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1878
148 years ago
The Green Bay-Madison steam automobile race in Wisconsin, US concluded after six days elapsed time, but just 33 hours, 27 minutes of actual running time for an average of 6 mph Read more…
1897
129 years ago
The Paris-Dieppe Race from Saint-Germains to Dieppe, a distance of 106 miles, was won by Bollee driven by M Read more…
1902
124 years ago
Robert Schwenke was issued with a German patent for his front-wheel-drive system for cars Read more…
1907
119 years ago
The fourth Glidden Tour ended in New York City – the four cars of the Buffalo (NY) Automobile Club were declared joint winners Read more…
1916
110 years ago
Samuel B Stevens and four relief drivers left New York City in a newy introduced Marmon 34 attempting to break the trans-US record using the just completed Lincoln Highway Read more…
1917
109 years ago
The Pullman Motor Car Company was liquidated Read more…
1929
97 years ago
The two-millionth Model A Ford rolled off the production line Read more…
1938
88 years ago
British driver Richard Seaman drove a Mercedes-Benz 154 to victory at the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring Read more…
1950
76 years ago
Goldie Gardner became the first driver to exceed 120 mph in Class J (below 350 cc) when he reached 121 Read more…
1954
72 years ago
Bill France, Jr., crashed his Nash Read more…
1960
66 years ago
Maserati Tipo 60s finish 1-2-3-5 in the Trieste-Opicina Hillclimb in Italy Read more…
1966
60 years ago
The Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort was the third in succession to be won by Australian driver, 1959 and 1960 world champion, Jack Brabham in his Brabham BT19 Read more…
1966
60 years ago
Paul Goldsmith passed Richard Petty with five laps left to win the Volunteer 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway (Tennessee Read more…
1971
55 years ago
The Watkins Glen 6-Hours for the World Championship of Makes, the final race of the 5-liter sportscar era, was won by a 3-litre Alfa Romeo T33/3 driven by Ronnie Peterson and Andre de Adamich Read more…
1972
54 years ago
Lance Reventlow (36), creator of the Scarab sports car, was killed in a plane crash in the Colorado Rockies Read more…
1980
46 years ago
The Batavia Transmission factory owned by Ford Motor Company in Batavia, Ohio opened Read more…
1980
46 years ago
The last Ford Escort Mk2 to be made at Halewood, Liverpool, rolled off the production line Read more…
1988
38 years ago
At the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost started on the front row covered and finished 1st and 2nd, respectively Read more…
1998
28 years ago
South Korea’s government opened the bidding for the Kia Motors Corporation, founded in 1944, which went bankrupt with debs totally nearly $10 billion, during an economic crisis that gripped much of Asia Read more…
1998
28 years ago
An agreement between the shareholders of Lamborghini and Audi was signed in London for the complete take-over of the Company Read more…
2000
26 years ago
Production began of the fourth generation of the Dodge Caravan Read more…
2004
22 years ago
Adam Fleetwood established a new Wiscombe Park Hillclimb (Devon) record, completing the 1000 yards (914 metres) course in 34 Read more…
2005
21 years ago
Renault driver Fernando Alonso won the German Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring, taking his sixth victory of the season, whilst Juan Pablo Montoya finished second for the McLaren team Read more…
2008
18 years ago
The Ford Motor Company posted the worst quarterly performance in its history, losing $8.67 billion in its second quarter. Read more…
