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1909
113 years ago
Hugh Chalmers purchased the Chalmers-Detroit Motor Company interests of Roy D Read more…
1916
106 years ago
The first American LaFranc centrifugal pumper was delivered to Troy Fire Department, New York, US Read more…
1929
93 years ago
Construction was completed on the Royal Gorge Bridge near Canon City, Colorado, US Read more…
1939
83 years ago
The Rolls Royce ‘Silver Ripple’, a small prototype with 3 Read more…
1954
68 years ago
Although it had been using the name for years, Volkswagenwerk G Read more…
1955
67 years ago
The Federal government standardised the size of license plates throughout the U Read more…
1962
60 years ago
Graeme K Read more…
1963
59 years ago
The first 426 Hemi engine was successfully tested by the Chrysler Corporation Read more…
1967
55 years ago
Adolf Rosenberger (66), who in 1931 founded Porsche GmbH together with Ferdinand Porsche and Dr Read more…
1970
52 years ago
Myanmar made the super radical change from driving on the left side of the road to driving on the right side Read more…
1973
49 years ago
A blue 1974 Buick Electra Ltd sedan became the first of the marque to be equipped with a factory fitted passive air bag restraint Read more…
1974
48 years ago
Citroen and Peugeot merged Read more…
1976
46 years ago
Mrs Kitty Hambleton in a 48,000 hp rocket-powered 3-wheeled SM1 Motivator over the Alvard Desert, Oregon, USA achieved a speed of 524 Read more…
1989
33 years ago
Centre International de l’Automobile Museum opened in Paris, France Read more…
1995
27 years ago
A 37 mile traffic jam was recorded on the M25 (England) Read more…
2004
18 years ago
An Italian policeman, arrested after driving almost 20 miles the wrong way down a busy motorway, said he thought everyone else was going the wrong way Read more…
2005
17 years ago
A Jeep hit a patch of ice on Elvis Presley Boulevard and crashed through ‘the graffiti wall’ outside the Graceland mansion Read more…
2005
17 years ago
Toro Rosso announced that Scott Speed would drive for the team the following season Read more…
2006
16 years ago
A1GP World Cup of Motorsport significantly expanded its global television reach, signing an exclusive broadcast deal with America’s SPEED channel and a terrestrial highlights package with Channel Five in the UK Read more…
