July 15, 1897 – Black auto racing pioneer Charlie Wiggins is born
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July 14, 1951 – The first Formula One win for Ferrari
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July 13, 1978 – Lee Iacocca fired from Ford Motor Company
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July 11, 1899 – Fiat is founded
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July 10, 1972 – The Honda Civic debuts
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July 9, 2009 – The last Chrysler PT Cruiser is built
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July 8, 2010 – Smart Car says you can have ANY color you want
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July 5, 2013 – The last BMW M3 coupe
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July 4, 1903 – The first female race car driver
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July 3, 1945 – The first postwar cars
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July 2, 1992 – The one millionth Corvette is built
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July 1, 2005 – The final Ford Thunderbird
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On this day in 2005 the last Ford Thunderbird rolled off the assembly line at Ford’s Wixom, Michigan plant. The
June 29, 1956 – Eisenhower signs the Federal-Aid Highway Act
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June 28, 1971 – Tesla CEO Elon Musk is born
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June 21, 1983 – 6th gen Nissan Cedric debuts
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June 20, 1903 – Tom Fetch begins SF to NYC trip in a Packard
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June 19, 1947 – Tucker “Tin Goose” prototype is introduced
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On June 19, 1947, Preston Tucker, an ambitious automotive designer, revealed his revolutionary Tucker 48 prototype, famously known as the
June 18, 1927 – First races at the Nurburgring
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