Features|This Day
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September 26, 1957 – The Vespa 400 is launched; gets 48 MPGs, is inconvenient
French scooter company ACMA introduced the Vespa 400 microcar in Monaco on this day in 1957. Company execs created much fanfare for the launch,…
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September 21, 1903 – Preston Tucker is born
On this day in 1903 American car designer, engineer, inventor and car company founder Preston Tucker was born in Capac, Michigan. While best known…
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September 16, 1920 – The first Lincoln automobile
Henry Leland founded Lincoln Motor Company in 1917 to produce Liberty V12 aircraft engine for the US involvement in World War I. Leland, who…
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August 9, 1996 – The inventor of the jet engine dies
Frank Whittle spent much of his childhood with his nose tucked into books on engineering, turbines and the theory of flight. His readings bred a…
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February 1, 1901 – American poet and road tripper Langston Hughes is born
Happy Black History Month! This blog will make an effort to share Black history stories related to automotive history every day through the month…