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Automotive History

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Brian Corey

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Dusty & Rusty – 1968 Buick Wildcat – $5,500

April 3, 2021

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

April 3, 2021

Dusty & Rusty – Herd of Metropolitans for sale – $500 to $3,000 each

April 2, 2021
white pontiac fiero

March 20, 1988 – The last Pontiac Fiero

March 20, 2021

March 11, 1885 – Land speed record setter Sir Malcolm Campbell is born

March 11, 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

February 3, 1990 – Musician and high end car collector Sean Kingston is born

February 3, 2021

For Sale: 1926 Model T Hot Rod – affordable fun

January 31, 2021

(Not so) Dusty & Rusty – 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe – $6,500

January 30, 2021

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

January 28, 2021

January 14, 1920 – John Dodge dies

January 14, 2021

January 12, 1822 – Lenoir, internal combustion engine inventor, born

January 12, 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
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