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This Day in
Automotive History

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Brian Corey

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Who created Rolls-Royce?A fateful meeting on May 4, 1904 started it all

May 4, 2024
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May 2, 1913 – Famed car designer Pietro Frua is born

May 2, 2024
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April 30, 1925 – Dodge Brothers is sold for record amount

April 30, 2024
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April 29, 2004 – Oldsmobile shuts down

April 29, 2024
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Why Did Pontiac Disappear? The Fall of an American Brand (April 27, 2009)

April 27, 2024

April 25, 1959 – Mario Andretti makes US racing debut

April 25, 2024

April 20, 1927 – Race car driver Phil Hill is born

April 20, 2024

April 19, 2005 – Bugatti Veyron sets production speed record

April 19, 2024
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April 13, 1965 – The ten millionth Pontiac

April 13, 2024
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April 12, 1888 – Cecil Kimber, founder of MG, in born

April 12, 2024

April 10, 1969 – Harley Earl passes away

April 10, 2024

March 25, 2005 – Saturn Sky debuts

March 25, 2024

Have you seen the electric Dodge Charger video?

March 22, 2024

March 17, 1977 – Lamborghini Cheetah SUV debuts

March 17, 2024

March 11, 1885 – Land speed record setter Sir Malcolm Campbell is born

March 11, 2024
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Who was the First Woman to Race in the Indy 500? Janet Guthrie was born March 7, 1938

March 7, 2024

March 2, 1969 – First flight of the Concorde

March 2, 2024

February 29, 1932 – Masten Gregory, the Kansas City Flash, is born

February 29, 2024
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