April 6, 1904 – VW Beetle & Porsche 356 designer Erwin Komenda is born
April 6, 2023
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April 5, 1951 – Dean Kamen, Segway inventor, is born
April 5, 2023
American inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Dean Kamen was born on this day 1951, in Rockville Center, New York. Kamen’s passion
April 4, 1929 – Carl Benz dies
April 4, 2023
Carl Benz was a German engineer and inventor, born on November 25, 1844, in Mühlburg, which is now part of
March 31, 1998 – NASCAR pioneer and champ Tim Flock dies
March 31, 2023
Julius Timothy (Tim) Flock, a pioneering NASCAR driver, passed away at the age of 73 on this day in 1998.
March 28, 1941 – Construction begins at Ford’s Willow Run
March 28, 2023
Construction of Ford Motor Company’s WIllow Run manufacturing plant began on this day in 1941. Ford built it to manufacture
March 27, 1998 – Ferry Porsche dies
March 27, 2023
Ferry Porsche, born Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche on September 19, 1909, is the eldest son of Ferdinand Porsche, the founder
March 26, 1879 – Othmar Ammann, NYC bridge designer, is born
March 26, 2023
Othmar Ammann may not be a familiar name to most, but if you live in the greater NYC area, you’ve
March 25, 1982 – Danica Patrick is born
March 25, 2023
Danica Patrick, one of the most successful woman in automotive racing, was born on this day in 1982. Patrick got
March 24, 1999 – Mont Blanc Tunnel Fire
March 24, 2023
The Mont Blanc Tunnel that connects Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France with Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy, via European route E25 through the
March 22, 1983 – AM General wins HUMVEE contract
March 22, 2023
In 1979, the U.S. Army drafted specifications for a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, or HMMWV for short, better known
March 21, 1923 – The one millionth Buick
March 21, 2023
Originally founded in 1899 as the Buick Auto-Vim and Power Company, it became Buick Motor Company in 1903 under founder
March 20, 1928 – James Packard, Founder of Packard Motor Car Company, dies
March 20, 2023
James Packard, co-founder of the Packard Motor Car Company, passed away on this day in 1928. At the time of
March 19, 2005 – John DeLorean dies
March 19, 2023
American automotive engineer and industry executive John Z. DeLorean passed away on this day in 2005 at the age of
March 18, 1933 – Studebaker goes bankrupt
March 18, 2023
In 1920, under the presidency of Albert Erskine, Studebaker finally fully committed to the auto industry after building its last
March 17, 1948 – Hells Angels MC is founded
March 17, 2023
The Bishop family formed the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club in Fontana, California on this day in 1948. Composed of members
March 16, 1958 – The 50,000,000th Ford
March 16, 2023
In 1913, just 10 years after the founding of Ford Motor Company, the 1,000,000th Ford, a Model T of course,
March 15, 1968 – Construction begins on highest tunnel in the US
March 15, 2023
At the time of its completion the Eisenhower–Johnson Memorial Tunnel, about 60 miles west of Denver, Colorado, was the world’s
March 13, 1947 – The Maserati A6 1500, the company’s first production car, debuts
March 14, 2023
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