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1900
123 years ago
The first Packard magazine advertisement appeared Read more…
1901
122 years ago
In the early days of the automobile, it was not the practical uses of the new invention that attracted the most widespread attention, but rather the thrill of motor sports Read more…
1903
120 years ago
The Packard Motor Car Company officially closed its Warren, Ohio plant as the last shipment of supplies and equipemt left for Detroit Read more…
1904
119 years ago
The Ford Motor Company approved development of the Model E, a commercial “Delivery Car” version of the Model C passenger car Read more…
1907
116 years ago
The Pierce Great Arrow won the Chicago Motor Club’s 200-Mile Economy Run, to win the Knight Trophy Read more…
1908
115 years ago
The first 10 mile section of the 45 mile Long Island Motor Parkway (LIMP), also known as the Vanderbilt Parkway and Motor Parkway on Long Island, New York, opened to traffic Read more…
1908
115 years ago
The first Founders’ Cup Race was held in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia (US), was won by George Robertson in a Locomobile Read more…
1920
103 years ago
The Ministry of Transport announced that compulsory hand signals would be introduced for all drivers Read more…
1922
101 years ago
The Ford Model T Fordor Sedan was announced to dealers Read more…
1922
101 years ago
Vauxhall of Luton announced extraordinary cuts to its prices Read more…
1932
91 years ago
The last MG 18/80 MkII was completed Read more…
1933
90 years ago
Giuseppi Campari, Baconin Borzacchini, and Count Stanislas Czaykowski died in two separate accidents during the Monza Grand Prix at Monza, Italy Read more…
1934
89 years ago
The 1,000,000th 1934 General Motors vehicle was produced Read more…
1944
79 years ago
The first post-liberation Renault car was produced Read more…
1946
77 years ago
Unimog, multi-purpose auto four-wheel drive medium trucks produced by Mercedes-Benz, were introduced Read more…
1958
65 years ago
The 5th Tokyo Motor Show was opened Read more…
1958
65 years ago
The 1959 Dodge model range were introduced Read more…
1964
59 years ago
During a UK tour The Beatles appeared at De Montfort Hall in Leicester Read more…
1965
58 years ago
The Chaparral 2C racer was publicly introduced Read more…
1969
54 years ago
The Mini Clubman and 1275GT were launched Read more…
1974
49 years ago
AB Volvo purchased a controlling interest in Van Doorne’s Personenautofabriek Daf B V Read more…
1976
47 years ago
James Hunt won the US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, New York, in a McLaren M23 Read more…
1981
42 years ago
Europe’s first license-built Japanese car was launched, the Triumph Acclaim, nee Honda Ballada Read more…
1983
40 years ago
The Ford Motor Company acquired a 30% equity in Otosan Otomobil Sanayi As PK, the first automobile manufacturer in Turkey Read more…
1987
36 years ago
The song “Here I Go Again” by English hard-rock group Whitesnake topped the Billboard pop singles chart in the United States Read more…
1988
35 years ago
The first 1989 Ford Thunderbird and Mercury Cougar were produced at the Ford Motor Company’s Lorain, Ohio factory Read more…
1992
31 years ago
Jeff Gordon took command after Mark Martin retiring with battery failure to win the All Pro 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, North Carolina, US marking his third NASCAR Nationwide Series victory Read more…
1998
25 years ago
The Petit Le Mans (French for little Le Mans), a sports car endurance race held annually at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, US was first run as part of the IMSA season Read more…
2002
21 years ago
Ford and GM announced a partnership to develop all-new fuel-efficient transmission Read more…
2005
18 years ago
President Bush dined in the French Quarter of New Orleans and stayed in a luxury hotel to showcase progress in hurricane-battered city, which was reported to be turning its attention to removing and scrapping some 200,000 cars, abandoned and waterlogged from Hurricane Katrina Read more…
2006
17 years ago
Kia Motors America formally hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its first US assembly plant in West Point, Georgia, at an initial cost of over $1 billion Read more…
2006
17 years ago
General Motors began producing the Hummer H3 (with a 3 Read more…
