Andre Michelin, founder of Michelin Tire Company, was born on this day in 1853 in Paris, France. At the age of 33 he took over his grandfather’s farm and agricultural…
Gianroberto Bugatti was born in Germany in 1909, the same year that his father Ettore founded Automobiles E. Bugatti. By his early 20s, Jean was making quite the impact at…
Ray Harroun, the winner of the inaugural Indianapolis 500, was born on this day in 1879 in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania. By his early 20s, Harroun was already a successful race car…
Born to a wealthy Italian family in 1926, Maria Teresa de Filippis grew up an avid equestrian, a sport that taught her to move quickly from an early age. When…
Founded in 1919, the Cummins Engine Company set out to prove that diesel motors were a viable option for passenger car travel. To show the feasibility of diesel, founder Clessie…
Automobile designer Bill Mitchell received quite the gift from General Motors on this day in 1961 when two of his designs were accepted for production, the 1963 Buick Riviera and…
On this day in 1903, at approximately 10:35 a.m., Wilbur Wright watched as his brother Orville Wright took off from the beaches outside Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, marking the first…
Italian motorcycle racer Bruno Ruffo was born on this day in 1920. In 1949 he would win the innaugural 250cc World Championship while riding for Moto Guzzi. The next year…
Alvord Desert in the state of Oregon hosted Kitty O’Neil and her team as she chased the women’s land speed record on this day in 1976. Kitty was working a…
Henry Ford had a history of supporting unusual causes, often in even more unusual ways. Perhaps no attempted feat was more widely mocked than his World War I peace ship,…