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1904
119 years ago
Hon C S Rolls contracted Royce, Ltd Read more…
1915
108 years ago
The White Motor Company was incorporated in Ohio, US Read more…
1915
108 years ago
William C Durant, acting through Chevrolet Motor Company, announced his plans to purchase a controlling interest in General Motors Read more…
1915
108 years ago
The Marmon Model 34 was announced Read more…
1922
101 years ago
Salmson #001, rebodied after a racing accident, was sold in England Read more…
1923
100 years ago
Former US President Woodrow Wilson received a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Pall Mall touring car for his birthday Read more…
1941
82 years ago
A conference of industry and labour officials in the US agreed that there would be no strikes or lockouts in war industries while World War II continued Read more…
1942
81 years ago
The first prototype of the Renault 4CV was unveiled Read more…
1947
76 years ago
The Tri-Wheel Motor Company was organised in Oxford, North Carolina, US with Clarence D Gill as President and General Manager, B C Pragerson as Vice President, Joseph A Watkins as SEcretary and J J Medford as Treasurer Read more…
1947
76 years ago
The Lambretta ‘A’ went on sale Read more…
1971
52 years ago
Alessandro Cagno (88), winner of the first Targa Florio, died Read more…
1974
49 years ago
Renault announced plans to build a factory in Iran Read more…
1982
41 years ago
The U Read more…
1982
41 years ago
Residents of Times Beach, Missouri, US were informed that had to evacuate and that their town would be demolished after it had become contaminated when the chemical dioxin was sprayed on its unpaved roads Read more…
1985
38 years ago
David Turner and Tim Pickhard arrived in John O’ Groat’s, Scotland, after setting out four days earlier from Land’s End, in a battery-powered Freight Rover Leyland Sherpa driven by a Lucas electric motor Read more…
1985
38 years ago
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1993
30 years ago
The 740 bhp V12 Ferrari 93A, a Formula One car designed by Jean-Claude Migeot and built by Scuderia Ferrari for the 1993 Formula One season made its debut to the public Read more…
1997
26 years ago
Rover Group produced the final Rover 100 after 17 years Read more…
2000
23 years ago
Deputy mayor of Moscow Joseph Ordzhonikidze was critically injured when gunmen sprayed his car with more than 30 bullets Read more…
2007
16 years ago
Top Gear’s Richard Hammond Meets Evel Knievel Read more…
2009
14 years ago
US auto giant Ford said it had agreed the main terms for selling its Swedish brand Volvo Cars to Chinese carmaker Geely Read more…
2009
14 years ago
Italian carmaker Fiat became the majority owner of Serbian car manufacturer Zastava with a 67% stake Read more…
2010
13 years ago
China’s capital announced that it would sharply limit new vehicle registrations to try to ease massive traffic jams that were rapidly turning Beijing’s streets into parking lots Read more…
2011
12 years ago
The Hammersmith Flyover was closed because of corrosion in the post-tensions steel cables resulting from salt used to prevent icing Read more…
