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1906
116 years ago
Tom Cooper Read more…
1912
110 years ago
Thomas Neal became the first Chairman of General Motors Read more…
1914
108 years ago
Phelon & Moore (P&M) of Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England introduced their 4-speed, 770cc V-twin motorcycle Read more…
1921
101 years ago
Ormand E Hunt was appointed Chief Engineer of Chevrolet Read more…
1922
100 years ago
Coppa Florio VI run over 432 km of the Medio Madonie circuit on Sicily was won by André Boillot driving a Peugeot in a time of 7 hours 9 minutes Read more…
1925
97 years ago
British MPs considering the Criminal Justice Bill rejected prison sentences for reckless driving, but voted for sentences of up to 4 months for drunkenness whilst in charge of a car Read more…
1928
94 years ago
Carlos C Read more…
1934
88 years ago
Frazer Nash-BMW in Munich granted AFN the sole concession to import and sell BMW models in the United Kingdom and British Empire Read more…
1937
85 years ago
George Eyston in the enormous 7-ton 73 litre twin Rolls Royce aeroengined Thunderbolt, established a new world land speed record of 311 Read more…
1951
71 years ago
The last 1951 Pontiac was produced Read more…
1954
68 years ago
The world’s first automatic toll collection machine went into service at the Union Toll Plaza on New Jersey’s Garden State Parkway, US Read more…
1954
68 years ago
Ford Robinson was killed during the Carrera Panamerica when his Ferrari crashed at 208 mph on the Tehuantepec straight in Oaxaca, Mexico Read more…
1954
68 years ago
Sammy Davis, Jr Read more…
1954
68 years ago
The 1955 Buicks and Oldsmobiles were introduced Read more…
1956
66 years ago
Henry Ford II announced that the Ford Motor Company’s new marque would be called the Edsel and the Special Products Division would become the Edsel Division Read more…
1956
66 years ago
The 1957 Pontiacs were introduced to the US public Read more…
1959
63 years ago
Ford announced the end of the Edsel program Read more…
1961
61 years ago
Parnelli Jones drove a Kuzma-Offy to victory in the USAC Championship race on the dirt oval in Phoenix, Arizona, USA Read more…
1961
61 years ago
Al Keller (41) died as a result of injuries sustained in a fiery Champ Car crash at the Arizona State Fairgrounds track Read more…
1967
55 years ago
Mario Andretti won the USAC Championship race at Phoenix, Arizona, USA Read more…
1980
42 years ago
Ken Langley and Garry Sowerby crashed their Volvo DL wagon through a red-and-yellow paper finish line and into the record books for the fastest-ever drive around the world Read more…
1981
41 years ago
Nimrod Racing Automobiles (NRA) was officially launched at Goodwood, England, with James Hunt and Sterling Moss performing demonstration runs in their Aston Martin powered cars Read more…
1987
35 years ago
London dealer, Nicholas Harley paid £5 Read more…
1990
32 years ago
Major job cuts were reported to be on the way at the Rover Group as the recession affected demand for the company’s Rover and Land Rover products Read more…
1993
29 years ago
Toyota and General Motors signed an historic agreement to sell the Chevy Cavalier in Japan as the Toyota Cavalier Read more…
1996
26 years ago
The structure of the 12 Read more…
2004
18 years ago
BAR boss Dave Richards was shown the door after Honda bought a 45% stake in the team for around $150 million Read more…
2004
18 years ago
Kasey Kahne went to go 2-for-2 in his first two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts while Bobby Hamilton finished 16th to wrap up his only championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida, US Read more…
2006
16 years ago
Mark Martin’s started in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway to mark his final race with Jack Roush Read more…
2006
16 years ago
Kamui Kobayashi started from pole position for the Macau Grand Prix but tangled with Marko Asmer and Paul di Resta to leave Mike Conway ahead of Kohei Hirate Read more…
2009
13 years ago
Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen confirmed he was taking a one-year sabbatical from Formula One adding it was uncertain whether he would return in 2011 – he did not Read more…
2010
12 years ago
The Los Angeles Auto Show opened Read more…
2012
10 years ago
The 1 millionth Fiat 500, a Lounge model ‘dressed’ in elegant three-layer Bianco Perla (white pearl) exterior paint, rolled off the Fiat Auto Poland production line Read more…
