett Bodine survived 11 caution periods in the Miller 200 to post his first win in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Martinsville Speedway, Virginia, US Read more…
1986
38 years ago
The Pontiac Fiero GTP IMSA Camel Lights racer made its race debut, at Road Atlanta in Brazelton, Georgia, US Read more…
1986
38 years ago
Rusty Wallace captured his first career NASCAR Cup Series win, and first of nine at Bristol Motor Speedway, in the Valleydale 500 Read more…
1991
33 years ago
Dale Jarrett won the NASCAR Xfinity (Busch Grand National) Series 1991 Pontiac Pacesetters 200 at Darlington Raceway Read more…
1996
28 years ago
David Green won the NASCAR Xfinity (Busch Grand National) Series Sundrop 400 at Hickory Motor Speedway Read more…
1997
27 years ago
Jeff Burton came on strong in the final 100 miles and racked up his first career NASCAR Winston Cup victory as Texas Motor Speedway, Ft Worth (Texas, US) staged its inaugural race, the Interstate Batteries 500 Read more…
1999
25 years ago
Cars used for a driving test in Britain from this day onwards had to have a front passenger seat belt, head restraints and a rear-view mirror. Read more…
2000
24 years ago
DaimlerChrysler became the first car manufacturer in the world to offer fuel cell vehicles for sale after announcing plans to build and sell 20 city buses with fuel cell drives during the next three years. Read more…
2002
22 years ago
A two-tire pit stop call by crew chief Terry Shirley got Jeff Purvis the lead under a caution on Lap 110 in the O’Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, and the rain did the rest Read more…
2003
21 years ago
The Brazilian Grand Priz was held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos) Read more…
2003
21 years ago
Dale Earnhardt, Jr Read more…
2005
19 years ago
2008
16 years ago
Carl Edwards outran Jimmie Johnson to the checkered flag in a green-white-checkered finish to score his third of nine NASCAR Cup Series wins that season in the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway Read more…
2012
12 years ago
The Transition Roadable Aircraft, developed by Terrafugia, Inc Read more…
2013
11 years ago
Johnny Sauter remained perfect for the 2013 season as he drove to his second win in as many races in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway Read more…
2013
11 years ago
The Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse version of the Bugatti Veyron became the fastest roadster in the world, reaching an averaged top speed of 408 Read more…
2015
9 years ago
Speed limits for lorries on dual carriageways in the UK were increased from 50 mph to 60 mph Read more…
2019
5 years ago
Christopher Bell won the NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway to take home the first Dash 4 Cash bonus of the season Read more…
