Top 5 Craigslist Cars – Week of May 1, 2023
May 1, 2023
This week’s Top 5 classic Craigslist cars for sale is a project vehicle edition. We span decades and continents to
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May 1, 1984 – Toyo Kogyo Company changes its name to Mazda
May 1, 2023
Before Mazda was Mazda, the Japanese automobile manufacturer known for producing innovative and reliable vehicles, it produced cork. The company
April 24, 1918 – The first tank vs. tank battle occurs in war
April 24, 2023
A different sort of automotive machine made history when the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux broke out near Amiens in northern
April 22, 1870 – Mitsubishi is founded with 3 old steam ships
April 22, 2023
After purchasing three agin steam ships, including the Golden Age (above), Yataro Iwasaki founded Mitsubishi Group on this day in
April 19, 1951 – Mercedes-Benz 300 & 220 debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show
April 19, 2023
Following World War II, Mercedes-Benz seemed to leave its prestige in the past. In the aftermath of the destruction, dated
April 18, 1964 – Ford GT40 makes its public track debut
April 18, 2023
The American powered, British bodied, Ford GT40 had one job: outperform Ferrari in endurance races. Introduced a few weeks earlier
April 16, 1946 – Arthur Chevrolet commits suicide
April 16, 2023
Arthur Chevrolet passed away on this day in 1946 after hanging himself following a long battle of clinical depression. Arthur
April 15, 1964 – Gail Wise is first to buy a Ford Mustang
April 15, 2023
On this day in 1964, two days before the official Ford Mustang on-sale date, one mistakenly left the dealership. The
April 14, 1927 – The first Volvo leaves the assembly line
April 14, 2023
Though the Volvo name first appeared in 1915 as a subsidiary of Swedish bearing manufacturer SKF, more than a decade
April 11, 1916 – Nash Motors Company is founded
April 11, 2023
The story of Nash Motors begins way back in the early 1900s, with the Thomas B. Jeffery Company of Kenosha,
5 JDM Cars that Will Soon be Legal in the US
April 11, 2023
JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) cars are becoming increasingly popular among global car enthusiasts due to their unique designs, advanced technology,
Top 5 Craigslist Car Deals – Week of April 10, 2023
April 10, 2023
This week we found some interesting project cars, some in much better shape than others. All of them need a
April 10, 1969 – Harley Earl dies
April 10, 2023
Automotive designer and executive Harley J. Earl, often referred to as the “Father of the Corvette,” passed away on this
April 9, 1895 – Steam carriage inventor Richard Dudgeon dies
April 9, 2023
In search of the American Dream, Richard Dudgeon’s family headed for New York from Scotland in the first half of
April 8, 1916 – Auto racing pioneer Bob Burman dies in wreck
April 8, 2023
Daredevil. Racer. Pioneer. These are all things that describe Bob Burman, one of auto racing’s early heros. He participated in
Did You Know: Cars in the 1800s
April 8, 2023
We’re going to start a new feature called Did You Know where we share five random facts every Friday under
6 Crazy Cool 1950s Concept Cars
April 6, 2023
The 1950s were a time of great innovation and experimentation in the automotive industry. Designers were free to let their
April 4, 1929 – Carl Benz dies
April 4, 2023
Carl Benz was a German engineer and inventor, born on November 25, 1844, in Mühlburg, which is now part of
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