July 30, 2003 – The last production Type 1 VW Beetle
July 30, 2022
On this day in 2003 the last production Type 1 VW Beetle rolled off the assembly line. The need for
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July 28, 1973 – Summer Jam brings 600,000 people Watkins Glen raceway for concert
July 28, 2022
There many not have been any cars on Watkins Glen Grand Prix Raceway on this day in 1973, but 600,000
July 27, 1990 – After 42 years, the last Citroën 2CV rolls off the assembly line
July 27, 2022
In an attempt to mobilize France in the late 1930s, Citroën aimed to build an inexpensive automobile that could be
July 25, 1959 – A hovercraft crosses the English Channel
July 25, 2022
The air was calm, the sun was out, and the seabirds were cawing, but nobody could hear them. The birds’
July 24, 1917 – Pullman automobiles of York, Pennsylvania is liquidated
July 24, 2022
Founded in 1905 in York, Pennsylvania, as the York Motor Car Company, A.P. Broomell sought to build the finest automobiles
July 22, 1908 – Fisher Body is formed
July 22, 2022
On this day in 1908 brothers Fred and Charles Fisher founded Fisher body in Detroit, Michigan. After launching the company
July 21, 1974 – The last VW Karmann Ghia
July 21, 2022
Volkswagen introduced its 2+2 sports car, the Karmann Ghia, in 1955 as a hardtop coupe. Within a year more than
July 20, 1967 – The last Panhard car rolls off the assembly line
July 20, 2022
On this day in 1967 a Panhard 24 rolled off the assembly line, marking the end of 77 years of
July 17, 2007 – Mercedes-Benz announces SLR McLaren Roadster
July 17, 2022
Just as McLaren was becoming the favorite to win the driver and constructor F1 titles in 2007, Mercedes-Benz announced the
July 14, 1915 – Chevrolet buys Mason Motor Company
July 14, 2022
In the first quarter of the 20th century, thousands of automakers popped up in the United States. Most of them
July 13, 1805 – The first self propelled amphibious vehicle is tested
July 13, 2022
Oliver Evans was an American inventor who was essential to the development of steam locomotion. After building a high pressure
July 12, 1916 – A GMC loaded with milk leaves Seattle on first transcontinental trucking delivery
July 12, 2022
William Warwick had to quickly learn to drive if he desired to be the first to drive a commercial truck
July 10, 1962 – The three point seat belt is patented
July 10, 2022
Swedish engineer Nils Bohlin received a US patent for his three-point automobile safety belt “for use in vehicles, especially road
June 26, 1906 – The first French Grand Prix
June 26, 2022
The Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France, the first Grand Prix event in France, started on this day in
June 10, 1947 – The Saab prototype debuts
June 10, 2022
On this day in 1947, Swedish airplane manufacturer Saab AB introduced the press to their first prototype automobile at the
June 8, 1948 – The first car with a Porsche badge debuts
June 8, 2022
Ferdinand Porsche, an automotive consultant, designer and engineer, debuted his first vehicle at the World’s Fair in Paris in 1900.
June 5, 1909 – The first race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is up in the air
June 5, 2022
It’s easy to assume that the first competition at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway would be a race involving automobiles, or
June 2, 1954 – Volvo unveils its first sports car prototype
June 2, 2022
Volvo founder Assar Gabrielsson had a fascination with new technology and regularly traveled the world to identify new products and
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