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March 11, 1927 – The First Armored Truck Robbery in U.S. History
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March 10, 1983 – The Land Rover 110 is announced
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On March 10, 1983, Land Rover introduced the One Ten, a rugged off-road vehicle designed
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March 7, 1916 – The early history of BMW, starting with its founding
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February 19, 2015 – Remembering Yutaka Katayama, Father of the Z Car and first president of Nissan USA
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Yutaka Katayama, Mr. K, if you will, and often hailed as the “Father of the
February 17, 1966 – Remembering Alfred Sloan
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On February 17, 1966, the automotive industry lost one of its most influential figures—Alfred P.
February 12, 2014 – Sinkhole at the Corvette Museum
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The Bowling Green, Kentucky GM plant has been pumping out Corvettes since 1991. Just a
February 10, 1989 – The Mazda Miata MX-5 debuts
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February 9, 1846 – Engineer Wilhelm Maybach is born
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February 8, 1931 – Actor and racer James Dean is born
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February 7, 1804 – John Deere’s birthday
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On this day in 1804 John Deere was born in Vermont. After apprenticing as a
February 6, 1968 – Bunkie Knudsen becomes President of Ford
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February 5, 1947 – NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip is born
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Darrell Lee Waltrip, born on February 5, 1947, is an iconic figure in the world
February 4, 1922 – Ford buys Lincoln
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February 3, 1948 – The first automotive tail fins
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February 2, 2004 – Dodge Ram SRT-10 sets speed record for production trucks
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February 1, 1993 – Nissan Micra wins prestigious Car of the Year
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January 31, 2000 – The first Ford Explorer Sport Trac is built
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The Ford Explorer Sport Trac, first built on this day in 2000, was a game-changer
January 30, 1951 – Ferdinand Porsche dies
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