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1872
151 years ago
Bertha Benz (née Ringer), the first person to drive a motor car over a long distance, married inventor Karl Benz Read more…
1904
119 years ago
Racer Harry Harkness won the Climb to the Clouds in Mount Washington, US in a Mercedes, beating the Stanley of F Read more…
1909
114 years ago
The Ford Motor Company registered its “Ford” script logo as a trademark Read more…
1923
100 years ago
The 1924 Nash range of automobiles was introduced, featuring the industry’s first electric dashboard clock as an option Read more…
1926
97 years ago
The Apperson Brothers Automobile Company of Kokomo, Illinois, US was liquidated at auction after 25 years of production Read more…
1930
93 years ago
Held over 40 laps of the 14 Read more…
1940
83 years ago
The British Government banned the buying or selling of new cars for the duration of World War Two. Read more…
1952
71 years ago
Alberto Ascari drove a Ferrari 500 to victory in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone Read more…
1954
69 years ago
The first 5-cwt Ford Thames 300E van rolled off the production line Read more…
1957
66 years ago
After 52 World Championship Grands Prix, a British car won a round in Britain Read more…
1962
61 years ago
Strensham services in Worcestershire, the first service station on the M5, opened Read more…
1963
60 years ago
Jim Clark won the British Grand Prix for the second year in succession, driving a Lotus 25 Read more…
1967
56 years ago
The last Panhard, a blue Model 24b coupe, was completed to end 78 years of automobile production Read more…
1968
55 years ago
Contested over 80 laps, the British Grand Prix was won by Jo Siffert, his first Formula One victory, and the first victory by a Swiss driver Read more…
1969
54 years ago
Mark Donohue drove a Chevrolet Camaro to victory in the SCCA Trans-Am race at Bryar Motorsports Park in Loudon, New Hampshire Read more…
1969
54 years ago
David Pearson won the Volunteer 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway (Tennessee, US) Read more…
1969
54 years ago
Owen Ray Skelton (83), the American automotive industry engineer, credited with leading the development of a rubber engine mount system for cars, died Read more…
1971
52 years ago
The 1,000,000th Vauxhall Viva rolled off the production line at Vauxhalls’ Luton plant Read more…
1972
51 years ago
The results of the National Highway Traffic Administration’s two-year study were released Read more…
1975
48 years ago
Arturo Merzario and Nino Vaccarella drove an Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12 to victory in the Targa Florio on the island of Sicily in Italy Read more…
1985
38 years ago
Keke Rosberg set the fastest ever qualifying lap record at 1 minute 5 Read more…
1992
31 years ago
The Dragster Classic Meet was held at Avon Park Read more…
1997
26 years ago
2003
20 years ago
Contested over 59 laps, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone was won by Rubens Barrichello driving for Ferrari after starting from pole position Read more…
2006
17 years ago
The newly formed Indian Motorcycle Company, owned largely by Stellican Limited, a London-based private equity firm, announced its new home in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, where it restarted the Indian motorcycle brand,[54] manufacturing Indian Chief motorcycles in limited numbers, with a focus on exclusivity rather than performance Read more…
2006
17 years ago
A proposal to build a new toll motorway called the M6 Expressway, from the end of the existing M6 Toll up as far as Knutsford in Cheshire, was abandoned due to excessive costs and anticipated construction problems. Read more…
2007
16 years ago
Rolls-Royce delivered the first five customer Phantom Drophead Coupés ($443,000) Read more…
2008
15 years ago
Beijing in China implemented a temporary road space rationing based on plate numbers in order to significantly improve air quality in the city during the 2008 Summer Olympics Read more…
2013
10 years ago
A woman was fined for taking her horse inside a McDonald’s restaurant in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom after being refused service at the drive-thru Read more…
