July 28, 1973 – Summer Jam brings 600,000 people Watkins Glen raceway for concert
July 28, 2022
There many not have been any cars on Watkins Glen Grand Prix Raceway on this day in 1973, but 600,000
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July 27, 1990 – After 42 years, the last Citroën 2CV rolls off the assembly line
July 27, 2022
In an attempt to mobilize France in the late 1930s, Citroën aimed to build an inexpensive automobile that could be
July 26, 1998 – Disaster strikes at Michigan International Speedway
July 26, 2022
On lap 175 of 250 of the CART series U.S. 500 on this day in 1998 Adrian Fernandez hit the
July 25, 1959 – A hovercraft crosses the English Channel
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The air was calm, the sun was out, and the seabirds were cawing, but nobody could hear them. The birds’
July 24, 1917 – Pullman automobiles of York, Pennsylvania is liquidated
July 24, 2022
Founded in 1905 in York, Pennsylvania, as the York Motor Car Company, A.P. Broomell sought to build the finest automobiles
July 23, 2007 – 6,000,000th North American Civic
July 23, 2022
On this day in 2007 the 6 millionth Honda Civic produced in North America. The small, fuel efficient first-generation Honda
July 22, 1908 – Fisher Body is formed
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On this day in 1908 brothers Fred and Charles Fisher founded Fisher body in Detroit, Michigan. After launching the company
July 21, 1974 – The last VW Karmann Ghia
July 21, 2022
Volkswagen introduced its 2+2 sports car, the Karmann Ghia, in 1955 as a hardtop coupe. Within a year more than
July 20, 1967 – The last Panhard car rolls off the assembly line
July 20, 2022
On this day in 1967 a Panhard 24 rolled off the assembly line, marking the end of 77 years of
July 18, 1969 – The Chappaquiddick Accident
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Shortly after leaving a party on Chappaquiddick Island in Massachusetts, U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy drove his mother’s 1967 Oldsmobile Delmont
July 17, 2007 – Mercedes-Benz announces SLR McLaren Roadster
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Just as McLaren was becoming the favorite to win the driver and constructor F1 titles in 2007, Mercedes-Benz announced the
July 16, 1935 – The first paid parking meter is installed
July 16, 2022
On this day in 1935 the first paid parking meter in the USA was installed on a street in Oklahoma
July 14, 1915 – Chevrolet buys Mason Motor Company
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In the first quarter of the 20th century, thousands of automakers popped up in the United States. Most of them
July 13, 1805 – The first self propelled amphibious vehicle is tested
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Oliver Evans was an American inventor who was essential to the development of steam locomotion. After building a high pressure
July 12, 1916 – A GMC loaded with milk leaves Seattle on first transcontinental trucking delivery
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July 10, 1962 – The three point seat belt is patented
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Swedish engineer Nils Bohlin received a US patent for his three-point automobile safety belt “for use in vehicles, especially road
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