On this day in…
1805
218 years ago
Oliver Evans tested his Evans Steam ‘Orukter Amphibolos’ (amphibious digger) in Philadelphia, US Read more…
1897
126 years ago
Harry A Knox filed a US Patent application for his 2-cylinder gasoline engine Read more…
1898
125 years ago
The Paris–Amsterdam–Paris Race which began on the 7th July and run over 889 miles of unsurfaced roads was won by Fernand Charron, driving a Panhard et Levassor, in a time of 33 hours at an average speed of 27 mph Read more…
1899
124 years ago
John D Davis and his wife, Louise Hitchcock Davis, left New York City in an attempt to make the first transcontinental automobile trip – after numerous mechanical and other problems they abandoned the attempt near Toledo, Ohio Read more…
1922
101 years ago
Production of the Rolls Royce 20 hp began Read more…
1924
99 years ago
The first Coppa Acerbo was staged and won by a then-unknown junior driver by the name of Enzo Ferrari, later to find fame as the creator of Ferrari and head of the Formula One team Scuderia Ferrari Read more…
1927
96 years ago
The Hudson Motor Car Company announced a new one day production record of 1,831 cars Read more…
1934
89 years ago
Edward, Prince of Wales drove an 8-bhp Ford Type Y Popular off the production line in Dagenham Read more…
1940
83 years ago
Henry Ford II married Anne McDonnell Read more…
1940
83 years ago
The last Hupmobile was produced Read more…
1947
76 years ago
The first race for 500 cc cars that were to become the basis of the first International Formula 3 in 1950 was run at Gransden Lodge in Cambridgeshire Read more…
1963
60 years ago
Glen Wood notched the last of his four wins in NASCAR’s top series, outdueling Ned Jarrett at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Read more…
1968
55 years ago
The Mazda R100 was introduced, the world’s first volume-production car powered by a Wankel rotary engine Read more…
1968
55 years ago
Al Unser Sr Read more…
1971
52 years ago
1978
45 years ago
Ford Motor Company chairman Henry Ford II fired Lee Iacocca as Ford’s president, ending years of tension between the two men Read more…
1980
43 years ago
Alan Jones’ victory at the British Grand Prix was his third victory in a row as he built his charge towards becoming the 1980 World Drivers’ Champion Read more…
1980
43 years ago
Chrysler under Lee Iacocca paid off the last of its guaranteed loans totaling $1 Read more…
1986
37 years ago
Nigel Mansell secured a popular home win at Brands Hatch but the day was marred by a massive pile-up which started when Thierry Boutsen lost control of his Arrows and resulted in the innocent Jacques Laffite crashing head-on into a barrier Read more…
1987
36 years ago
A tour bus collided with truck and car 30 miles west of Moscow, killing seven, including four Belgians, and injuring six Read more…
1987
36 years ago
A Federal judge threw out Bette Midler’s $10 million suit against Ford Motor Co, who used a sound alike voice for their TV commercials Read more…
1988
35 years ago
Rover became a subsidiary of British Aerospace. Read more…
1989
34 years ago
The Honda Motor Car Company Ltd announced plans to build a factory in Swindon, Wiltshire, England Read more…
1993
30 years ago
NASCAR legend David Carl “Davey” Allison (32) died in a helicopter crash Read more…
1993
30 years ago
Rolls Royce opened its first show room in Russia (Moscow) Read more…
1995
28 years ago
The Chrysler Corporation opened a car dealership in downtown Hanoi, Vietnam Read more…
1996
27 years ago
The West Cross Route (WCR), a 0 Read more…
1997
26 years ago
Jacques Villeneuve was a slightly lucky winner of the British Grand Prix after Michael Schumacher and Mike Hakkinen were both forced to retire while leading Read more…
1998
25 years ago
Volkswagen subsidiary Audi had announced it was selling Cosworth Racing to US car giant Ford only hours after sealing a deal to buy it from Vickers Read more…
2006
17 years ago
The Octavia Elegance 2 Read more…
2009
14 years ago
German automobile group Daimler sold 40 percent of its stake in US electric carmaker Tesla Motors to United Arab Emirate’s Aabar Investments group to boost development of low-emission vehicles Read more…
2011
12 years ago
After 11 days, 17 hours and 22 minutes of non-stop driving, renowned adventurer and off-road driver Rainer Zietlow and his team set a new world record certified by Tuv Nord Mobility for driving the length of the Pan-American Highway as they crossed the road’s end in Deadhorse, Alaska Read more…
2017
6 years ago
Jaguar E-Pace, a compact SUV, was officially revealed Read more…
