30 April – 6 May: Motoring Milestones
120 years ago this week, the first recorded fatality in a motor race occurred. The Marquis de Montignac and two riding mechanics were killed at a race in Périgueux, France [1 May 1898]…… 100 years ago this week, the General Motors Corporation (GM) acquired the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware, US [2 May 1918] The…
21-22 April: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history ….. ~21 April~ 1900: Carlo Biscaretti drove a Phenix to victory in the first Italian hillclimb, the 5 km Madonna Del Pilone-Pino Toerinese. 1902: William K. Vanderbilt Jr., driving a Mercedes-Simplex at Ablis, France, made land speed record runs of 67.78 mph…
16-22 April Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous motoring events that have taken place this week in history ……. 110 years ago this week, the first Oakland car (cover image) was sold to a private owner [16 April 1908]. As originally conceived and introduced, the first Oakland used a vertical two-cylinder engine that rotated counterclockwise. This design by Alanson Partridge…
9-15 April: Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous motoring events that have taken place this week in history ……. 130 years ago today, Henry Ford married Clara Bryant Ford in Greenfield, Michigan, on her 22nd birthday. Clara described her intended to her parents as “quiet, pleasant, keen-minded, and sensible” [11 April 1888]. When Clara Bryant married Henry Ford, he was…
2-8 April: Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous motoring events that have taken place this week in history ……. 120 years ago this week, thirteen days after selling its first car, the Winton Motor Carriage Company became an international marque, selling a car to John Moodie of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada [6 April 1898]. The international sale was a testament to…
24-25 March: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history….. ~24 March~ 1929: The Tripoli Grand Prix was won by Gastone Brilli-Peri driving a Talbot 700. Despite the support of the colony’s extremely enthusiastic governor, General Emilio de Bono, and some initial success, the events failed financially. Only personal intervention by General…
26 March – 1 April: Motoring Milestone
Discover the momentous motoring events that have taken place this week in history … 120 years ago this week, the Winton Motor Carriage Company completed its first sale as Robert Allison of Port Carbon, Pennsylvania, US received a one cylinder Winton phaeton [1 April 1898]……90 years ago this week, Tazio Nuvolari driving a Bugatti T35C…
17-18 March: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history….. ~17 March~ 1915: Barney Oldfield won the Venice Grand Prix held in Venice, California driving a Maxwell. Oldfield averaged 68.3 mph for the 300 miles. 1962: The Rand Autumn Trophy held in Kyalami was won by John Love in a LDS-Porsche 4.…
10-11 March: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history….. ~10 March~ 1928: Gustave Adolphe Clément-Bayard (72), French entrepreneur who raced motor cars and manufactured bicycles, pneumatic tyres, motorcycles, automobiles, aeroplanes and airships, died. In 1894 he was a passenger in the winning vehicle in the world’s first competitive motor event. As…
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