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1862
161 years ago
The Reed Steam wagon built by John A Read more…
1894
129 years ago
A Peugeot driven by Frenchman Albert Lemaître won the Paris-Rouen race and the first prize of 500 francs Read more…
1902
121 years ago
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) was created by Frederick Simms Read more…
1904
119 years ago
The first gasoline-driven Studebaker car was produced in South Bend, Indiana, US and driven into the street Read more…
1905
118 years ago
The second Glidden Tour concluded with a return to New York City after a route through the New England States Read more…
1908
115 years ago
Albert Fisher and his nephews, Frederic and Charles Fisher, established the Fisher Body Company to manufacture carriage and automobile bodies Read more…
1909
114 years ago
Upon receiving an order from Cadillac for 8,000 automobile ignition units, the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company was incorporated by Charles F Read more…
1911
112 years ago
General Motors Truck Company (later known as GMC) was founded to handle sales of GM’s Rapid and Reliance products Read more…
1935
88 years ago
1936
87 years ago
Francois Lecot driving a Citroen 11CV, ended his one year marathon after completing approximately 250,000 miles Read more…
1940
83 years ago
Ab Jenkins, driving the Duesenberg ‘Morning Meteor’ at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, US set new speed records for 500 and 1,000 miles Read more…
1947
76 years ago
Gary Davis, President of the Davis Motor Car Company of Van Nuys, California, US introduced the prototype Davis D-2 three-wheeled automobile Read more…
1948
75 years ago
The Willys-Overland Company introduced the Jeepster, a sporty variant of the standard Jeep designed by Brooks Stevens Read more…
1957
66 years ago
The first Ford Edsel advertising appeared, in Life magazine Read more…
1962
61 years ago
Bill Krause won a sports car race in Pomona, California, US driving a Maserati Birdcage Read more…
1962
61 years ago
Fernand Tavano won the Lyon-La Fouret Hillclimb in France driving a Ferrari 250 GTO Read more…
1982
41 years ago
After 20 years of production, in which more than 4 Read more…
1983
40 years ago
The Ford Orion was introduced in Europe Read more…
1984
39 years ago
Harry Gant held off Cale Yarborough at the finish for his fourth victory in NASCAR’s top series, winning the Like Cola 500 at Pocono Raceway, Pennsylvania (US) Read more…
1984
39 years ago
Niki Lauda won the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch in a McLaren MP4/2-TAG Read more…
2002
21 years ago
Over the strenuous opposition of the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the auto industry, Governor Gray Davis of California signed a stringent law regulating emissions from autos Read more…
2005
18 years ago
Administrators announced that BL had been sold to Nanjing Automobile, indicating that their preliminary plans involved relocating the Powertrain engine plant to China and splitting car production into Rover lines in China and MG lines in the West Midlands (though not necessarily at Longbridge), where a UK R&D and technical facility would also be developed Read more…
2006
17 years ago
The Mongol Rally, run as a charity event, began with 167 cars setting off from London Read more…
2007
16 years ago
After being declared fit to race after a crash in practice, Lewis Hamilton spun off in a torrential downpour at the European Grand Prix at Nürburgring, eventually coming home ninth – ending his run of nine successive podiums – behind race winner Alonso Read more…
2008
15 years ago
The Lotus Evora was unveiled Read more…
