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1894
130 years ago
Edward J Pennington of Cleveland, Ohio, US applied for a patent for his ‘motor vehicle’, notable for its balloon tires Read more…
1896
128 years ago
The II Grand Prix de l’A Read more…
1912
112 years ago
In the first professional racing victory for a car fitted with a Duesenberg engine, race car driver Mortimer Roberts won the 220-mile Pabst Blue Ribbon Trophy Race, held in and around the village of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, US Read more…
1928
96 years ago
The Ford Motor Company announced its entry into the bus business Read more…
1929
95 years ago
Peugeot unveiled the car which quickly became known simply as the 201, at the Paris Show, under the name 6 hp Type 201 Read more…
1931
93 years ago
The 500 Miles Race Brooklands was won Jack Dunfee & Cyril Paul driving a Bentley, at an average speed of 118 Read more…
1934
90 years ago
The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce reorganised as the Automobile Manufacturers Association Read more…
1935
89 years ago
The 402 was introduced at the Paris Show marking a turning-point in the history of the Peugeot brand, which was ahead of all its competitors in introducing an aerodynamic body as standard Read more…
1938
86 years ago
Production commenced of the new 4-cylinder, 1,172-cc E93A Ford Prefect Read more…
1939
85 years ago
The Lincoln Continental was introduced Read more…
1939
85 years ago
Freelan Oscar Stanley (91), the American businessman who was the co-founder, along with his twin brother Francis Edgar Stanley, of the Stanley Motor Carriage Company which built the Stanley Steamer, died Read more…
1945
79 years ago
The first post-World War II Chevrolet automobile was produced Read more…
1946
78 years ago
The Paris Motor Show saw the reappearance of the Citroen 11B (available in the following variants – 11 Normale, 11BL, 11 Légère) and the 15-6G Read more…
1948
76 years ago
Ted Horn won the sprint car race on the 1-mile dirt oval at Trenton, New Jersey, US Read more…
1952
72 years ago
The Gordini 38S Sports car debuted at the Paris Auto Show Read more…
1961
63 years ago
The United Auto Workers (UAW) called the first company-wide strike against Ford Motor Company since the Ford’s first union contract was signed in 1941 Read more…
1964
60 years ago
Legendary drag racer Roland Leong, in his own “Hawaiian” rail, drove a nitro-fueled dragster for the first time Read more…
1965
59 years ago
Buddy Cortines won and posted the UK’s first 200 mph terminal speed at RAF Woodvale Dragfest Read more…
1965
59 years ago
Graham Hill in a BRM completed a hat-trick of successive wins at the US Grand Prix after an early ding-dong battle with Jim Clark in a Lotus-Climax which ended when Clark withdrew with engine trouble on the 11th of 110 laps Read more…
1967
57 years ago
The Triumph TR5 was launched Read more…
1968
56 years ago
Peugeot displayed the 504 at the Paris Motor Show, which would be elected Car of the Year in 1969 Read more…
1970
54 years ago
Tony Densham, driving the Ford-powered “Commuter” dragster set a British land speed record at Elvington, Yorkshire, averaging 207 Read more…
1971
53 years ago
John Young ‘Jackie’ Stewart retained the World Drivers Championship driving a Tyrrell Read more…
1974
50 years ago
The Paris Motor Show premiered the Citroen CX 2000 Read more…
1976
48 years ago
James Hunt cut Niki Lauda’s lead in the drivers’ championship to eight points with two races remaining with victory in front of 85,000 at the Canadian Grand Prix Read more…
1982
42 years ago
Jackie Ickx and Jochen Mass drove a Rothmans Porsche 956 to victory in the World Endurance Championship 6-hour race at Fuji, Japan Read more…
1990
34 years ago
Clarence W Avery was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame for his design of the first moving assembly line, as implemented by the Ford Motor Company Read more…
1996
28 years ago
Coupes dominated the first day of the 1996 Paris Motor Show when Kylie Minogue kicked the day off releasing the new Ford SportsKa Read more…
1998
26 years ago
Mike McLaughlin made the most of his fuel mileage over the final green-flag stretch, winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series’ All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, North Carolina, US Read more…
2004
20 years ago
Dale Earnhardt, Jr Read more…
2007
17 years ago
The Toyota Aygo successfully defended its crown as the most economical car on the roads at the 2007 AA/ALD Automotive MPG Marathon Read more…
2007
17 years ago
The M9 spur road opened, which replaced the old A8000, connecting traffic from the south side of the Forth Road Bridge to Scotland’s motorway system Read more…
2007
17 years ago
The record for the fastest time to change a wheel on a spinning car – 3 minutes 47 seconds – was achieved by Terry Grant (UK) at Santa Pod Raceway, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, UK Read more…
2014
10 years ago
Bridgestone showed off a second-generation prototype of its Air Free tyre, which replaced conventional tyres’ cushion of air with an array of shock-absorbing resin bands that resemble thick, angled spokes Read more…
