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This Day in
Automotive History

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Brian Corey

November 14, 1996 – GM releases its EV1, first electric car

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November 12, 1908 – GM buys Oldsmobile

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November 10, 1885 – The first motorcycle rider

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November 7, 1907 – Jesús García saves a town by driving a burning train full of dynamite away

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November 5, 1895 – Selden patents the automobile

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November 4, 2000 – Harold LeMay, record auto collector, dies

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November 3, 1900 – The first modern auto show

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November 2, 1935 – The Coffin Nose Cord debuts

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November 1, 1927 – Ford Model A production begins

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October 28, 1977 – Tokyo Motor Show opens

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October 26, 1966 – Toyota introduces what will become the best selling car ever, the Toyota Corolla

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October 25, 1999 – Mr. Bean crashes a McLaren F1

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October 24, 1944 – Founder of Renault dies after prison stint

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October 23, 1911 – A spot of English T, English Model T that is

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October 22, 1936 – The first VW test drive

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October 21, 1980 – The last International Harvester Scout

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October 20, 1902 – The first Cadillac is completed, perhaps

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October 19, 1982 – John Z. DeLorean is arrested for conspiracy to traffic cocaine

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