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1695
328 years ago
Internal combustion engine pioneer Christiaan Huygens died in the Hague, the Netherlands, at the age of 66 Read more…
1893
130 years ago
Gottlieb Daimler married Lina Hartmann as his second wife Read more…
1901
122 years ago
The speed limit for cars in towns in France was set at 10 km/h (6 mph). Read more…
1906
117 years ago
The first Klink was produced by Harvey Toms for Dansville, New York photographer John F Klink – the car’s success would lead to the formation of the Klink Motor Car Manufacturing in March 1907 Read more…
1912
111 years ago
A Packard 3-ton truck driven by Walter T Fishleigh, E L Burnett, and Arnold Haener left New York City, to begin the first continuous trans-United States trip by a motor truck Read more…
1919
104 years ago
Bentley Motors, ltd was reorganised with W O Bentley as Chairman and Joint Managing Director with his brother H M Bentley Read more…
1933
90 years ago
The Harry A Miller Manufacturing Company of Los Angeles, California, builders of high performance racing engines, was forced into bankruptcy Read more…
1936
87 years ago
Ford offered an optional “Deluxe Package” for all of its pickups and light trucks Read more…
1940
83 years ago
The last two-door Ford E93A Prefect rolled off the production line Read more…
1944
79 years ago
The first vehicle, a ZIS 5-V truck, was produced at the Urals Automotive Plant, Miass, USSR Read more…
1950
73 years ago
The first race meeting was held at the former wartime airfield of Castle Combe, Wiltshire (UK) although spectators were not allowed Read more…
1951
72 years ago
Fonty Flock prevailed in a wreck-strewn 100-mile race at the Bainbridge, Ohio, Fairgrounds Read more…
1961
62 years ago
The front-engined, four wheel drive Ferguson-Climax Project 99 made its racing debut in the Intercontinental British Empire Trophy race at Silverstone with Jack Fairman driving Read more…
1962
61 years ago
Dan Gurney won the French Grand Prix at Roue-Les-Essarts driving a Porsche 804, the only Formula 1 victory for the marque Read more…
1973
50 years ago
Benny Parsons used help from relief driver John A Read more…
1980
43 years ago
The Bentley Mulsanne was introduced in Paris, France Read more…
1990
33 years ago
The French Grand Prix almost saw one of the most remarkable upsets in Formula One history with the Leyton House Racing team of Italian driver Ivan Capelli and Brazilian driver Mauricio Gugelmin running first and second for an extended period of the race in their Leyton House CG901s Read more…
1990
33 years ago
A bus ignored a barrier at a railroad crossing and collided with a passenger train near Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russia, killing 27 (34 according to unofficial sources) and injuring 24 Read more…
1999
24 years ago
Charles “Pete” Conrad, Jr Read more…
1999
24 years ago
Donington Park services on the M1 (England) opened Read more…
1999
24 years ago
Charles “Pete” Conrad, Jr Read more…
2000
23 years ago
The Rover CityRover, a rebadged version of the Indian-developed Tata Indica, was introduced Read more…
2001
22 years ago
The BMW Mini went on sale in the UK Read more…
2002
21 years ago
The revived Jensen Motors, formed several years after the original company collapsed, went into administration Read more…
2003
20 years ago
MG Rover Group announced a bold new extension to its small car range – the Streetwise Read more…
2004
19 years ago
Suzuki Motor Corporation and Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports magazine, agreed a settlement after an eight-year-long lawsuit in which the automaker accused Consumer Reports of damaging its reputation with claims that its Samurai sport utility vehicle (SUV) was prone to rolling over Read more…
2006
17 years ago
13 died and 8 were injured when a bus plunged down a ravine in Uttarakhand, India Read more…
2007
16 years ago
Kimi Räikkönen won the British Grand Prix after overtaking pole position driver Lewis Hamilton during the first round of pit stops and took control of the race Read more…
2012
11 years ago
Red Bull driver Mark Webber, won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, his second victory of the season Read more…
