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1900
123 years ago
The first Napier cars, three 2 cylinder (8 hp) and three 4 cylinder (16 hp), all with aluminum bodies by Mulliners and chain driven, were delivered to customers, at a price of £500. Read more…
1900
123 years ago
The first car advertisement to run in a national magazine appeared in the Saturday Evening Post Read more…
1901
122 years ago
Daimler produced a revolutionary high performance car for Emile Jellinek, Consul General of the Austro-Hungarian empire in Nice Read more…
1904
119 years ago
Arthur Duray established a new land speed record of 88.76 mph (142.85 km/h) in Nice, France driving a Gobron-Brillié during the ‘Paris-Madrid’ race Read more…
1913
110 years ago
First experiments with assembly lines began at Ford’s Highland Park Plant Read more…
1914
109 years ago
Walter S Read more…
1919
104 years ago
Packard completed their government order for 15,000 war trucks Read more…
1925
98 years ago
Ford announced that Geelong, was to be its Australian headquarters Read more…
1928
95 years ago
The first Australian Grand Prix was run at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia Read more…
1932
91 years ago
The Ford Motor Company publicly unveiled its one piece “V-8” flathead engine Read more…
1945
78 years ago
Pierre Lefaucheux is appointed Director-General of the nationalised Regie Nationale des Usines Renault Read more…
1949
74 years ago
Carlo Abarth founded the Abarth & C Read more…
1956
67 years ago
Ralph DePalma (72) died in South Pasadena Read more…
1963
60 years ago
Los Angeles ended its streetcar service after 90 years Read more…
1980
43 years ago
BL agreed to sell its MG works at Abingdon to a consortium headed by Aston Martin-Lagonda Read more…
1985
38 years ago
NASCAR Hall of Famer Richie Evans opened the Modified season with a rain-shortened triumph in the Icebreaker at Thompson Speedway, Connecticut, US Read more…
1986
37 years ago
The state-owned car company BL plc formerly British Leyland, said that it was pursuing two offers for its Land Rover division after negotiations with the General Motors Corporation collapsed Read more…
1996
27 years ago
Italian Dante Giacosa (91), an automobile designer whose small, economical cars, particularly the popular Fiat 500, helped motorize Italy in the 1950s, died Read more…
1996
27 years ago
The Brazilian Grand Prix race was held on Marcat Interlagos, amidst heavy rain Read more…
1998
25 years ago
Andy Wallace drove a standard McLaren F1 production car at 240.14 mph (386.46 kmh) at the Volkswagen Proving Ground, Wolfsburg, Germany. Read more…
1998
25 years ago
Julius Timothy “Tim” Flock died of lung and liver cancer on 73 Read more…
1999
24 years ago
Ford Motor Company purchased Volvo Cars for $6 Read more…
2002
21 years ago
Michael Schumacher in a Ferrari F2002 won the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos Read more…
2003
20 years ago
Invacar, a small vehicle adapted for use by disabled drivers was banned from British roads because of safety concerns Read more…
2006
17 years ago
The loyalty of the Dutch fans throughout the 2005-06 season was rewarded as A1 Grand Prix announced that Circuit Park Zandvoort would host the first race of its second season Read more…
2008
15 years ago
BMW announced its latest milestone in its pursuit of the hydrogen future, the BMW Hydrogen 7 mono-fuel Read more…
2010
13 years ago
The fastest speed for a car driven blindfolded of 292 Read more…
2014
9 years ago
The Driving Standards Agency was abolished and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency took over its responsibilities Read more…
2016
7 years ago
The Model 3, Tesla’s third-generation car, was unveiled Read more…
