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1908
115 years ago
Alfred Velghe, known as Levegh, driving a Mors 28hp car won the Bordeaux-Perigueux-Bordeaux race (195 Read more…
1921
102 years ago
Australian Harry Hawker, driving an AC at the Brooklands race circuit in Surrey, became the first to officially exceed 100 mph in Britain driving a 1.5-litre car. Read more…
1921
102 years ago
Mack adopted the Bulldog as the symbol for Mack trucks Read more…
1925
98 years ago
The 100,000th Chevrolet built at the former Samson factory in Janesville, Wisconsin, US, a Series M 1-ton Utility Express truck chassis, was produced Read more…
1928
95 years ago
Marcel Lehoux driving a Bugatti T35C won the Tunis Grand Prix held at Bardo just outside Tunis Read more…
1930
93 years ago
The first American Austins were delivered to dealers Read more…
1934
89 years ago
The VIII ADAC Eifelrennen, an annual motor race organised by ADAC Automobile Club, held in Germany’s Eifel mountain region (even before the Nürburgring was built there), was won by Manfred von Brauchitsch in a Mercedes-Benz W25/34 Read more…
1934
89 years ago
The first and only Montreux Grand Prix was held and won by Carlo Felice Trossi, in an Alfa Romeo B/P3 Read more…
1935
88 years ago
The first Reliant car was delivered Read more…
1940
83 years ago
The Germans bombed the Quai de Javel Citroen production facility Read more…
1948
75 years ago
William Clay Ford was elected a director of the Ford Motor Company Read more…
1956
67 years ago
Herb Thomas scored an easy win in the 100-mile event at Merced, California, US, giving the Carl Kiekhaefer team its 16th consecutive NASCAR Grand National victory Read more…
1956
67 years ago
Juan Manuel Fangio led the early at the Belgian Grand Prix, wet stages of the race before the gearbox of his Ferrari broke, leaving Peter Collins to take the win Read more…
1958
65 years ago
Erwin Bauer (45) was killed in a 2-litre sports Ferrari at Nürburgring where, not realising he had passed the chequered flag, kept on racing and crashed fatally on what was supposed to be his slowing-down lap Read more…
1961
62 years ago
The 2nd Silver City Trophy run to Formula One rules, over 76 laps of Brands Hatch, was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Lotus 18/21 Read more…
1961
62 years ago
The Mosport International raceway, Ontario, the second purpose built circuit in Canada, opened with club races Read more…
1962
61 years ago
Graham Hill had an enormous lead in the Monaco Grand Prix when his BRM’s engine failed just eight laps from the end of the race Read more…
1973
50 years ago
Jackie Stewart won the Monaco Grand Prix driving a Tyrrell-Cosworth 006, equalling the record of 25 Grand Prix victories set by his friend Jim Clark Read more…
1974
49 years ago
The Mercedes-Benz ESF24, the last of five experimental cars built to test safety features, was introduced to the public Read more…
1978
45 years ago
Cale Yarborough started second but dominated in leading all 420 laps of the Music City USA 420 at Nashville Speedway, Tennessee, US Read more…
1984
39 years ago
Alain Prost driving a McLaren-TAG Porsche MP4/2 won the Monaco Grand Prix Read more…
2003
20 years ago
Ford installed the World’s Largest Living Roof on its new Dearborn truck plant in Michigan Read more…
2005
18 years ago
BBC Radio 2 Presenter, Sarah Kennedy, who coined the phrase ‘white van man’, was made honorary president of the first Ford Transit Owners Club Read more…
2006
17 years ago
Martin Groves became the first man to dip under 23 seconds at Shelsley Walsh hillclimb, when he recorded 22 Read more…
2007
16 years ago
Lord Drayson and Jonny Cocker drove their Aston Martin DBRS9 to victory during the British GT championship race at Snetterton England – the first time a car fuelled by ethanol had won a race in the series Read more…
2008
15 years ago
Chasing Classic Cars, a US television documentary series, was first broadcast in the US Read more…
2011
12 years ago
The US Treasury reached an agreement to sell the rest of its holdings in Chrysler to Italy’s Fiat Read more…
