June 28, 1971 – Tesla CEO Elon Musk is born
This article comes directly from the Elon Musk wikipedia entry. Tesla CEO Elon Musk was born on this day in
This article comes directly from the Elon Musk wikipedia entry. Tesla CEO Elon Musk was born on this day in
On this day in 2015, Chevrolet made a splash at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK with the
The last true Packard rolled out of the Packard plant in Detroit on this day in 1956. The name lived
Juan Manuel Fangio, born in Argentina on this day in 1911, dominated the first decade of Formula One with five
“Le Mans,” starring Steve McQueen as a Team Porsche driver, debuted in theaters on this day in 1971. In the
On this day in 2001 The Fast and the Furious debuted in theaters around the globe, launching one of the
The Mille Miglia was an open road endurance race that took place in Italy 24 times from 1927 to 1957.
When the automobile was in its infancy, car companies would go to great extremes to prove their worth. While most
When the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans came to an end on this day in 1966 it was a
Checker Motors Company was founded 1922 after Morris Markin, Chicago clothier and owner of an auto body repair business, loaned
Errett Lobban Cord, better known as E. L., founded the Cord Corporation on this day in 1928. It would become
At approximately 9:30 am on this day in 1903, in Detroit, Michigan, Henry Ford and 12 investors met to sign
The name Charles Kettering may not ring any bells unless you are familiar with Kettering University in Flint, Michigan, but
On this day in 1959 the Disneyland Monorail System opened at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, during the rededication of
German automobile designer Friedrich Geiger, responsible for some of Mercedes’ most memorable cars, passed away on this day in 1996
When Ford president Lee Iacocca told Design Vice President Gene Bordinat to “put a Rolls Royce grille on a Thunderbird”
The American cult classic film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off premiered on this day in 1986, featuring a 1961 Ferrari in
Lewis Hamilton is a British racing driver who has achieved remarkable success in the world of Formula One. Born on
This book tells fascinating tales, bringing individual days to life with short stories, photographs and illustrations.
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