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1899
127 years ago
Frenchman Camille Jenatzy captured the land-speed record (49 Read more…
1904
122 years ago
William K Vanderbilt Jr Read more…
1923
103 years ago
Ford Italiana Spa was established, with an assembly plant in Trieste Read more…
1934
92 years ago
The DeSoto Airflow and Chrysler Airflow caused a sensation on the opening day of the 1934 Chicago Auto Show Read more…
1936
90 years ago
Production of the Cord 810 began Read more…
1951
75 years ago
The 1951 DeSotos were introduced to the US public Read more…
1952
74 years ago
Troy Ruttman won the AAA big-car sprint race at Bay Meadows’ one-mile dirt track Read more…
1965
61 years ago
The new Shelby Ford Mustang GT350R was introduced to the press at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California, US Read more…
1966
60 years ago
Groundbreaking ceremonies are held in Indianapolis for the factory of the new Duesenberg Corporation Read more…
1968
58 years ago
In Invercargill, New Zealand, native son Bruce McLaren drove his BRM V12 to an unexpected win in the “Teretonga International”, round 4 of the Tasman series Read more…
1973
53 years ago
The Highveld 100 held at Kyalami, was won by Dave Charlton drivig a Lotus-Cosworth 72D Read more…
1974
52 years ago
The F1 circus once again returned to Brazil, but the start of the race was delayed because the circuit had to be swept clean of broken glass, caused by over exuberant parties by the fans Read more…
1980
46 years ago
Rene Arnoux claimed his first race win at the Brazilian Grand Prix but it was his Renault team-mate Jean-Pierre Jabouille who set the early pace, taking the lead on the second lap and staying at the front until mechanical troubles forced him to retire Read more…
1994
32 years ago
Production of the Ford Windstar began at Oakville (Ontario) Assembly Plant Read more…
1995
31 years ago
Buzz Calkins won the Indy 200, the first Indy Racing League race ever run, at Disney World near Orlando, Florida Read more…
1997
29 years ago
ITV announced they had signed veteran commentator Murray Walker to front their coverage after securing the rights for F1 from the BBC Read more…
1998
28 years ago
Ford reported record $6 Read more…
2000
26 years ago
Lawyer F Read more…
2001
25 years ago
Andrey Knyazev, a Russian diplomat in Canada killed a Canadian woman while drinking and driving Read more…
2002
24 years ago
John James (87), British racing driver died in Malta Read more…
2006
20 years ago
A speeding motorcyclist, clocked at 146 mph on the M5 during the morning rush hour, was banned from driving for six months, fined £270 and ordered to pay £35 costs at North Avon Magistrates Read more…
2006
20 years ago
Three famous number plates from the Mini Coopers used in cult film The Italian Job were sold for £19,800 at auction Read more…
2007
19 years ago
Timothy Brady (33), of Harrow, north-west London, was clocked at 172 mph in a Porsche 911 Turbo in a 70-mph zone on the A420 in Oxfordshire, becoming the fastest driver ever caught in a routine speed check in the UK Read more…
2009
17 years ago
Road Chef, the Watford Gap UK Motorway services operator, paid £1,000 at an auction for a collection of celebrity signatures, which were collected by former employee, Beatrice England Read more…
2009
17 years ago
Lord Mandelson, business secretary to Britain’s PM Gordon Brown, announced loan guarantees of up to £2 Read more…
2009
17 years ago
The FIA ditched a controversial rule that led to drivers being penalised for pitting during the early stages of the safety car being deployed in a race Read more…
2013
13 years ago
The fastest motorcycle wheelie on ice of 174 Read more…
2016
10 years ago
DMC announced that it would build 300 DMC-12 cars in late 2016 and “new” DMC-12s in early 2017, each projected to cost just under $100,000 Read more…
