October 9, 1953 – Chrysler sells the Chrysler Building in NYC
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October 3, 1912 – First win for Duesenberg
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September 29, 1913 – Inventor of the Diesel engine mysteriously disappears
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September 28, 1938 – Charles Duryea dies
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September 27, 1925 – Construction on Nürburgring racing circuit begins
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September 26, 1982 – Knight Rider debuts
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September 23, 1972 – Crystal Palace sees its last professional race
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America’s First Car Hits the Road in 1893
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September 19, 1887 – What do the numbers on the gas pump mean?
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Take Home This Wishful Woody – 1950 Ford Country Squire Needs Help
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September 15, 1991 – Bugatti EB 110 released
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September 12, 1912 – The introduction to the first transcontinental highway
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September 10, 1950 – A new diesel speed record
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September 8, 1963 – A master engineer passes away
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