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1909
115 years ago
1918
106 years ago
James Gordon Bennett Jr (77), publisher of the New York Herald and patron of pioneer automobile racing, died Read more…
1924
100 years ago
The House of Lords discussed the introduction of driving tests to curb the rise in the number of road accidents. Read more…
1949
75 years ago
The 1949 British Grand Prix held over 100 laps (288 Read more…
1957
67 years ago
Petrol rationing, which had been in force in Britain for five months following the Suez crisis, was abolished Read more…
1960
64 years ago
Mickey Thompson, aka “Mr Read more…
1961
63 years ago
Naples Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, at Posillipo Circuit, Naples Read more…
1961
63 years ago
The Monaco Grand Prix was held on the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco Read more…
1965
59 years ago
Christian F Sauereisen (81), the inventor of an improved spark plug, died in Aspinwall, Pennsylvania, US Read more…
1966
58 years ago
The 18th BRDC International Trophy, run to Formula One rules, was held at the Silverstone Circuit, England Read more…
1966
58 years ago
Chuck Rodee (38) died while attempting to qualify for the 1966 Indianapolis 500 Read more…
1966
58 years ago
The Subaru 1000, the first front wheel drive Subaru produced by Fuji Heavy Industries that was in the Japanese government “compact car” classification, went on sale Read more…
1968
56 years ago
British Leyland Motor Corporation was formed through the merger of British Motor Holdings Ltd Read more…
1969
55 years ago
The last Chevrolet Corvair produced Read more…
1972
52 years ago
The Monaco Grand Prix was held Read more…
1974
50 years ago
The Ford Motor Company adopted a worldwide metrification plan Read more…
1977
47 years ago
Pole-sitter Tom Sneva turned the first official 200-mph laps at the Indianapolis Speedway Read more…
1983
41 years ago
Ricky Rudd slipped by Bobby Allison on the last lap to score his only NASCAR Nationwide Series victory, winning the Sportsman 200 at Dover International Speedway, Delaware, US Read more…
1988
36 years ago
The collision and subsequent fire involving a church bus at Carrollton, Kentucky was one of the most disastrous bus accidents in United States history Read more…
1991
33 years ago
General Motors ended production of the Buick Reatta, a two-seater sports car that had been introduced in 1988 Read more…
1995
29 years ago
The Spanish Grand Prix held at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona proved to be the final race for former champion Nigel Mansell, who quit the McLaren team after the race Read more…
1996
28 years ago
Renault outlined a plan to become majority owned by private investors after more than 5 decades of state control Read more…
1998
26 years ago
The Ford Ka was introduced in Moscow Read more…
2004
20 years ago
NASCAR announced that North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham (US) would no longer host a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup event in 2005, and Darlington Raceway, the nation’s first superspeedway, would host only one race in ’05 Read more…
2005
19 years ago
The seventh Gumball 3000 rally began at Trafalgar Square and progressed 3000 miles from London to Brussels, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, and onto to Dubrovnik in Croatia Read more…
2005
19 years ago
After six career second-place finishes, Kasey Kahne scored his first career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in the Chevy American Revolution 400 at Richmond International Raceway, Virginia, US Read more…
2006
18 years ago
The Spanish Grand Prix (formally the XLVIII Gran Premio Telefónica de España) was held at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain Read more…
2007
17 years ago
European-American carmaker DaimlerChrysler, created in 1998 in a $36 billion merger, announced that it was selling 80 Read more…
2017
7 years ago
A surprisingly entertaining Spanish GP which saw plenty of overtaking up at the front as Sebastian Vettel did battle with the two Mercedes drivers Read more…
