May 3, 1957 – Current Ford Chairman, William Clay Ford Jr., is born
May 3, 2021
William Clay Ford Jr., the great-grandson of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford, and current FMC chairman, was born on
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April 28, 1916 – Ferruccio Lamborghini is born
April 28, 2021
Today you can say happy birthday to a man who reinvented the wheel, or at least doors. Ferruccio Lamborghini was
April 26, 1945 – Racer Dick Johnson is born
April 26, 2021
Richard “Dick” Johnson of Dick Johnson Racing was born on this day in 1945 in Queensland, Australia. He is a
April 19 , 1953 – Pebble Beach breaks 100 entries
April 19, 2021
Concours d’Elegance. Just saying it sounds fancy. Visitors to the opening of the annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on this
April 14, 1912 – A Renault sinks aboard the Titanic
April 14, 2021
There are probably very few, if any, remnants left of a certain 1912 Renault Type CB Coupe de Ville at
April 10, 1879 – Founder of Hertz rental cars is born
April 10, 2021
On this day in 1879 a man was born who would become responsible for even longer lines at airports. John
April 3, 1966 – Battista “Pinin” Farina, founder of Pininfarina, dies
April 3, 2021
Born in 1893, as the the tenth of eleven children, Battista Farina earned the nickname “Pinin,” which translates from Italian
March 27, 2002 – Scion debuts
March 27, 2021
After an attempt to attract younger buyers directly to the Toyota marque failed, the Japanese automaker aimed to launch a
March 11, 1885 – Land speed record setter Sir Malcolm Campbell is born
March 11, 2021
Royal Flying Corps veteran, race car driver and land speed record setter Sir Malcolm Campbell was born on this day
February 13, 1953 – Mack Truck founder dies
February 13, 2021
The Mack Brothers Company delivered their first successful vehicle, a 20 passenger bus named Old No. 9, in 1900. Powered
February 10, 1955 – Chrysler 300 goes on sale
February 10, 2021
The original Chrysler 300 hit the market on this day in 1955, aptly named for its 300 horsepower V8. Chrysler
February 9, 2005 – Robert Kearns, inventor of intermittent wipers, dies
February 9, 2021
Inventor Robert Kearns, who died on this day in 2005 at age 77, is who you can thank for intermittent
February 3, 1990 – Musician and high end car collector Sean Kingston is born
February 3, 2021
Reggae infusion artist Sean Kingston was born on this day in 1990. He rose to fame after being discovered on
January 31, 1988 – Jaguar wins its first 24 Hours of Daytona
January 31, 2021
When the 1988 24 Hours of Daytona came to a close on this day in 1988, a Jaguar XJR-9 had
January 14, 1920 – John Dodge dies
January 14, 2021
John Francis Dodge, born 1864, and his younger brother Horace were inseparable as children. As the two grew, so too
January 12, 1822 – Lenoir, internal combustion engine inventor, born
January 12, 2021
Jean Joseph Étienne Lenoir, Belgian engineer and inventor of the first commercially successful internal combustion engine, was born on this
January 5, 1933 – Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge breaks ground
January 5, 2021
The Golden Gate Bridge is among the most recognizable man-made landmarks in the United States, if not the world. The
November 24, 1973 – The Autobahn gets a speed limit
November 24, 2020
Ah, the Autobahn. It’s where you go to put the pedal to the metal for unrestricted automotive thrills, right? Well,
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