March 12th


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1904

119 years ago

Colonel Harley Tarrant won the first automobile race in Australia, held at Sandown Racecourse Read more…

1908

115 years ago

Lewis Strang drove an Isotta to victory in the 342 mile Savannah Challenge Cup race Read more…

1928

95 years ago

Kurt Volkhart took the Opel RAK-1 rocket-powered car for its first test run, in Russelsheim, Germany Read more…

1928

95 years ago

The British Racing Drivers’ Club was founded Read more…

1938

85 years ago

Eric Fernihough riding his 996cc Brough Superior covers one kilometre at 143 Read more…

1947

76 years ago

The first ever Ferrari, a Tipo 125 Spyder Corsa, was completed Read more…

1952

71 years ago

Mercedes introduced the 300SL to the press Read more…

1959

64 years ago

Fiat introduced two new six-cylinder models, the 1800 and 2100, at the Geneva Motor Show Read more…

1961

62 years ago

Fireball Roberts lapped the field twice to win the final NASCAR Grand National race at Marchbanks Speedway in Hanford, California, US Read more…

1964

59 years ago

Mercedes-Benz acquired a license to manufacture diesel Wankel rotary engines Read more…

1964

59 years ago

The first production Lamborghini, the 350GT, debuted at the Geneva Motor Show as a statement of Lamborghini’s intent to be a true player in the sports car market Read more…

1967

56 years ago

The Race of Champions at Brands Hatch, UK was won by Dan Gurney, in a Eagle-Weslake T1G Read more…

1970

53 years ago

The Mercedes C111, the first of a series of experimental cars, made its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show Read more…

1972

51 years ago

Bobby Isaac won the Carolina 500 at Rockingham for his 37th and final Cup victory Read more…

1982

41 years ago

The Ford Ranger pickup truck was introduced Read more…

1987

36 years ago

A bus and a van collided in western Rajasthan, India, killing 12 and injuring 20 Read more…

1987

36 years ago

Enzo Ferrari unveiled the F40 – built to celebrate 40 years of Ferrari Read more…

1990

33 years ago

Roy S Read more…

1993

30 years ago

Alain Prost answered those who doubted he could return from his year’s sabbatical as sharp as he was before by setting the fastest time for the South African Grand Prix, the first round of the 16-race 1993 world championship Read more…

1994

29 years ago

In Amsterdam, the birthplace of André Citroën, a six-week exhibition entitled “Citroën, 75 Years of Looking into the Future” opened to the public Read more…

1995

28 years ago

Ray Bellm and Mauricio Sandro Salla won the Four Hours of Paul Ricard in France driving a Gulf McLaren F1 GTR Read more…

1998

25 years ago

Ferrari revealed it was prepared to offer Schumacher £52 million to remain with them for the rest of his career, and then to continue to act as its ambassador when he did retire Read more…

2000

23 years ago

Dale Earnhardt and Bobby Labonte engaged in a terrific late-race duel at Atlanta Motor Speedway (US) Read more…

2000

23 years ago

The Australian Grand Prix was held at the Melbourne, Read more…

2005

18 years ago

The first American stop for the A1GP (and so far only) was doomed to fail from the start Read more…

2006

17 years ago

The Bahrain Grand Prix (formally the III Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain Read more…

2007

16 years ago

The Ford Motor Company sold Aston Martin to a consortium comprised of David Richards, John Sinders, Investment Dar and Adeem Investment Co Read more…

2007

16 years ago

A consortium led by Prodrive chairman David Richards purchased Aston Martin for £475m (US$848m) Read more…

2012

11 years ago

In Benicia, California, the first electric Coda saloon rolled off the assembly line Read more…

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