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This Day in
Automotive History

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Brian Corey

June 10, 1947 – The Saab prototype debuts

June 10, 2022
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June 8, 1948 – The first car with a Porsche badge debuts

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June 5, 1909 – The first race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is up in the air

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June 2, 1954 – Volvo unveils its first sports car prototype

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May 31, 1929 – Ford heads to the USSR

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May 25, 1950 – Chicago Green Hornet disaster kills 33

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May 24, 2010 – Hummer shuts down

May 24, 2022

May 23, 1934 – Bonnie & Clyde are shot to death in a Ford V8

May 23, 2022

May 22, 1906 – Wright brothers receive a flying machine patent

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May 18, 1958 – Lotus makes its Formula One debut

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May 17, 1994 – Al Unser Sr. retires

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May 14, 1969 – The last Chevrolet Corvair is built, then vanishes

May 14, 2022

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

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May 10, 2012 – Carroll Shelby dies

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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

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

May 1, 2022
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