On this day in…
1902
121 years ago
Byron J Carter formed the Jackson Automobile Company Read more…
1905
118 years ago
The oldest sprint meeting regularly held in Britain, the Brighton Speed Trials, was held for the first time, after hotelier Sir Harry Preston persuaded Brighton town council to tarmac the surface of the road adjacent to the beach between the Palace Pier and Black Rock to hold motor-racing events Read more…
1913
110 years ago
The tenth Glidden Tour ended in Glacier National Park, Montana, US – the only cars to record perfect scores were the three 1914 Metz Model 22’s driven by Charles H Metz, Walter Metz and George Vetter Read more…
1925
98 years ago
Passenger Flör leaning out while going through a turn hit a tree with his head at the Selbecke (Germany) climb, causing his immediate death Read more…
1927
96 years ago
The Mercedes-Benz Type S made its racing debut at the Eifel race at the Nurburgring, with Rudolf Caracciola winning the sports-car class Read more…
1931
92 years ago
Rudolf Caracciola, in a Mercedes-Benz SSKL won the German Grand Prix at Nürburgring Read more…
1934
89 years ago
Harold T. Ames filed a patent application for his retractable headlamps. Read more…
1942
81 years ago
At the invitation of Henry Ford, George Washington Carver, head of the famed Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, arrived in Dearborn to work on developing a synthetic rubber to help compensate for wartime rubber shortages Read more…
1952
71 years ago
Alberto Ascari’s win at the British Grand Prix for Ferrari, coupled with yet another fastest lap, allowed him to extend his lead in the Drivers’ Championship once again Read more…
1955
68 years ago
The first Volvo 445PH estate car was produced Read more…
1957
66 years ago
About 100,000 busmen employed by provincial companies in Britain went out on strike in support of a claim for a £1 per week pay rise Read more…
1958
65 years ago
Peter Collins thrilled a massive crowd at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone by becoming the fourth English driver that season to win a grand prix, leading home team-mate Mike Hawthorn by 24 seconds Read more…
1959
64 years ago
Racer Van Johnson was killed when his rebuilt Vargo Special crashes during a race in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US three months to the day after Dick Linder had been killed by the same car Read more…
1964
59 years ago
Lee Petty ran his last NASCAR race, at Watkins Glen, New York, US Read more…
1964
59 years ago
Denny Hulme, driving a Brabham, won the Trophee d’Avergne F2 race at Clermont-Ferrand, France Read more…
1969
54 years ago
Mario Andretti won the USAC Championship race at Trenton, New Jersey, US Read more…
1969
54 years ago
Jackie Stewart was victorious at the British Grand Prix in a Matra-Cosworth, as he lapped the entire field and took his fifth win in six races Read more…
1973
50 years ago
Austin Apache TC, produced by British Leyland Motor Corporation’s South African subsidiary, Leykor, was launched Read more…
1973
50 years ago
Clarence White of The Byrds (1965 US & UK No Read more…
1975
48 years ago
Emerson Fittipaldi in a McLaren-Cosworth M23 won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone Read more…
1987
36 years ago
Dale Earnhardt nudged past Alan Kulwicki in the final stages to win the Summer 500 at Pocono Raceway, Pennsylvania (US) denying Kulwicki his first win in NASCAR’s top series Read more…
1992
31 years ago
Darrell Waltrip outran the field to win the Miller Genuine Draft 500 at Pocono, Pennsylvania (US) as Davey Allison survived a scary tumble with 50 laps to go Read more…
1997
26 years ago
Edsel Read more…
2002
21 years ago
Over 70 died when a bus is hit by a runaway fuel tanker at Rutoto in Uganda Read more…