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December 10, 1915 – The 1,000,000th Ford
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December 9, 1969 – GM Builds the First 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS LS6
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December 8, 1956 – The Ford Ranchero Makes Debut
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December 7, 1931 – The last Ford Model A
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December 6, 1976 – Kitty O’Neil sets a land speed record
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December 5, 1985 – Frankie Muniz, actor and race car driver, is born
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December 3, 1979 – The last AMC Pacer
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December 2, 2002 – Toyota delivers FCHV
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December 1, 1928 – Duesenberg Model J debut
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On this day in 1928 Duesenberg unveiled the Model J at the New York Auto Show. The Duesenberg Model J
November 30, 1960 – The last DeSoto
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Less than a week after Chrysler acquired Dodge Brothers, it debuted its new mid-priced DeSoto line for 1929. The two
November 29, 1906 – Lancia is founded
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November 28, 1980 – Yugo production begins
November 29, 2024
The legendary, yet often ridiculed Zastava Yugo began to move down a Yugoslavian assembly line on this day in 1980.
November 27, 1901 – Clement Studebaker, wagon builder and auto pioneer, passes away
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November 26, 1969 – Nissan exports one millionth car from Japan
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November 25, 1949 – The 1,000,000th Cadillac
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