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March 16, 2013 – Mini Paceman goes on sale
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March 15, 1954 – The 5,000th Porsche is built
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March 14, 1963 – The Mercedes 230SL debuts
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March 13, 1969 – The Love Bug movie debuts
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March 11, 1927 – The First Armored Truck Robbery in U.S. History
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February 19, 2015 – Remembering Yutaka Katayama, Father of the Z Car and first president of Nissan USA
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February 17, 1966 – Remembering Alfred Sloan
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February 10, 1989 – The Mazda Miata MX-5 debuts
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February 9, 1846 – Engineer Wilhelm Maybach is born
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February 8, 1931 – Actor and racer James Dean is born
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February 7, 1804 – John Deere’s birthday
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