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This Day in
Automotive History

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Brian Corey

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April 19 , 1953 – Pebble Beach breaks 100 entries

April 19, 2021
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April 14, 1912 – A Renault sinks aboard the Titanic

April 14, 2021
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April 10, 1879 – Founder of Hertz rental cars is born

April 10, 2021
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Dusty & Rusty – 1934 Chevrolet Six coupe for Sale – $12K

April 7, 2021

April 3, 1966 – Battista “Pinin” Farina, founder of Pininfarina, dies

April 3, 2021
white pontiac fiero

March 20, 1988 – The last Pontiac Fiero

March 20, 2021
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March 6, 1900 – Gottlieb Daimler dies

March 6, 2021
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February 13, 1953 – Mack Truck founder dies

February 13, 2021

February 10, 1955 – Chrysler 300 goes on sale

February 10, 2021

February 9, 2005 – Robert Kearns, inventor of intermittent wipers, dies

February 9, 2021

Dusty & Rusty – 1966 Chrysler 300 For Sale – $5,000

January 28, 2021
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January 5, 1933 – Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge breaks ground

January 5, 2021
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What happened to Mercury? The sad tale of its last ride

January 4, 2021

1968 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible – $7,000

November 29, 2020

Dusty & Rusty – 5 running trucks under $5K

November 28, 2020

November 24, 1973 – The Autobahn gets a speed limit

November 24, 2020

November 21, 1967 – Rally driver and gymkhana pro Ken Block is born

November 21, 2020

Dusty & Rusty – 1934 DeSoto Airflow For Sale – $2,950

November 18, 2020
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