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This Day in
Automotive History

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Brian Corey

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February 18, 2001 – Dale Earnhardt Sr. dies at Daytona

February 18, 2022

February 17, 1966 – Alfred P. Sloan, GM chairman, dies

February 17, 2022
Henry Leland with a 1905 Cadillac

February 16, 1843 – Henry Leland, founder of Cadillac & Lincoln, is born

February 16, 2022

February 15, 1968 – The AMC AMX debuts

February 15, 2022

Escaped New Yorker – Restore-ready 1965 Chrysler New Yorker

February 13, 2022
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February 10, 1966 – Ralph Nader, author of Unsafe at Any Speed, testifies before congress

February 10, 2022
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February 8, 1993 – GM sues NBC for defamation over exploding gas tanks

February 8, 2022
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February 6, 1954 – Mercedes 300SL goes on sale

February 6, 2022
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February 5, 1878 – Founder of Citroën is born

February 5, 2022
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February 4, 1913 – Richard Seaman, British racing great, is born

February 4, 2022

Cars & Bars Episode 1: 1955 Ford Thunderbird

February 3, 2022
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February 3, 1948 – The first automotive tail fins hit the road

February 3, 2022
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February 2, 1839 – Edmond Berger invents the spark plug

February 2, 2022
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January 31, 1942 – Civilian auto production wraps up – WWII efforts begin

January 31, 2022
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January 26, 1979 – The Dukes of Hazzard premiers

January 26, 2022

Woody Wagon For Sale: 1977 Ford Country Squire – $7,800

January 24, 2022

January 24, 1957 – The 10,000,000th Plymouth

January 24, 2022
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January 23, 1980 – Automotive designer Giovanni Michelotti dies

January 23, 2022
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