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Automotive History

Picture of Brian Corey

Brian Corey

A Guy Invented the Drive In Movie Theater for his Overweight Mom. He Passed Away May 13, 1975

May 13, 2022

May 11, 1978 – 2 millionth Camaro is built

May 11, 2022
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May 10, 2012 – Carroll Shelby dies

May 10, 2022
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May 6, 1889 – First car in Paris is outshone by Eiffel Tower opening

May 6, 2022

May 2, 1918 – General Motors buys Chevrolet

May 2, 2022
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May 1, 1994 – F1 driver Ayrton Senna da Silva dies in a wreck

May 1, 2022

April 25, 2001 – Michele Alboreto killed while testing Audi R8

April 25, 2022
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April 23,1987 – Chrysler buys Lamborghini

April 23, 2022
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April 21, 1967 – GM produces its 100,000,000th vehicle

April 21, 2022

April 20, 2008 – Danica Patrick becomes first woman to win IndyCar race

April 20, 2022

April 18, 1979 – British racer Anthony Davidson is born

April 18, 2022
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April 15, 1975 – IndyCar racer Paul Dana is born

April 15, 2022

April 13, 1931 – American racing great Dan Gurney is born

April 13, 2022

April 11, 1888 – Henry Ford marries Clara Bryant

April 11, 2022
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April 6, 1853 – Emil Jellinek is born, later takes the name of his daughter Mercedes

April 6, 2022
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Cheap Cruiser – 1969 Buick Skylark Custom

April 6, 2022

April 4, 1996 – Jaguar introduces the XK8

April 4, 2022

Is this the missing Tucker 48?

April 2, 2022
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