3-9 September: Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous #motoring events that took place this week in history……. 90 years ago this week, figures released showed that an average of three people a day died on London’s roads from April to June in 1928 [5 September 1928]…….Mr J. K. Robertson, an engineer, successfully completed a 25,000-mile trial of his invention…
8-9 September: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sporting events that took place on this weekend in history …. ~ 8 September~ 1912: American motorcyle rider Eddie Hasha (19) was killed whilst racing at the New Jersey Motordome near Atlantic City. The accident also killed 4 boys and injured 10 more people.The press started calling the short 1/4 and…
27 August – 2 September: Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous #motoring events that took place this week in history ……. 120 years ago this week, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company was founded in Akron, Ohio, US by Frank Seiberling, who purchased the company’s first plant with money he borrowed from his brother-in-law [29 August 1898]. The company’s name commemorated Charles Goodyear…
18-19 August: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history …… ~18 August~ 1957: Stirling Moss driving a Vanwall 57 won the Pescara Grand Prix, near Pescara, Italy. The race, which was the only Formula One World Championship race at the track, is best remembered for being held at the longest ever…
6-12 August: Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous motoring events that took place this week in history ……. 110 years ago this week, Henry #Ford’s first #Model T, affectionately known as the ‘Tin Lizzie’, rolled off the assembly line in Detroit, Michigan, US [12 August 1908]. The Model T revolutionised the motor industry by providing an affordable, reliable car for…
23-29 July: Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous motoring events that took place this week in history ……. 160 years ago this week, Peugeot Freres registered its “lion with or without arrows” trademark, a logo widely used in later years on its automobiles [26 July 1858]….. 140 years ago this week, the Green Bay-Madison steam automobile race in Wisconsin, US…
16-22 July: Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous motoring events that took place this week in history …….. 140 years ago this week, the Green Bay – Madison race in Wisconsin, US began with two competitors, the Oshkosh steamer (cover image) built by Frank A Shomer, A M Farrand, A Gallinger and O F Morse in that city and the…
9-15 July: Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous motoring events that took place this week in history ….. 120 years ago this week, Thomas Cook & Son and the Compagnie d’Automobiles began the first six-day bus excursion, leaving Paris in a DeDion et Bouton steam-powered omnibus and reaching Aix-le-Bains on schedule – although successful, the firms decided against additional trips…
30 June-1 July: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history ….. ~30 June~ 1901: The Coppa Italia run over 4 laps of the 75 km circuit at Padua was won by Guido Adami driving a Panhard 16 hp. 1910: The seventh Glidden tour ended in Chicago, and was won by Ray McNamara…
18-24 June: Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous motoring events that took place this week in history ….. 75 years ago this week, Simo Lampinen, Finnish former rally driver, and one of the first of the “Flying Finns” who came to dominate the sport, was born [23 June 1943]. Having contracted polio at a young age, Lampinen was left with…
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