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
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Carl Benz was a German engineer and inventor, born on November 25, 1844, in Mühlburg, which is now part of
Julius Timothy (Tim) Flock, a pioneering NASCAR driver, passed away at the age of 73 on this day in 1998.
Construction of Ford Motor Company’s WIllow Run manufacturing plant began on this day in 1941. Ford built it to manufacture
Ferry Porsche, born Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche on September 19, 1909, is the eldest son of Ferdinand Porsche, the founder
Othmar Ammann may not be a familiar name to most, but if you live in the greater NYC area, you’ve
Danica Patrick, one of the most successful woman in automotive racing, was born on this day in 1982. Patrick got
The Mont Blanc Tunnel that connects Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France with Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy, via European route E25 through the
In 1979, the U.S. Army drafted specifications for a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, or HMMWV for short, better known
Originally founded in 1899 as the Buick Auto-Vim and Power Company, it became Buick Motor Company in 1903 under founder
James Packard, co-founder of the Packard Motor Car Company, passed away on this day in 1928. At the time of
American automotive engineer and industry executive John Z. DeLorean passed away on this day in 2005 at the age of
In 1920, under the presidency of Albert Erskine, Studebaker finally fully committed to the auto industry after building its last
The Bishop family formed the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club in Fontana, California on this day in 1948. Composed of members
In 1913, just 10 years after the founding of Ford Motor Company, the 1,000,000th Ford, a Model T of course,
At the time of its completion the Eisenhower–Johnson Memorial Tunnel, about 60 miles west of Denver, Colorado, was the world’s
The Mercedes-Benz 230SL, also known as the W113, debuted at the Geneva auto show on this day in 1963. Replacing
Luxury Italian automaker Maserati has a long and storied history that dates back to the early years of auto racing
Clement Studebaker, born on this day in 1831, and his older brother Henry founded H&C Studebaker Company in 1852 in
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