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1898
125 years ago
The 119 mile Turin – Asti – Alessandria – Turin cross country event was staged Read more…
1903
120 years ago
American Arthur Duray driving a Gobron-Brillié became the first man to travel faster than 80 mph when he established a new world land-speed record of 83.46 mph in Ostend, Belgium Read more…
1913
110 years ago
A 1910 Buick Model 10 ‘Bearcat’ driven by William W Brown became the first car tp reach the summit of Pikes Peak, Colorado, US without the aid of horses Read more…
1914
109 years ago
Dodge Brothers Inc was organised with John F Dodge as President and Horace E Dodge as Vice-President Read more…
1914
109 years ago
Dan O’Donovan broke the flying 5 mile record at 75 Read more…
1926
97 years ago
A series of races were held on the 1 Read more…
1928
95 years ago
The Plymouth Division of the Chrysler Corporation was created Read more…
1937
86 years ago
“B Bira” (ERA) won the London Grand Prix at the Crystal Palace track in England Read more…
1940
83 years ago
Harry M Rugg (61), credited with the design of the engine for the first Stanley steamer and later a design engineer with Dodge Brothers and several companies, was killed in an automobile accident, near Penfield, Pennsylvania, US Read more…
1945
78 years ago
The first Jeep CJ-2A was produced Read more…
1945
78 years ago
Henry J Kaiser and Joseph W Frazer met in San Francisco, California to lay plans for the formation of the Kaiser-Frazer Corporation Read more…
1949
74 years ago
Louis Chiron driving a Talbot-Lago T26C won the French Grand Prix held over the Reims-Gueux circuit Read more…
1950
73 years ago
The Volkswagen was officially introduced into the United States as New York City imported car dealer Max Hoffman unveiled his first shipment of 20 cars in his showroom at 487 Park Avenue Read more…
1951
72 years ago
General Motors previewed its Le Sabre show-car, a two-seat roadster capable of 180 mph, at the Milford, Michigan, US proving grounds Read more…
1954
69 years ago
The Vanwall Special made its debut at the 1954 British Grand Prix at Silverstone in the hands of Britain’s Peter Collins Read more…
1956
67 years ago
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1960
63 years ago
NASCAR came to New York’s Orange County Airport (New York, US) with the Empire State 200, on a two-mile course Read more…
1964
59 years ago
Englishman Donald Campbell drove the Proteus-Bluebird CN7 to a four-wheel, petrol-powered land-speed record with two identical runs of 403 mph at Lake Eyre, South Australia. Read more…
1971
52 years ago
The first ‘grande epreuve’ to incorporate the name of a sponsor, the British Grand Prix was run Read more…
1974
49 years ago
Country musician Don Rich (32) who helped develop the Bakersfield sound in the early 1960s was killed in a motorcycle accident Read more…
1981
42 years ago
The Humber Bridge at Kingston-upon-Hull, England, was opened by the Queen Elizabeth II Read more…
1985
38 years ago
The first Ford Aerostar van built at St Read more…
1993
30 years ago
The Oldsmobile Cutlass Pro Mod car of Tony Rose became the first U Read more…
1995
28 years ago
The legendary Argentinian driver Juan Manuel Fangio (84) nicknamed El Chueco (“the bowlegged one”, or El Maestro (“The Master”), who dominated the first decade of Formula One racing, died Read more…
1999
24 years ago
At Knebworth House in Essex, England, 120 Corvettes took part in the longest convoy of Corvettes ever in England Read more…
2004
19 years ago
Porsche launched the new 911 model (Type 997) across Europe Read more…
2007
16 years ago
The £200k Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster was unveiled to the press Read more…
2019
4 years ago
Brazilian police stated that they had shut down a clandestine factory producing fake Ferraris and sham Lamborghinis in the southern state of Catarina Read more…
