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This Day in
Automotive History

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Brian Corey

December 25, 1985 – Electric distance record

December 25, 2016

December 23, 1923 – A presidential Rolls Royce

December 23, 2016

December 19, 1972 – The last Lunar Roving Vehicle

December 19, 2016

December 11, 1894 – The world’s first auto show

December 11, 2016

December 3, 1979 – The last AMC Pacer

December 3, 2016

November 23, 1945 – British rally racer Tony Pond is born

November 23, 2016

November, 19 1959 – End of Edsel

November 19, 2016

November 17, 1998 – DaimlerChyrsler begins trading on NYSE

November 17, 2016

November 14, 1965 & 1971 – Richard Petty wins NASCAR Grand National race

November 14, 2016

November 13, 1940 – Willys delivers its Jeep prototype

November 13, 2016

November 3, 1900 – The first modern auto show

November 3, 2016

November 1, 2007 – Unique Performance is raided

November 1, 2016

October 28, 1942 – Utah imposes Patriotic Speed Limit

October 28, 2016

October 21, 1929 – Henry Ford dedicates the Thomas Edison Institute

October 21, 2016

October 20, 1902 – The first Cadillac is assembled, maybe…

October 20, 2016

October 19, 2007 – Local Motors secures $2 million in crowd sourced funds for open source car

October 19, 2016

October 17, 1973 – The start of the 1973 oil crisis

October 17, 2016

October 11, 1928 – Birth of racer Alfonso de Portago

October 11, 2016
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