5 Facts – Automotive Firsts
When it comes to automotive history, there are a lot of firsts to be acknowledged. Today we're taking a fast look at five of those first that forever changed the…
0 Comments
June 26, 2020
5 Facts About BMW
Believe it or not, BMW is more than 100 years old. A lot can happen in a century, and BMW has certainly made the most of their time. Whether you’re…
June 9, 2020
May 3, 1957 – Current Ford Chairman, William Clay Ford Jr., is born
William Clay Ford Jr., the great-grandson of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford, and current FMC chairman, was born on this day in 1957. If having Henry Ford as a…
May 3, 2020
April 16, 1946 – Arthur Chevrolet commits suicide
Arthur Chevrolet passed away on this day in 1946 after hanging himself. For many years prior he battled unyielding depression. Arthur and his brothers Louis and Gaston were highly successful…
April 16, 2020
April 12, 1888 – Founder of MG in born
On April 12, 1888 a boy by the name of Cecil was born in London to Henry and Fanny Kimber. Just 40 years later, in 1928, he would be responsible…
April 13, 2020
April 6, 1853 – The man who took his daughter’s name
Emil Jellinek may not ring any bells at first, but add Mercedes to the end and it sure does. Born on this day in 1853 in Leipzig, Germany, Emil found…
April 6, 2020
April 2, 1875 – Walter Chrysler is born
After a long stint as a mechanic and machinist who worked his way up in rank in the railroad industry, Walter Chrysler, born on this day in 1875, caught the…
April 2, 2020
March 27, 1863 – Henry Royce, half of Rolls-Royce, is born
For a boy whose professional career began as a newspaper salesman and telegram deliverer, it probably never crossed his young mind that he would co-found one of the world’s most…
March 27, 2020
March 25, 1982 – Danica Patrick is born
Danica Patrick, the most successful woman in open wheel racing, was born on this day in 1982. Patrick has raced in numerous circuits, including Indy and NASCAR, both of which…
March 25, 2020
March 23, 1921 – Daredevil Donald Campbell is born
Malcolm Campbell was an English race car driver and daredevil who snagged 13 land and water speed records during the 1920s and 1930s in the famous Bluebird cars and boats.…
March 23, 2020
