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1894
131 years ago
The world’s first car show, the Exposition Internationale de Vélocipedie et de Locomotion Automobile, opened in Paris, France Read more…
1905
120 years ago
The Ford Motor Company, having lost a patent, signed a contract with inventor Frederick W Ball for the use of his planetary transmission system Read more…
1906
119 years ago
The first completed KisselKar, a 1907 Model C, was shipped to Jospeh McDuffee, a Chicago automobile dealer Read more…
1906
119 years ago
Rolls Royce recorded its first export sale of a Silver Ghost, taking an order for a Barker bodied phaeton from Jefferson Seligman of New York City, US Read more…
1915
110 years ago
The Hudson Super-Six was previewed to dealers Read more…
1921
104 years ago
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1922
103 years ago
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1941
84 years ago
US marque Buick lowered its prices to reflect the absence of spare tires or inner tubes on its new cars Read more…
1955
70 years ago
Joe Weatherly and Jim Reed, the first two finishers in the 100-mile race at West Palm Beach, were both disqualified for technical violations Read more…
1960
65 years ago
Jim Hall, driving a Maserati Tipo 61, won the feature race at Las Vegas, Nevada, US Read more…
1961
64 years ago
The Philco Corporation was acquired as a subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company Read more…
1962
63 years ago
The New York City Board of Estimate unanimously voted against a plan for a $100 million elevated expressway across the bottom of Manhattan Read more…
1963
62 years ago
Edwin Brailey (42) was killed when the vehicle he was driving crashed at an icy Brands Hatch, England during the making of a film Read more…
1966
59 years ago
Rover and Alvis marques were acquired by the Leyland Group for £25 million Read more…
1967
58 years ago
The Lincoln Continental Mark III was previewed by the press Read more…
1975
50 years ago
The American millionaire/publisher/tycoon, Malcolm Forbes purchased his first Munch motorcycle, a 1200TTS ‘Münch 4’ Mammut Read more…
1975
50 years ago
A fortnight after the death of Graham Hill, the sponsors of his F1 team, tobacco company WD & HO Wills, announced the withdrawal of its backing for the Hill team, dooming it to closure Read more…
1990
35 years ago
Ninety-nine vehicles were involved in an accident caused by fog on Interstate 75 in Calhoun, Tennessee, between Chattanooga and Knoxville near the Hiwassee River Read more…
1998
27 years ago
China’s first F1 grand prix, provisionally scheduled for March 28 1999, was dropped after the FIA decided that the Zuhai circuit organisers needed another year to finalise arrangements Read more…
2003
22 years ago
Ho-Pin Tung made history as the first Chinese racer to drive a F1 car Read more…
2003
22 years ago
Harriet Harman, the Solicitor General, was banned from driving for seven days and fined £400 for speeding at 99 mph on a motorway Read more…
2003
22 years ago
Michael Schumacher tried to prove he was faster than a speeding plane when he took on an Eurofighter Typhoon in his Ferrari F2003 at the Baccarini military airport near Rome, Italy Read more…
2005
20 years ago
An 18-mile stretch of the M1 motorway was closed entirely for 12 hours following a major explosion and fire at the Buncefield Oil Depot in Hertfordshire, located less than half a mile from the M1 close to Junction 8 Read more…
2006
19 years ago
MINI agreed to acquire John Cooper Works Read more…
2008
17 years ago
The $14 billion package to aid General Motors Corp Read more…
2009
16 years ago
The sixth generation Vauxhall Astra hit UK showrooms after its worldwide debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show Read more…
2010
15 years ago
Nissan North American delivered its first all-electric Leaf (also formatted “LEAF” as a backronym for Leading, Environmentally friendly, Affordable, Family car) to Olivier Chalouhi (31) of Redwood City at a dealership in Petaluma, California Read more…
2013
12 years ago
The second generation Proton Perdana was finally unveiled after a 3-year gap in the nameplate’s production Read more…
