January 29, 1929 – GM begins its overtake of Opel
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January 28, 1956 – Elvis Presley’s National TV Debut and His Love Affair with Cadillacs
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January 27, 1965 – Shelby GT350 goes on sale
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January 26, 1925 – Actor and racing driver Paul Newman is born
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January 25, 1999 – Ford announces acquisition of Volvo
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January 23, 1914 – Alex Tremulis, Cord, Duesenberg & Tucker designer, is born
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January 22, 1975 – Mercury Bobcat goes public
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January 5, 1798 – Steam vehicle pioneer James Semple is born
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January 4, 1967 – Donald Campbell dies during water speed record attempt
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January 3, 1914 – Automotive entrepreneur Earl “Madman” Muntz is born
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January 2, 1975 – Top Gear America host Dax Shepard is born
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January 1, 1942 – Ending civilian auto production for WWII
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December 31, 1974 – Indy 500 winner Tony Kanaan is born
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December 30, 1940 – C. Harold Wills, Ford Model T designer, passes away
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December 29, 1991 – Alex Tremulis, designer of Duesenbergs and Subarus, dies
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December 28, 1994 – Nissan Maxima named Motor Trend Import Car of the Year
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December 27, 1941 – USA begins WWII tire rationing
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December 26, 1933 – The beginning of Nissan
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