
This Day


March 13, 1969 – The Love Bug debuts
March 13, 2022


February 27, 1951 – Italian auto designer Walter de Silva is born
February 27, 2022

February 21, 1909 – Bob Burman wins 100 mile Mardi Gras race
February 21, 2022

February 20, 1993 – Ferruccio Lamborghini dies
February 20, 2022

February 17, 1966 – Alfred P. Sloan, GM chairman, dies
February 17, 2022

February 16, 1843 – Henry Leland, founder of Cadillac & Lincoln, is born
February 16, 2022

February 15, 1968 – The AMC AMX debuts
February 15, 2022





February 6, 1954 – Mercedes 300SL goes on sale
February 6, 2022

February 5, 1878 – Founder of Citroën is born
February 5, 2022

February 4, 1913 – Richard Seaman, British racing great, is born
February 4, 2022

February 3, 1948 – The first automotive tail fins hit the road
February 3, 2022

February 2, 1839 – Edmond Berger invents the spark plug
February 2, 2022
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