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Alexandre Darracq, the French automobile manufacturer, was born
Saturday 10th November 1855 Alexandre Darracq, the French automobile manufacturer, was born. By 1904, he was producing more than 10 per cent of all motor vehicles in France. His company became involved with motor racing, winning a number of major races, including the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup in the US, and twice set new…
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Born on this day, Alexandre Darracq, French automobile manufacturer
Saturday 10th November 1855 Born on this day, Alexandre Darracq, French automobile manufacturer. By 1904, Darracq was producing more than ten percent of all automobiles in France. His company became involved with motor racing, winning a number of major races, including the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup in the United States and twice setting a…
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Reliability concerns for the 3 liter cars led to the Daytona 24 Hours being replaced by a 6 hour event
Sunday 6th February 1972 Reliability concerns for the 3 liter cars led to the Daytona 24 Hours being replaced by a 6 hour event. Ferrari took the win with the 512P of Mario Andretti/Jacky Ickx gaining the lead when Ferrari teammate Tim Schenken had a tire puncture with 15 minutes left. Schenken and co-driver Ronnie…
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In its second year at McCormick Place, the Chicago Auto Show continued to grow, with exhibits on two levels of the facility
Saturday 17th February 1962 In its second year at McCormick Place, the Chicago Auto Show continued to grow, with exhibits on two levels of the facility. Among the new models introduced that year were the Chevy II, Ford Fairlane and Mercury Meteor. For mid-1962, Chevrolet decided to turn the rear-engined Corvair into a sporty machine,…
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