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1908
116 years ago
Albert C Read more…
1909
115 years ago
General Motors purchased Cartercar Read more…
1911
113 years ago
The eighth Glidden Tour ended in Jacksonville, Florida, US and was won by a Maxwell driven by a team of drivers from Tarrytown, New York Read more…
1917
107 years ago
The Briggs-Detroiter Company was liquidated after 6 years of production Read more…
1926
98 years ago
The Auburn Automobile Company acquired Duesenberg Automobile and Motors Corporation Read more…
1927
97 years ago
Stuart de la Ru, Chairman of Bentley Motors Ltd in 1923, died aged just 44 Read more…
1929
95 years ago
It was announced that all buses would be red in London, England, as trials with yellow-and-red buses had proved unpopular Read more…
1951
73 years ago
Thomas H Read more…
1953
71 years ago
The Allstate marque built by Kaiser-Frazer, based on Kaiser’s compact Henry J Read more…
1954
70 years ago
The Lancia D50 made its racing debut at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona Read more…
1958
66 years ago
Junior Johnson edged Fireball Roberts by a whisker to win the NASCAR Grand National season finale at Atlanta’s Lakewood Speedway (Georgia, US) Read more…
1961
63 years ago
Daimler-Benz AG acquired a license to manufacture petrol-powered Wankel rotary engines of greater than 50 hp Read more…
1966
58 years ago
The Nissan Sunny and Toyota Corolla were unveiled at the 13th Tokyo Motor Show Read more…
1970
54 years ago
The Mercedes Benz ESF 05, the second of five experimental safety vehicles, was introduced to the public Read more…
1970
54 years ago
California became the first US state to offer vanity license plates as Governor Ronald Reagan presented the special plate ‘AMIGO’ to Mr and Mrs Robert E Klees of Fullerton Read more…
1998
26 years ago
The Maserati 3200GT was officially introduced at the Paris Motor Show Read more…
2000
24 years ago
The Automobile Association signed up its ten-millionth member at the British Motor Show in Birmingham, England Read more…
2001
23 years ago
Greg Biffle survived a green-white-checkered overtime finish, holding off Jack Sprague in the Chevy Silverado 150 for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Phoenix International Raceway, Arizona, US Read more…
2001
23 years ago
Matthew McKnight was thrown 118 feet by a car that hit him while travelling about 70 mph, to become the holder of the record for the ‘Greatest Distance Thrown in a Car Accident’ Read more…
2004
20 years ago
Two Dutch policemen were embarrassed when a burglar stole their patrol car as they chased his getaway driver on foot Read more…
2007
17 years ago
A judge in Los Angeles ruled that Britney Spears was no longer facing hit-and-run charges after she compensated the other car’s driver Read more…
