Volkswagen purchasing chief executive Jose Ignacio Lopez resigned on this day in 1996 amid charges of corporate espionage against General
The first organized automobile race in the United States took place on this day in 1895. On July 10, earlier
Racecar driver Masanori Sekiya achieved his greatest fame behind the wheel as the first Japanese winner of the 24 Hours
After withdrawing from Formula One at the end of the 1962 season, Porsche refocused its attention to sports cars, where
Ford introduced the one-year-only Boss 351 Mustang on this day in 1970 for the 1971 model year at the Detroit
Coney Island, New York is well known for its amusement park attractions, but on this day in 1901, it hosted
On this day in 1977, the 100,000,000 U.S. built Ford rolled off the assembly line in Mahwah, New Jersey. The special
On this day in 1885, the first test ride of what is often considered the first modern motorcycle, the Daimler
On this day in 1908, with investors looking on, Bobby Hupp took the first successful test drive of a Hupmobile
The “King of Cool” Steve McQueen passed away on this day in 1980 due to pleural mesothelioma, a cancer associated
On this day in 1998 President Bill Clinton declared some 10,000 square miles of Michigan the Automobile National Heritage Area.
The United States gubernatorial, house and senate elections took place throughout the United States on November 5, 1918. One of
A few years before automotive executives Lee Iacocca and his Mustang sidekick Hal Sperlich found themselves kicked to the curb
Toyota began its invasion of the American car market on this day in 1957 when the company established its US
The 1957 NASCAR season was capped off by a dramatic 250 lap race on this day in 1957. The action
Self taught master mechanics and brothers August and Fred Duesenberg used their skills to build fantastic race cars and engines
The original Mini burst onto the scene in 1959. The small new car from British Motor Works became an instant
There was only one car that didn’t need roads! Prominent American automotive executive John Z. DeLorean founded DeLorean Motor Company
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