May 7, 1998 – Daimler-Benz buys Chrysler
May 7, 2023
On this day in 1998 Daimler-Benz purchased Chrysler Corporation for $36 billion. At the time, the deal was the costliest
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May 3, 1984 – Pink Cadillac released by Bruce Springsteen
May 4, 2023
Bruce Springsteen released the song Pink Cadillac as the non-album B-side of “Dancing in the Dark” on this day in
May 1, 1984 – Toyo Kogyo Company changes its name to Mazda
May 1, 2023
Before Mazda was Mazda, the Japanese automobile manufacturer known for producing innovative and reliable vehicles, it produced cork. The company
April 22, 1870 – Mitsubishi is founded with 3 old steam ships
April 22, 2023
After purchasing three agin steam ships, including the Golden Age (above), Yataro Iwasaki founded Mitsubishi Group on this day in
April 19, 1951 – Mercedes-Benz 300 & 220 debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show
April 19, 2023
Following World War II, Mercedes-Benz seemed to leave its prestige in the past. In the aftermath of the destruction, dated
April 18, 1964 – Ford GT40 makes its public track debut
April 18, 2023
The American powered, British bodied, Ford GT40 had one job: outperform Ferrari in endurance races. Introduced a few weeks earlier
April 16, 1946 – Arthur Chevrolet commits suicide
April 16, 2023
Arthur Chevrolet passed away on this day in 1946 after hanging himself following a long battle of clinical depression. Arthur
April 11, 1916 – Nash Motors Company is founded
April 11, 2023
The story of Nash Motors begins way back in the early 1900s, with the Thomas B. Jeffery Company of Kenosha,
April 10, 1969 – Harley Earl dies
April 10, 2023
Automotive designer and executive Harley J. Earl, often referred to as the “Father of the Corvette,” passed away on this
April 9, 1895 – Steam carriage inventor Richard Dudgeon dies
April 9, 2023
In search of the American Dream, Richard Dudgeon’s family headed for New York from Scotland in the first half of
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 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
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