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1901
123 years ago
Frederick W Read more…
1902
122 years ago
Hon Charles Rolls, driving a 60 hp Mors at Archeres Park, France made four attempts at a new land speed record, but his fastest run of 63 Read more…
1904
120 years ago
William R Morris (later Lord Nuffield) married Elizabeth Maud Anstey Read more…
1905
119 years ago
The first aerial car ferry was put in operation over the ship canal from Lake Avenue, Duluth, Minnesota, to Minnesota Point, Minnesota, US Read more…
1909
115 years ago
Widnes Town Corporation introduced the first closed top double decker buses in Great Britain Read more…
1909
115 years ago
General Motors completed the acquisition of the Oakland Motor Car Company Read more…
1912
112 years ago
Fiat executives Ludovico Scarfiotta and Giovanni Agnelli were acquitted of stock fraud charges following a 450-day trial Read more…
1917
107 years ago
The ‘Wingfoot Express’, a Packard Model E 5-ton truck sponsored by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, established the first interstate trucking route with regular nonstop runs from the Akron tire factory in Ohio to the company’s tire fabric mill in Connecticut, US Read more…
1920
104 years ago
Marie Luhring of the International Harvester Company was admitted as the first female member of the Society of Automobile Engineers Read more…
1928
96 years ago
Antibes Juan-les-Pins Grand Prix held at Garoupe, was won by Louis Chiron driving a Bugatti T35C Read more…
1930
94 years ago
The very first Bridgestone tyre was produced, by the Japanese “Tabi” Socks Tyre Division. Read more…
1935
89 years ago
The Alfa Romeo Bimotore 16-cylinder racecar was unveiled to the press Read more…
1956
68 years ago
The 1956 Metropolitans were introduced to the United States market at Nash and Hudson dealerships Read more…
1957
67 years ago
Lotus built its first single-seat racecar Read more…
1957
67 years ago
The first Edsel dealership franchise agreements were signed Read more…
1960
64 years ago
Jack Hinkle, driving a Maserati Tipo 60, won the preliminary race of the Carrera del Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, US Read more…
1961
63 years ago
The Brussels Grand Prix was held at Heizel Read more…
1971
53 years ago
Frank Gardner passed Brian Redman with 2 laps to go and went on to win the European Formula 5000 series race on the Snetterton circuit, England Read more…
1972
52 years ago
Bobby Allison put the field to shame at Bristol Motor Speedway during the 1972 Southeastern 500 Read more…
1980
44 years ago
The longest regularly scheduled bus route – 3389 miles from Perth to Brisbane, Australia, taking 75 hours 55 minutes – was inaugurated by ‘Across Australia Coach Lines’. Read more…
1980
44 years ago
Jaguar assembly workers went on strike over grading and pay Read more…
1981
43 years ago
Pontiac introduced the T1000, a sub-compact based on the Chevrolet Chevette Read more…
1986
38 years ago
The French government ruled against the privatisation of leading French carmaker Renault Read more…
1988
36 years ago
Dave Prater (50) of soul duo Sam & Dave was killed when his car left the road and hit a tree in Syracuse, Georgia Read more…
1988
36 years ago
White-haired, underfunded, 50-years-plus former drag-boat and motorcycle race Eddie Hill became the first person to run a ¼ -mile dragstrip in under 5 seconds when he ran a 4 Read more…
1989
35 years ago
Rusty Wallace fended off Darrell Waltrip by just 0 Read more…
1991
33 years ago
The Ford Motor Company announced that Edsel B Ford II would succeed Kenneth C Merrill as President of the Ford Motor Credit Company when the latter retired on May 1 Read more…
1994
30 years ago
David Green scored his lone win of the season in the Goody’s 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway after a big mistake by Mark Martin Read more…
1995
29 years ago
The Argentine Grand Prix (formally the XVIII Gran Premio Marlboro de la Republica Argentina) was held at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina Read more…
1995
29 years ago
Dale Earnhardt won the First Union 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway after leading 227 laps Read more…
1998
26 years ago
Edsel B Read more…
1999
25 years ago
It was announced that the film world’s most successful secret agent, Bond, James Bond, would be driving the stunning new BMW Z8 in “The World is Not Enough”, the 19th in the series of Bond films. Read more…
1999
25 years ago
NATO forces made air strikes across Yugoslavia on Orthodox Good Friday Read more…
2000
24 years ago
Mark Martin emerged almost unscathed from near-constant hazards brought by 17 caution flags and his late-race gamble on old tires won the Goody’s Body Pain 500 at Martinsville Speedway Read more…
2000
24 years ago
Michael Schumacher driving a Ferrari F1-2000 won the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola Read more…
2005
19 years ago
Bobby Labonte held off 2001 winner Ricky Craven and Ron Hornaday Jr Read more…
2006
18 years ago
Kasey Kahne became the 11th different winner in the 11 NASCAR Cup Series races held at Texas Motor Speedway when he scored his second Cup victory of the season in the Samsung/Radio Shack 500 Read more…
2009
15 years ago
The Honda FCX Clarity, a four-door saloon billed as the planet’s first hydrogen-powered fuel-cell vehicle intended for mass production, won the World Green Car award at the New York Auto Show Read more…
2010
14 years ago
Kyle Busch stormed back from a penalty and an incident on pit road to win the NASCAR Xfinity (Nationwide) Series Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix Raceway Read more…
2011
13 years ago
Matt Kenseth snapped a 76-race winless streak with a convincing win in the Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway Read more…
2016
8 years ago
Kyle Busch won the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway to score his second straight weekend sweep Read more…
2017
7 years ago
Jimmie Johnson scored his first NASCAR Cup Series win of the season and his seventh at Texas Motor Speedway in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Read more…
