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Automotive History

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August 25, 2018 – 1962 Ferrari becomes most expensive car ever sold at auction

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August 25, 1910 – The beginning of Yellow Cab Company

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August 23, 1922 – Chitty Bang Bang takes first place

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August 22, 1967 – AMC throws a Javelin into the Pony Car market

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“Thank God it’s over” – SF to NYC Road Trip in a Packard Finally Ends

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Video: A VW Love Story

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August 20, 1960 – Dodge doubles sales figures over 1959 with introduction of Dart

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August 19, 1934 – The First All American Soap Box Derby

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August 17, 1896 – First pedestrian killed by a car

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August 16, 1906 – The first Mason Motor Car

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August 14, 1956 – NASCAR racer Rusty Wallace is born

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August 13, 1898 – James Packard buys a Winton – dislikes it and starts Packard

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Why the Ford Model T Changed the World and Made Cars Affordable (August 12, 1908)

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August 11, 1966 – The first production Chevrolet Camaro is born

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August 10, 1907 – The Peking to Paris race is won

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August 9, 1996 – The inventor of the jet engine dies

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August 8, 1938 – Ford registers Mercury

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August 6, 1932 – A patent request is made for the drive-in theater

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