April 9th


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1901

122 years ago

Frederick W Read more…

1902

121 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

119 years ago

William R Morris (later Lord Nuffield) married Elizabeth Maud Anstey Read more…

1905

118 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

114 years ago

General Motors completed the acquisition of the Oakland Motor Car Company Read more…

1909

114 years ago

Widnes Town Corporation introduced the first closed top double decker buses in Great Britain Read more…

1912

111 years ago

Fiat executives Ludovico Scarfiotta and Giovanni Agnelli were acquitted of stock fraud charges following a 450-day trial Read more…

1917

106 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

103 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

95 years ago

Antibes Juan-les-Pins Grand Prix held at Garoupe, was won by Louis Chiron driving a Bugatti T35C Read more…

1930

93 years ago

The very first Bridgestone tyre was produced, by the Japanese “Tabi” Socks Tyre Division. Read more…

1935

88 years ago

The Alfa Romeo Bimotore 16-cylinder racecar was unveiled to the press Read more…

1956

67 years ago

The 1956 Metropolitans were introduced to the United States market at Nash and Hudson dealerships Read more…

1957

66 years ago

The first Edsel dealership franchise agreements were signed Read more…

1957

66 years ago

Lotus built its first single-seat racecar Read more…

1960

63 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

62 years ago

The Brussels Grand Prix was held at Heizel Read more…

1971

52 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

51 years ago

Bobby Allison put the field to shame at Bristol Motor Speedway during the 1972 Southeastern 500 Read more…

1980

43 years ago

Jaguar assembly workers went on strike over grading and pay Read more…

1980

43 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…

1981

42 years ago

Pontiac introduced the T1000, a sub-compact based on the Chevrolet Chevette Read more…

1986

37 years ago

The French government ruled against the privatisation of leading French carmaker Renault Read more…

1988

35 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…

1988

35 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…

1989

34 years ago

Rusty Wallace fended off Darrell Waltrip by just 0 Read more…

1991

32 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

29 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

28 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

28 years ago

Dale Earnhardt won the First Union 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway after leading 227 laps Read more…

1998

25 years ago

Edsel B Read more…

1999

24 years ago

NATO forces made air strikes across Yugoslavia on Orthodox Good Friday Read more…

1999

24 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…

2000

23 years ago

Michael Schumacher driving a Ferrari F1-2000 won the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola Read more…

2000

23 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…

2005

18 years ago

Bobby Labonte held off 2001 winner Ricky Craven and Ron Hornaday Jr Read more…

2006

17 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

14 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

13 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

12 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

7 years ago

Kyle Busch won the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway to score his second straight weekend sweep Read more…

2017

6 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…

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