June 18th


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1916

108 years ago

A Haynes-Light Six Model 34, driven by Samuel Greer and R M McKenna, completed a Pacific Ocean to Atlantic Ocean trip in 12 hours (actual running time less han 6 hours) – something of a promotional stunt Read more…

1920

104 years ago

Edmund Rumpler made the first test drive of his Tropfen-Auto to coincide with his wife’s 35 birthday Read more…

1923

101 years ago

The first Checker cab was produced by the Checker Cab Manufacturing Company Read more…

1927

97 years ago

The Nürburgring motor-racing circuit in Germany held its first race meeting, with the first motorcycle race won by German Toni Ulmen on an English 350-cc Velocette Read more…

1934

90 years ago

US Highway planning surveys nationwide were authorised Read more…

1935

89 years ago

The Rolls Royce trademark was registered in the U Read more…

1940

84 years ago

Alfa Romeo test driver Attilio Marinoni (47) was killed on the Milan-Varese Autostrada when his modified Tip 158 collided with a truck Read more…

1946

78 years ago

Joe Dawson (57), winner of the 1912 Indianapolis 500, died Read more…

1950

74 years ago

Juan Manuel Fangio in an Alfa Romeo 158 won the Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps Read more…

1950

74 years ago

The sixth race of the 1950 NASCAR season at Vernon Fairgrounds in Vernon, New York Read more…

1950

74 years ago

Santa Ana Drags dragstrip, the first drag strip in the United States, opened Read more…

1954

70 years ago

The 5,000,000th Pontiac, a 1954 Star Chief Custom Catalina hardtop coupe, was produced in the Pontiac, Michigan, US assembly plant Read more…

1955

69 years ago

Junior Johnson bypassed Tim Flock near the midway point at Fonda (New York, US) Speedway to score his fourth victory in NASCAR’s premier series Read more…

1956

68 years ago

Driving a Fiat Abarth 750, with bodywork by Bertone, Carlo Abarth set a whole series of speed and endurance records on the Monza Track Read more…

1961

63 years ago

The organisers of the Belgian Grand Prix invited 25 entries, but were only going to pay starting money to 19: sixteen pre-selected cars plus the 3 fastest of the remaining 9 Read more…

1965

59 years ago

The UK government announced it would introduce a blood alcohol limit for drivers Read more…

1966

58 years ago

Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon, driving a Ford GT40 Mk2, won the Le Mans 24-hour race, becoming the first to exceed 3,000 total miles during the event Read more…

1967

57 years ago

Giacomo Russo (29) died Read more…

1967

57 years ago

At the wheel of his Anglo American Racers’ Eagle T1G-Weslake V12, American Dan Gurney won the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix, setting the fastest lap and a new record average speed of 145 Read more…

1973

51 years ago

Roger de Delgado (55), British actor, best known for his role as the Master in Doctor Who, died on location in Turkey whilst shooting his first comedy role in the (never-completed) feature film Bell of Tibet Read more…

1989

35 years ago

Belgian driver Thierry Boutsen won his first Formula One race, the Canadian Grand Prix Read more…

2000

24 years ago

The 38th Canadian Grand Prix and the 22nd to be held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, run held over 69 laps was won by eventual 2000 World Champion, German driver Michael Schumacher driving a Ferrari F1-2000 Read more…

2000

24 years ago

The grandson of Sir Malcolm Campbell broke the British land-speed record for an electrically powered car Read more…

2004

20 years ago

Austrian Johann Redl managed to drive a 7,420kg Steyr 891 delivery truck on two wheels for an unbelievable 10 Read more…

2007

17 years ago

US Supreme Court justices ruled 9-0 that car passengers had the same right as drivers to challenge the legality of police stops of vehicles in which they were riding Read more…

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