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1885
139 years ago
Gottlieb Daimler purchased a stagecoach made by Wilhelm Wimpff & Sohn on this day Read more…
1906
118 years ago
Fiat SpA was incorporated to succeed the Fabrrica Italiana Automobili Torino, at which time its cars changed from F Read more…
1906
118 years ago
The Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company was organised as a Delaware corporation with Newton E van Zandt as President, Luther M Rankin as Vice President, Frederick S Duesenberg as Chief Engineer, and August S Duesenberg as Assistant Chief Engineer Read more…
1907
117 years ago
Peugeot recorded its first official racing victory, with Giosue Guippone winning the Corsa Vetturette at Turin, Italy Read more…
1911
113 years ago
Ford Motor Co Read more…
1925
99 years ago
Henry Segrave driving a Talbot 70 won the Provence Grand Prix at Miramas in France Read more…
1928
96 years ago
The Pontiac 5-passenger Sport Phaeton was introduced Read more…
1929
95 years ago
The 1,000,000th Oakland was produced Read more…
1933
91 years ago
The Studebaker Corporation was placed into receivership Read more…
1934
90 years ago
At the International Automobile and Motorcycle Show in Berlin, Mercedes-Benz presented its 200 (W21), 290 (W18) and 380 (W22) car models Read more…
1936
88 years ago
The Norwegian Grand Prix, an ice race held on Gjerstadjon lake near Olso was won by Eugen Björnstad in an Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Monza Read more…
1936
88 years ago
The first stock car race was held on the Daytona Beach Road Course, promoted by local racer Sig Haugdahl Read more…
1937
87 years ago
Thomas M Read more…
1946
78 years ago
Frederick Lanchester (77) died Read more…
1950
74 years ago
Volkswagen, maker of the Beetle automobile, expanded its product offerings to include a microbus Read more…
1950
74 years ago
Rover showed the JET1 prototype, the first car powered with a gas turbine engine, to the public Read more…
1951
73 years ago
Three years after the launch of the pretty XK120 Roadster, Jaguar unveiled another version of its XK120, the Fixed Head Coupe at the Geneva Motor Show Read more…
1953
71 years ago
Herb Thomas sat on the pole and led every lap in winning the 100 mile NASCAR Grand National race on the 1/2 mile dirt Harnett Speedway by 3 laps in his Hudson Hornet Read more…
1957
67 years ago
The Renault Dauphine, successor to the highly successful Renault 4CV was presented to the press at the opening of the Geneva Motor Show Read more…
1959
65 years ago
Curtis Turner drove a T-Bird to the win in the 100 mile NASCAR GN race on the 1/2 mile dirt Concord Speedway Read more…
1959
65 years ago
Ken Miles drove a Porsche to victory in the 150 mile USAC Sports Car race on a 2 mile circuit at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds Read more…
1963
61 years ago
The first car to be produced at Ford’s new factory at Halewood, Liverpool, a Ford Anglia, rolled off the production line Read more…
1965
59 years ago
Japanese car manufacturers announced their intention to compete for the first time in major British saloon car races as a prelude to a sales drive in Britain Read more…
1969
55 years ago
The Pontiac Firebird Trans Am was introduced Read more…
1970
54 years ago
Don Garlits set an American Hot Rod Association world record 1/4 mile elapse time of 6 Read more…
1970
54 years ago
Richard Petty survived a spin and a crash to win the NASCAR Grand National ‘Carolina 500’ on the 1 Read more…
1985
39 years ago
At least 45 people died and 175 injured in a car bomb explosion in Beirut, Lebanon Read more…
1987
37 years ago
Dale Earnhardt crashed in practice, but drives a repaired Chevrolet to his 22nd career victory in the Miller High Life 400 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Virginia, US Read more…
1993
31 years ago
Ford unveiled its new Mondeo, a range of large hatchbacks, saloons and estates which reached showrooms on 22 March as the replacement for the long-running Sierra Read more…
1995
29 years ago
The mid-engined, rear wheel drive MGF roadster was launched Read more…
1998
26 years ago
Mika Hakkinen won the Australian Grand Prix in controversial circumstances after team-mate David Coulthard slowed to allow him through two laps from the end Read more…
1999
25 years ago
Volvo shareholders approved purchase transaction of passenger car business to Ford Read more…
2005
19 years ago
Russian police stopped women drivers to hand out flowers instead of speeding tickets to mark International Women’s Day Read more…
2005
19 years ago
A school bus caught fire in Shandong, China, killing 12 children Read more…
2006
18 years ago
DaimlerChrysler announced that they had built 1,000,000 PT Cruisers at the Toluca plant since February 2000 Read more…
2007
17 years ago
The new MINI One and MINI Cooper D models were unveiled to the public at the International Geneva Motor Show Read more…
