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This Day in
Automotive History

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Brian Corey

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February 10, 1966 – Ralph Nader, author of Unsafe at Any Speed, testifies before congress

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February 8, 1993 – GM sues NBC for defamation over exploding gas tanks

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February 6, 1954 – Mercedes 300SL goes on sale

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February 5, 1878 – Founder of Citroën is born

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February 4, 1913 – Richard Seaman, British racing great, is born

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February 3, 1948 – The first automotive tail fins hit the road

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January 31, 1942 – Civilian auto production wraps up – WWII efforts begin

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January 26, 1979 – The Dukes of Hazzard premiers

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January 23, 1980 – Automotive designer Giovanni Michelotti dies

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January 19, 1978 – The last German VW Beetle

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January 17, 1953 – The Chevrolet Corvette debuts

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Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp after winning the first Indianapolis 500

January 12, 1879 – Ray Harroun, first Indy 500 winner, is born

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January 9, 1924 – Ford’s worth tops $1 billion

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January 6, 1930 – The first diesel road trip

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January 3, 1926 – Pontiac debuts

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December 30, 1940 – California’s first freeway opens

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December 29, 1800 – Charles Goodyear is born

December 29, 2021

December 28, 1938 – Death of an actress and auto parts inventor

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