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1917
105 years ago
The Detroiter Motor Car Company was declared bankrupt Read more…
1918
104 years ago
General Motors acquired the McLaughlin Motor Car Company of Oshawa, Ontario, which was founded in 1908 by R Read more…
1918
104 years ago
An article entitled, “The ABC Motor Cycle Read more…
1924
98 years ago
The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost manufactured in England was sold in London Read more…
1938
84 years ago
Henry Ford II was elected to the Ford Motor Company Board if Directors Read more…
1939
83 years ago
Benjamin Copf of Ford-Japan, Yoshisuke Ayukawa of Nissan, and Risaburo Toyoda of Toyota signed a joint venture agreement to manufacture cars in Japan Read more…
1956
66 years ago
At least six people died and several others were injured in road accidents in thick fog Read more…
1966
56 years ago
Two Sunbeam Tiger Mk II production prototypes were completed Read more…
1967
55 years ago
The first Matra 3-litre V12 engine came to life on a test-bench Read more…
1986
36 years ago
The 1,886,647th and final Ford Capri – ‘the car you always promised yourself’ – rolled off the production line (at the Halewood plant in Merseyside) Read more…
1989
33 years ago
The 40 Read more…
1994
28 years ago
Rolls-Royce, the luxury car maker, announced that its future cars would feature 12-cylinder motors manufactured by Germany’s BMW Read more…
1996
26 years ago
Formula One team owner Frank Williams was charged with manslaughter over the death of Ayrton Senna at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix Read more…
1996
26 years ago
Minardi signed Japan’s Ukyo Katayama for the 1997 season Read more…
1999
23 years ago
Ferdinand Porsche, designer of Auto Union Grand Prix racers and the original Volkswagen, was honored as the Car Engineer of the Century Read more…
2002
20 years ago
Will Hoy (50) a British racing driver and the 1991 British Touring Car Champion, died after a short illness – an inoperable brain tumour Read more…
2007
15 years ago
US President Bush signed a bill calling for an increase in auto-fuel efficiency, the first in 32 years Read more…
2007
15 years ago
India’s Tata Motors offered £1 Read more…
2008
14 years ago
Citing danger to the national economy, the Bush administration approved an emergency bailout of the US auto industry, offering $17 Read more…
2008
14 years ago
Red faces at the FIA after it was revealed that an agreement with Ferrari meant they would receive US$80 million more than any of their competitors for winning the constructors championship Read more…
2011
11 years ago
Sweden’s Saab Automobile filed for bankruptcy, giving up a desperate struggle to stay in business after previous owner General Motors Co Read more…
2013
9 years ago
German media and officials in Berlin reported that about 200 cars stolen in Germany had been tracked down in Tajikistan, where most were being driven by family and friends of President Emomali Rakhmon Read more…
