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This Day in
Automotive History

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Brian Corey

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June 20, 1942 – Auschwitz prisoners steal uniforms, guns and a car to escape

June 20, 2021

June 17, 1994 – OJ Simpson flees in a white Ford Bronco – 90 million watch live

June 17, 2021

May 24, 2002 – VW Golf R32 debuts

May 24, 2021
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Roadside Sighting – 1966 Shelby GT350-H – is it real?

May 17, 2021

May 3, 1957 – Current Ford Chairman, William Clay Ford Jr., is born

May 3, 2021
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April 26, 1945 – Racer Dick Johnson is born

April 26, 2021
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April 19 , 1953 – Pebble Beach breaks 100 entries

April 19, 2021
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April 14, 1912 – A Renault sinks aboard the Titanic

April 14, 2021

5 sweet vans for sale on Craigslist under $4K – that run!

April 14, 2021
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April 10, 1879 – Founder of Hertz rental cars is born

April 10, 2021
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Dusty & Rusty – 1934 Chevrolet Six coupe for Sale – $12K

April 7, 2021
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Aging hot rod -1946 Plymouth – $8,500

April 4, 2021
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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

March 27, 2002 – Scion debuts

March 27, 2021

March 21, 1960 – F1 World Drivers’ Champion Ayrton Senna da Silva is born

March 21, 2021
white pontiac fiero

March 20, 1988 – The last Pontiac Fiero

March 20, 2021
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