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November 21, 1970 – Ford gets a new Boss – 351 Mustang that is
November 21, 2021

November 16, 1901 – New electric vehicle land speed record
November 16, 2021

November 15, 1977 – The 100,000,000th Ford
November 15, 2021

November 10, 1885 – The first motorcycle ride
November 10, 2021

November 8, 1909 – The first Hupmobile test drive
November 8, 2021

November 7, 1980 – The death of Steve McQueen
November 7, 2021

November 6, 1998 – MotorCities National Heritage Area is established
November 6, 2021

November 5, 1918 – Henry Ford loses US Senate election
November 5, 2021

How Lee Iacocca and the Minivan Transformed Family Transportation
November 2, 2021

October 31, 1957 – Toyota establishes American headquarters
October 31, 2021

October 26, 1926 – E.L Cord acquires Duesenberg
October 26, 2021

October 25, 1972 – 3 million Minis
October 25, 2021

When was DeLorean founded? Flux capacitator not included
October 24, 2021

October 22, 1954 – Ford Thunderbird sales begin
October 22, 2021

October 18, 1934 – Automatic transmission patented
October 18, 2021

October 16, 1958 – Chevrolet releases the El Camino
October 16, 2021
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