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1900
123 years ago
Packard’s first full page magazine advertisement appeared in ‘The Horseless Carriage’ Read more…
1910
113 years ago
Percy Hendy of Southampton, was appointed Britain’s first Ford dealer, nearly a year before the Ford factory at Trafford Park, Manchester, produced its first Model T Read more…
1918
105 years ago
Alfred P Sloan Jr was elected to the board of General Motors Read more…
1924
99 years ago
The first AMO F-15 trucks were produced at the Moscow Automotive Plant Read more…
1928
95 years ago
The Packard ‘Daphne at the Well’ mascot was patented Read more…
1936
87 years ago
The 1937 Chevrolets were introduced featuring Unisteel Bodies by Fisher Read more…
1937
86 years ago
The Horseless Carriage Club of America was founded in Los Angeles, California, US by W Everett Miller, Arthur E Twohy and William E Wakefield Read more…
1940
83 years ago
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Washington, US collapsed due to high winds Read more…
1945
78 years ago
Gus Edwards (64), composer of the 1905 song ‘In My Merry Odlsmobile’, died Read more…
1946
77 years ago
The Ford Prefect was on sale at £275 and the Ford Anglia at £229 Read more…
1949
74 years ago
The Kaiser-Frazer Corporation changed the serial number plates on all unsold 1949 Frazers and introduced them as 1950 models Read more…
1951
72 years ago
NASCAR published its first official newsletter from its new offices on Peninsula Avenue in Daytona Beach, Florida, US Read more…
1956
67 years ago
The 9 millionth Buick was produced Read more…
1957
66 years ago
The first Trabant was produced at the former Horch auto works in Zwickau, East Germany Read more…
1963
60 years ago
“Miss STP” Paula Murphy, became the first woman to pilot an Indycar around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway when she drove 5 laps in a Novi during a tyre testing session Read more…
1965
58 years ago
Mike Sorokin beat Paul Sutherland in the Top Fuel final of a Mickey Thompson promoted drag racing weekend in Fontana, California US Read more…
1965
58 years ago
NASCAR Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett outdueled Bobby Isaac in the Tidewater 300 at Dog Track Speedway in Moyock, North Carolina, US to post the final victory of his 50-win career in NASCAR’s premier series Read more…
1965
58 years ago
In 1964, Art Arfons, a drag racer from Ohio (US), built a land-speed racer in his backyard using a military surplus J79 jet aircraft engine with an afterburner Read more…
1968
55 years ago
Ian Raby (46) died three months after a serious accident at Zandvoort in a Formula Two race Read more…
1969
54 years ago
The 250,000th Corvette (a Riverside Gold convertible) rolled off the assembly line Read more…
1975
48 years ago
Piero Dusio died aged 76 Read more…
1980
43 years ago
Acting legend and racing great Steve McQueen (50) passed away after undergoing experimental therapy and surgery in Mexico for mesothelioma Read more…
1986
37 years ago
Sir James Goldsmith’s £5 billion bid for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company was rejected Read more…
1993
30 years ago
Three-time World Champion Ayrton Senna earned his final victory in Formula 1 with a win at the Australian Grand Prix at Adelaide Read more…
2001
22 years ago
Bridgestone/Firestone Inc Read more…
2003
20 years ago
The all-new Volvo S40 saloon made its UK debut at the Scottish Motor Show in Glasgow Read more…
2006
17 years ago
Toyota Motor Corporation acquired 5 Read more…
2008
15 years ago
General Motors Corp Read more…
2008
15 years ago
General Motors warned it could run out of cash in 2009 after reporting a loss of $2 Read more…
2019
4 years ago
Chinese electric car maker BYD Co Ltd and Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp said they planned to set up a joint venture to design and develop battery electric cars as they ramp up efforts to produce zero emissions vehicles Read more…
