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1897
127 years ago
The first-ever speed hillclimb was held over a 10 Read more…
1905
119 years ago
Clement Smith was issued a United States patent for his steering gear and linkage design Read more…
1907
117 years ago
The Parisian newspaper Le Matin challenged men and machines to come forward and race from Peking to Paris, a distance of 9,900 miles (c Read more…
1921
103 years ago
The assets of the Yellow Cab Manufacturing Company and the Walden W Shaw Corporation were split into separate entities Read more…
1942
82 years ago
The last pre-war automobiles produced by Chrysler, Plymouth, and Studebaker rolled off the assembly lines Read more…
1955
69 years ago
The 100-mile South Pacific Championship Race (Australia) won by Peter Whitehead in a 3-litre ex-GP Ferrari Read more…
1955
69 years ago
The Pontiac Star Chief Custom Safari two-door Station Wagon was introduced Read more…
1960
64 years ago
In a special racing series for small-bodied cars at the Daytona International Speedway, the Valiant captured the top seven positions in the 10-lap race Read more…
1960
64 years ago
Harry Blanchard (30) was killed when his Porsche crashed during a 1000 km race in Buenos Aires, Argentina Read more…
1960
64 years ago
The CBS television network sent a skeleton production crew to Daytona International Speedway to televise the pole position and compact car races during the opening of Speedweeks Read more…
1960
64 years ago
Phil Hill and Cliff Allison teamed to give Ferrari another easy 1-2 victory in the Argentine 1000 Kilometers World Sports Car Championship race Read more…
1967
57 years ago
Racer Carlos J Martin died from injuries suffered two days earlier in a crash during the Gran Premio International in Mar del Plata, Argentina – three spectators also died as a result of the accident Read more…
1970
54 years ago
The 701, March’s first Formula One car, designed by Robin Herd with Peter Wright, and built by March Engineering, was unveiled Read more…
1971
53 years ago
The Daytona 24 Hours finished with the team of Pedro Rodriguez/Jackie Oliver winning in a Porsche 917K Read more…
1975
49 years ago
DAF sold its passenger car division, along with what is now the NedCar factory in Born, to the Swedish company AB Volvo, leaving DAF to concentrate on its successful line of lorries Read more…
1979
45 years ago
Shane Carson won the third annual Pete Folse Memorial race at the Columbia County Speedway, Ellisville, Florida, US Read more…
1981
43 years ago
Elliot M Estes retired as President of General Motors Read more…
1983
41 years ago
A new law came into force at midnight in Britain making it compulsory for drivers and front seat passengers to wear seatbelts Read more…
1985
39 years ago
The final Jeep, the workhorse vehicle that came home a hero from World War II, rolled off the assembly line at the AMC plant in Toledo, Ohio, US. Read more…
1988
36 years ago
A Jaguar XJR-9 driven by Raul Boesel, Martin Brundle and John Nielsen won the legendary Daytona 24 Hour race. Read more…
1993
31 years ago
1994
30 years ago
News broke that British Aerospace was selling Rover to BMW for £800 million Read more…
1996
28 years ago
The FIA announced it was trialing aviation-style black boxes in cars, one of a number of measures resulting from the death of Ayrton Senna in 1994 Read more…
1998
26 years ago
Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) came into effect in the UK, as the DVLA were concerned that vehicles not taxed were not stored or used on public roads Read more…
1999
25 years ago
The 37th Rolex 24 at Daytona saw Team Dyson take the overall win with Andy Wallace, Elliott Forbes-Robinson and Butch Leitzinger in a Ford powered Riley & Scott car Read more…
1999
25 years ago
Jose Angel “Pepe”Farias (23) and Silvestre Rodriguez Jr Read more…
2003
21 years ago
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) launched the Lancer Evolution VIII sports sedan in Japan Read more…
2005
19 years ago
A girl of 13, who drove off in her father’s car while almost twice over the legal alcohol limit after a family Christmas party, was banned from driving in Britain Read more…
2005
19 years ago
The five millionth Audi A6 model – an A6 Avant 2 Read more…
2007
17 years ago
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2008
16 years ago
New York State Assembly member Ivan Lafayette introduced New York State Assembly Bill A09877 with intent to prohibit the sale or use of a product that alerts of the presence of a red light enforcement camera under a civil penalty up to $500 Read more…
2008
16 years ago
According to media and government of Zimbabwe, a Mhunga bus service bound for Renco with 75 passengers onboard, crashed into a tree, killing 14 and injuring another 55 Read more…
2009
15 years ago
The new Porsche Museum in Stuttgart was opened to the public The 5,600 square metres of exhibition space were supported on just three so-called cores of reinforced concrete – giving the illusion of hovering in space Read more…
2010
14 years ago
Kyle Busch won the CRA Late Model Stock Car race at the Lanier Speedway, Braselton, Georgia, US Read more…
2018
6 years ago
The Lister LFT-666, previously called the Lister Thunder, based on the Jaguar F-Type, was announced Read more…
