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1902
122 years ago
United States of the Texas Oil Company – Texaco – was founded by Joseph S Read more…
1902
122 years ago
E.T Read more…
1907
117 years ago
Raymond C Read more…
1922
102 years ago
Racer Sig Haugdahl drove the 13.8 litre aero engine powered Wisconsin Special over 180.27 mph on a one-way run at the Daytona Beach racing oval Read more…
1930
94 years ago
The Automobile Association (AA) issued its one millionth badge. Read more…
1930
94 years ago
President Carl W Read more…
1931
93 years ago
The first production Marmon Sixteen was completed Read more…
1935
89 years ago
Joseph Cattanéo driving a 1500 cc racing Bugatti skidded into the crowd at the Château-Thierry hillclimb, just 100 metres from the finish, killing 7 and injuring 18 Read more…
1936
88 years ago
The Fiat 500, commonly known as “Topolino”, was introduced Read more…
1938
86 years ago
The police force in the UK recommended that all bicycles should be fitted with rear lights. Read more…
1947
77 years ago
Henry Ford (83), the man who revolutionised modern transport with his mass produced Model T- died by candlelight during a power-cut caused by floods in Detroit, US Read more…
1947
77 years ago
The Ford Motor Company hired baseball great Babe Ruth as a consultant Read more…
1955
69 years ago
The Plymouth Belvedere Turbine car was first shown to the public at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City Read more…
1958
66 years ago
The Glover Trophy, run to Formula One rules over 42 laps of the Goodwood Circuit, was won by British driver Mike Hawthorn in a Ferrari Dino 246 Read more…
1966
58 years ago
The 11,000,000th Volkswagen was produced Read more…
1966
58 years ago
Racer Walter Hansgen (46), who enjoyed some early success in the SCCA series, driving a Jaguar-based, self-built Special before being hired by Briggs Cunningham in 1956 and becoming a multiple sports car champion, died Read more…
1968
56 years ago
Three drivers led laps during the Hickory 250 at Hickory Speedway Read more…
1968
56 years ago
The wee Scot, Jim Clark OBE (32), from Kilmany, Fife – one of the greatest grand prix racers of all time, died in a tragic accident during a Formula 2 race in Hockenheim, Germany Read more…
1969
55 years ago
Rolls Royce recalled at least 5,000 cars for defect checks Read more…
1974
50 years ago
James Hunt driving a Hesketh-Cosworth 308 won the the 26th BRDC International Trophy, a non-championship Formula One race held at Silverstone, England Read more…
1974
50 years ago
David Pearson led 140 laps en route to the win in the Rebel 450 at Darlington Raceway Read more…
1984
40 years ago
Niki Lauda won the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami driving a McLaren-TAG Porsche MP4/2 Read more…
1985
39 years ago
A bus fell into a ravine near Marble Rocks in Madhya Pradesh, India, killing 16 and injuring 39 Read more…
1985
39 years ago
Alain Prost driving a McLaren-TAG Porsche MP4/2B won the Brazilian Grand Prix at Jacarepagua Read more…
1991
33 years ago
Michael Waltrip led most of the way but Ricky Rudd came on late for a victory in Darlington’s TranSouth 500, South Carolina (US) Read more…
1991
33 years ago
Ricky Rudd captured his only win at Darlington Raceway, and of the season, in the TranSouth 500 after the No Read more…
1996
28 years ago
The Argentine Grand Prix was held at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires Read more…
1998
26 years ago
Ford, Daimler-Benz and Ballard signed an agreement to develop fuel-cell technology for future vehicles Read more…
1998
26 years ago
Cozy Powell (50) of Rainbow, Whitesnake and Black Sabbath died after crashing his Saab 9000 on the M4 whilst driving in excess of 100 mph Read more…
2001
23 years ago
Scott Riggs took the lead on Lap 143 and never lost it, holding off rookie Travis Kvapil to win the Advance Auto Parts 250 at Martinsville Speedway for his first career NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors (Craftsman) Truck Series triumph Read more…
2004
20 years ago
The Empire State Building was lit in Ferrari red to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ferrari’s presence in the United States Read more…
2005
19 years ago
Patricia Hewitt, the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, announced – after a conversation with MG Rover chairman, John Towers – that the company was to be put into administration. Read more…
2007
17 years ago
Carl Edwards drove the No Read more…
2009
15 years ago
GM and Segway announced that they were working together to develop a two-wheeled, two-seat electric vehicle designed to be a fast, safe, inexpensive and clean alternative to traditional cars and trucks for cities across the world Read more…
2014
10 years ago
Driving test candidates in the UK were stopped from being able to use foreign language voiceovers and interpreters on their theory and practical driving tests Read more…
2014
10 years ago
Joey Logano became the seventh different winner in as many races in 2014 when he scored the victory in the rain-delayed Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway Read more…
2014
10 years ago
Jimmie Johnson held off Clint Bowyer to score his eighth of nine career wins at Martinsville Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series STP Gas Booster 500 Read more…
2018
6 years ago
Ryan Blaney took the checkered flag in the My Bariatric Solutions 300 at Texas Motor Speedway to give Team Penske its third straight Xfinity Series win of the season Read more…
2019
5 years ago
Kyle Busch won the Food City 500 for his eighth win at Bristol Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series Read more…
