This Day
January 30, 1970 – Automotive TV Host Chris Jacobs’ birthday
January 30, 2022
January 26, 1979 – The Dukes of Hazzard premiers
January 26, 2022
January 25, 1941 – NASCAR racer Buddy Baker is born
January 25, 2022
January 24, 1957 – The 10,000,000th Plymouth
January 24, 2022
January 23, 1980 – Automotive designer Giovanni Michelotti dies
January 23, 2022
January 19, 1978 – The last German VW Beetle
January 19, 2022
January 17, 1953 – The Chevrolet Corvette debuts
January 17, 2022
January 13, 1942 – Ford receives Soybean Car patent
January 13, 2022
January 12, 1879 – Ray Harroun, first Indy 500 winner, is born
January 12, 2022
January 11, 1923 – Carroll Shelby is born
January 11, 2022
January 10, 1942 – Ford earns WWII Jeep contract
January 10, 2022
January 9, 1924 – Ford’s worth tops $1 billion
January 9, 2022
January 6, 1930 – The first diesel road trip
January 6, 2022
January 5, 1924 – The first Chrysler car debuts
January 5, 2022
January 4, 1900 – The first car in Florida arrives
January 4, 2022
January 3, 1926 – Pontiac debuts
January 3, 2022
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