On this day in…
1888
137 years ago
John Boyd Dunlop, a Scottish inventor, was issued a patent for his pneumatic tyre Read more…
1906
119 years ago
Two 4 cylinder Hispano-Suiza luxury cars were unveiled at the Paris Salon Read more…
1912
113 years ago
Peter Walker, British racing driver, who finished seventh in the 1951 British Grand Prix in a 1 Read more…
1921
104 years ago
Citroën presented the second model in its range: the B2 – a more powerful and advanced version of the Type A Read more…
1928
97 years ago
Ford Motor Company Limited (UK) was floated with a capital of £7 million Read more…
1929
96 years ago
Bentley Motors Ltd appointed Lt Col Thomas Barwell Burrington as Chief Designer one week after the death of F T Burgess Read more…
1931
94 years ago
Robert C Hupp (55), a cofounder of Hupmobile in 1908 who was later with the R Read more…
1931
94 years ago
The last Ford Model A was produced in Detroit, whereupon the Ford motor works were shut down for for retooling Read more…
1932
93 years ago
The first 1933 Pontiac Straight 8 was produced Read more…
1944
81 years ago
Les Graham, who would later win the first post-World War II 500cc motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by the Royal Air Force Read more…
1953
72 years ago
The Mercury Sun Valley coupe was introduced featuring a transparent Plexiglas section over the front half of the roof Read more…
1958
67 years ago
Jim Hall, driving a Lister-Chevrolet, won the sports car feature race at Hondo, Texas, US Read more…
1962
63 years ago
John Surtees tested a Ferrari F1 car for the first time Read more…
1964
61 years ago
The New York City of Estimate voted to revive a controversial plan to build a 10-lane, $100 million elevated expressway across Lower Manhattan from the Holland Tunnel on the west to the Williamsburg and Manhattan Bridges on the east Read more…
1965
60 years ago
Chevrolet produced its 3,000,000th car for the year Read more…
1977
48 years ago
Dr Peter Carl Goldmark (71), inventor of the long-playing microgroove record in 1945 was killed in a car crash in New York Read more…
1979
46 years ago
The last MG Midget rolled off the production line Read more…
1984
41 years ago
Stockcar and Indycar racer LeeRoy Yarbrough (46) died Read more…
1986
39 years ago
A truck collided with a bus near Chengalpattu, India, killing 16 and injuring 20 Read more…
1988
37 years ago
The organisers of the traditional end of year Bologna Motor Show had the idea to attract the crowds to the 1988 edition with a two day Sprint event featuring real Formula 1 drivers and cars Read more…
1999
26 years ago
Wide receiver Isaac Bruce of the St Read more…
2005
20 years ago
NASCAR announced it has signed an eight-year, $4 Read more…
2006
19 years ago
The first showroom ready Kia cee’d ran off the production line in Zilina, Slovakia Read more…
2009
16 years ago
Silverstone signed a 17-year contract to host the British Grand Prix from 2010 onwards Read more…
