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1901
123 years ago
The Mercedes was introduced by Gottlieb Daimler at the five-day “Week of Nice” in Nice, France Read more…
1901
123 years ago
The first diesel motor went on show in Great Britain Read more…
1909
115 years ago
The Brooklands Test Hill opened Read more…
1920
104 years ago
Walter P Read more…
1928
96 years ago
Tazio Nuvolari in a Bugatti T35C won the Grand Prix held at the Pozzo Circuit in Italy Read more…
1931
93 years ago
Lord Howe driving a Delage set the all time Brooklands record for Class F (under 1500 cc) of 127 Read more…
1933
91 years ago
The first ‘road race’ car meeting was held at Donnington Park Read more…
1939
85 years ago
Arthur Dobson won the Brooklands Road Championship contested over 37 km, in a 2 litre ERA Read more…
1947
77 years ago
The remaining divisions of the former Cord Corporation evolved into the AVCO Manufacturing Corporation Read more…
1953
71 years ago
Chrysler Corporation Ltd of Canada introduced the Dodge Mayfair and the Plymouth Belvedere Read more…
1954
70 years ago
The experimental turbine-engined Plymouth was announced to the public some six months after George J Read more…
1956
68 years ago
Buck Baker, in a Kiekhaefer Chrysler, won the 100 mile NASCAR Grand National race on the 1 mile dirt Lakewood Speedway Read more…
1961
63 years ago
Phil Hill and Olivier Gendebien won the Sebring 12 Hour World Sports Car Championship race in a works Ferrari Read more…
1966
58 years ago
The first Trans-Am series race, the longest running racing series in the US was run at the Sebring International Raceway in Florida, US Read more…
1968
56 years ago
The one-millionth Lincoln Continental was produced Read more…
1968
56 years ago
Tinsley Viaduct, a two-tier road bridge in Sheffield, England; the first of its kind in the UK, opened Read more…
1972
52 years ago
The Ford-Cosworth powered Mirage M6 made its race debut in the World Championship of Makes 12 Hours of Sebring Read more…
1973
51 years ago
The Vuelta de 25 de Mayo was a Turismo Carretera race held on a public road course around the town of 25 de Mayo, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina Read more…
1979
45 years ago
Bobby Allison used a late-race surge past Richard Petty to win the Northwestern Bank 400 at North Wilkesboro (North Carloina, US) Speedway Read more…
1981
43 years ago
The Jeep Scrambler CJ-8 was introduced as a mid year model Read more…
1984
40 years ago
Ayrton Senna made his Formula One debut at Jacarepagua, Brazil, racing for Toleman Motorsport Read more…
1989
35 years ago
(25th- 26th): June and Jim Laird and Peter Riley covered the 32 counties of Northern and Southern Ireland by car in a time of 19 hours 44 minutes over a 754 Read more…
1990
34 years ago
The Brazilian Grand Prix was held at Interlagos Read more…
2001
23 years ago
Elliott Sadler became the third first-time winner in the first six races of the season with a triumph in Bristol’s Food City 500, Tennessee, US Read more…
2005
19 years ago
The Saturn Sky, a two-seat roadster, was unveiled to the world news media, with the car’s market launch planned for 2006 Read more…
2007
17 years ago
After seven years of development, NASCAR’s new car design races for the first time at the Food City 500 in Bristol, Tennessee (US) Read more…
2008
16 years ago
Author William Neeley, best known for writing the 1974 classic “Stand on It: A Novel by Stroker Ace” died aged 77 Read more…
2008
16 years ago
In western Austria some 70 vehicles were involved in a pileup on an autobahn, killing one person and injuring at least 37 others Read more…
2015
9 years ago
The BBC announced it would not renew Jeremy Clarkson’s contract in the aftermath of an incident in which he had verbally and physically attacked a Top Gear producer over a dispute at a hotel while filming on location Read more…
