On this day in 1996 General Motors launched production of its first mass produced electric car, the EV1. Manufactured in
On this day in 1940 Willys-Overland delivered to the US Armed Forces its prototype for a highly capable vehicle that
The Lamborghini Miura chassis was unveiled at the Turin Motor Show on this day in 1965. Despite not having a
The Ford Motor Company began intercontinental production on this day in 1911 when the first Model Ts left a factory
The oldest existing automotive manufacturer in the Western Hemisphere was founded on this day in 1897. Louis Clark recruited his
German racer Hermann Lang was a promising 30 year old Mercedes driver in 1939 when World War II broke out
Alfonso Antonio Vicente Eduardo Angel Blas Francisco de Borja Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton, Marquis of Portago, better known as
Before Henry Ford ever started the car company that would bear his name, he collaborated with a bicycle racer named
On this day in 1909 the first motorized event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is held. The day at the track
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