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 […]
11-12 August: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history ……. ~11 August~ 1953: Tazio Nuvolari (60), Italian motorcycle and #racing driver, known as Il Mantovano Volante (The Flying Mantuan) or Nivola, died. He was the 1932 European Champion in #Grand Prix motor racing. Dr Ferdinand Porsche called Nuvolari “The greatest driver […]
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 […]
28-29 July: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in motor sport history …… ~28 July~ 1900: The 837 mile Paris-Toulouse-Paris race, run over three stages, was won by Pierre Levegh, French racing driver, world-class ice hockey & tennis player, driving a 24 hp Mors with pneumatic Michelin tyres. He took a commanding […]
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 […]
21-22 July: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history ……. ~21 July~ 1904: Louis Rigolly, driving a 15-litre Gobron-Brillie on the Ostend-Newport road in Belgium, became the first man to break the 100 mph barrier in a car by raising the land-speed record to 103.55 mph. 1946: The first post-war speed […]
30 July – 5 August Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous #motoring events that took place this week in history ……… 190 years ago this week, internal combustion engineer pioneer Isaac de Rivaz (76) died [30 July 1828]. He designed several successful steam powered carriages, or charettes as he called them in the French language. His army experience with cannon had led him […]
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 […]
14-15 July: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that took place this weekend in history …… ~14 July~ 1900: Miss Wemblyn, driving a 6-hp Panhard et Levassor, won the special Ladies Race in Ranelagh – although for women only, this race is often cited as the first female racing victory in Great Britain. 1935: Rudolf Caracciola driving […]
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 […]
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