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May 24, 2002 – VW Golf R32 debuts
May 24, 2021
April 28, 1916 – Ferruccio Lamborghini is born
April 28, 2021
April 26, 1945 – Racer Dick Johnson is born
April 26, 2021
April 19 , 1953 – Pebble Beach breaks 100 entries
April 19, 2021
April 14, 1912 – A Renault sinks aboard the Titanic
April 14, 2021
April 10, 1879 – Founder of Hertz rental cars is born
April 10, 2021
March 27, 2002 – Scion debuts
March 27, 2021
February 13, 1953 – Mack Truck founder dies
February 13, 2021
February 10, 1955 – Chrysler 300 goes on sale
February 10, 2021
January 31, 1988 – Jaguar wins its first 24 Hours of Daytona
January 31, 2021
January 14, 1920 – John Dodge dies
January 14, 2021
January 12, 1822 – Lenoir, internal combustion engine inventor, born
January 12, 2021
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