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This Day in
Automotive History

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Brian Corey

September 10, 1897 – First drunk driving arrest

September 10, 2016

September 8, 1986 – Nissan opens its first plant in the UK

September 8, 2016

September 4, 1891 – Fritz Todt, Autobahn engineer, is born

September 4, 2016

August 28, 1937 – Toyota Motor Co is established

August 28, 2016

August 27, 1859 – The first successful oil well in the US is drilled

August 27, 2016

August 26, 1959 – Mini makes its debut

August 26, 2016

August 23, 1922 – Chitty Bang Bang wins the speed carnival

August 23, 2016

August 22, 1902 – Cadillac is formed

August 22, 2016

August 14, 1909 – First motorized event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

August 14, 2016
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August 8, 1963 – The Great Train Robbery

August 8, 2016

August 7, 1944 – VW halts production for WWII

August 7, 2016

July 31, 1971 – Men drive on the moon

July 31, 2016

July 29, 1909 – GM buys Cadillac

July 29, 2016

July 24, 2006 – The Cougar Ace tips its Mazda cargo

July 24, 2016

July 21, 2013 – Andrea Antonelli dies at Moscow Raceway

July 21, 2016

July 20, 1931 – The birth of British racer Anthony Ernest “Tony” Marsh

July 20, 2016

July 17, 1920 – Birth of Nils Bolin, seatbelt inventor

July 17, 2016

July 15, 1956 – South African racecar driver Wayne Taylor is born

July 15, 2016
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