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1927
97 years ago
The Flatheads Gang led by Paul Jawarski staged the first armoured truck holdup in US history on the Bethel Road, seven miles out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Read more…
1928
96 years ago
Tazio Nuvolari driving a Bugatti T35C won the Tripoli Grand Prix Read more…
1928
96 years ago
Louis Chiron in a Bugatti T35C won the Saint Raphael Grand Prix at L’Estérel Plage, in France Read more…
1929
95 years ago
Sir Henry Segrave, driving the 925 hp Napier “Golden Arrow”, designed by Capt Read more…
1932
92 years ago
The Maybach “Jaray” streamlined limousine was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show Read more…
1951
73 years ago
The Syracuse Grand Prix held at the Syracuse circuit on Sicily was won by Luigi Villoresi in a Ferrari 375 Read more…
1954
70 years ago
BMW introduced the BMW 502 saloon at the Geneva Motor Show Read more…
1971
53 years ago
Maserati launched the Bora, a two-seater, mid-engined Grand Tourer at the Geneva Motor Show Read more…
1976
48 years ago
The Lamborghini Silhouette was introduced in Switzerland Read more…
1976
48 years ago
Marian Heiskell became the first woman elected to the board of the Ford Motor Company Read more…
1979
45 years ago
Gordon Johncock won the first ever CART sanctioned Indy Car race, the ‘Jimmy Bryan 150’ at Phoenix International Raceway Read more…
1979
45 years ago
Cale Yarborough roared to his 60th NASCAR Grand National victory, cruising to a six-second win at Richmond (Virginia, US) Fairgrounds Raceway’s Read more…
1990
34 years ago
The first round of the 1990 season took place in Phoenix, Arizona and was won by Ayrton Senna driving a McLaren Honda Read more…
1994
30 years ago
Tony George, president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, announced plans for a new racing series, the Indy Racing League, to begin in 1996 Read more…
1994
30 years ago
A new record for the highest speed achieved by an electric vehicle, 183.822 mph, over a two-way flying kilometre was achieved by General Motors’ Impact driven by Clive Roberts at Fort Stockton Test Center, Texas, USA. Read more…
1999
25 years ago
Ford demonstrated its global commitment to environmental leadership and responsibility with the launch of the new Ford Focus, Ford Mondeo AFV, and TH!NK [zero-emission electric city car scheduled to go on sale in Scandinavia later this year] models at the Geneva Auto Show Read more…
1999
25 years ago
The Renault Avantime, one-box design without B-pillars — styled by Patrick Le Quément was unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show Read more…
1999
25 years ago
The Zonda C12 made its debut in Geneva Read more…
2000
24 years ago
Jenson Button walked away from a massive 160mph accident during Saturday practice for his debut grand prix Read more…
2001
23 years ago
Kevin Harvick, replacement driver for the late Dale Earnhardt, won the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in only his third career NASCAR Winston Cup start Read more…
2001
23 years ago
Dirk Piz (45) became the second motorcycle racing casualty in a year at Daytona International Speedway when he collided with another rider during a turn out of a straightaway Read more…
2002
22 years ago
During the weekend of festivities for the Sebring Hall of Fame, those selected for induction were: International Motor Sports association founder John Bishop and former Sebring promoters Alec and Mary Ulmann, John Greenwood and Charles Mendez will be honored for establishing and then continuing the Sebring tradition Read more…
2005
19 years ago
Two men were arrested in Buenos Aires for stealing traffic lights Read more…
2009
15 years ago
The Toyota Motor Company announced that it had sold over 1 million gas-electric hybrid vehicles in the US under its Toyota and Lexus brands Read more…
2013
11 years ago
Former British cabinet minister Chris Huhne and his former wife Vicky Pryce were both jailed for eight months for perverting the course of justice Read more…
2013
11 years ago
Indian Motorcycle announced the details of the all new Thunder Stroke 111™ engine that would power the model year 2014 Indian Motorcycle Read more…
2015
9 years ago
The UK’s first supermarket-based hydrogen filling station opened at a branch of Sainsbury’s in Hendon, North London Read more…
