On this day in…
1905
119 years ago
The organisational meeting of the American Motor Car Manufacturers Association was held at the Ford Motor Company with Ford executive James Couzens presiding Read more…
1909
115 years ago
A total of eight Detroit businessmen formed the Hudson Motor Car Company to produce an automobile which would sell for less than US$1,000 Read more…
1914
110 years ago
Herbert M Dawley of Pierce-Arrow was issued with a US patent for his fender-mounted headlights that would become the marque’s signature styling feature Read more…
1924
100 years ago
Harlan Fengler won the 250 mile season opening AAA Championship race on the 1 Read more…
1932
92 years ago
Malcolm Campbell driving the Napier Railton Blue Bird established a new World Land Speed Record (253.96 mph) at Daytona, Florida, US Read more…
1955
69 years ago
Over 70 roads were not passable as the big freeze continued in Britain with many essential including food and medical supplies in short supply Read more…
1956
68 years ago
It was revealed that the Austin Motor Export Corporation had achieved a new success in the battle for world export markets Read more…
1958
66 years ago
The Studebaker-Packard Corporation Board of Directors, without an official vote, accepted Chairman Harold E Churchill’s proposal to terminate the Packard marque and direct the anticipated savings toward production of the Studebaker Lark Read more…
1958
66 years ago
The second Cuban Grand Prix (which was run under sportscar regulations) was held on the famous Malecon Avenue, which runs along the waterfront in Havana Read more…
1962
62 years ago
Bruce Homeyer won the ATQMRA TQ Midget race at the Teaneck Armory, Teaneck, New Jersey, US Read more…
1963
61 years ago
“Tiny” Lund drove the Wood Brothers Ford to a storybook win in the ‘Daytona 500’ Read more…
1967
57 years ago
LeeRoy Yarbrough and Fred Lorenzen won the twin 100 mile NASCAR GN qualifying races at Daytona International Speedway Read more…
1968
56 years ago
American Motors introduced the AMX as a mid-year model Read more…
1973
51 years ago
Two breeds of AMC Gremlin appeared in the 1973 Chicago Auto Show, including one fitted with the new “Levi’s” interior Read more…
1974
50 years ago
Bobby Allison won the ‘Richmond 500’ NASCAR GN race, 4 seconds ahead of Richard Petty’s Dodge Read more…
1979
45 years ago
Visitors to the Chicago Auto Show brought glimpsed the new AMC Spirit, the redesigned Ford Mustang, and the first viewing of the Toyota Celica Supra Read more…
1980
44 years ago
Darrell Waltrip drove the DiGard Chevy to victory in the ‘Richmond 400’ NASCAR GN race Read more…
1983
41 years ago
The Peugeot 205 was launched Read more…
1985
39 years ago
Dale Earnhardt passed Tim Richmond with 14 laps remaining and then held off Geoff Bodine to win the 400 lap NASCAR GN race at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Read more…
1992
32 years ago
General Motors announced a 1991 loss of £7.2 billion – a world record. Read more…
1995
29 years ago
The official report into the accident which killed Ayrton Senna at Imola in 1994 was made public Read more…
2003
21 years ago
Triumph announced their return to motorcycle racing after more than 25 years Read more…
2005
19 years ago
Nearly one third (30%) of all young drivers have driven without insurance and 13% think it is acceptable to drive without insurance because ‘it doesn’t harm anyone’, according to a RAC Foundation and Max Power survey. Read more…
2005
19 years ago
The MINI was introduced in Korea Read more…
2005
19 years ago
In a bizarre request by the Indian government, Narain Karthikeyan was told to change the colours of his helmet ahead of his debut season in F1 Read more…
2007
17 years ago
Four years after its debut, the second generation Porsche Cayenne went on sale Read more…
2009
15 years ago
The second-generation Honda Insight, billed as “the world’s first affordable hybrid,” went on sale in the United States Read more…
2013
11 years ago
There were a number of firsts at the Daytona 500 Read more…
