
This Day






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


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
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