December 9 1920 – Italian moto champion Bruno Ruffo is born
December 9, 2019
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December 8, 1981 – Mitsubishi lands in America
December 8, 2019
December 7, 1979 – The Last MG Midget
December 7, 2019
November 24, 1951 – A mighty British merger
November 24, 2019
November 20, 1923 – Garrett Morgan patents three position traffic light
November 20, 2019
October 23,1911 – A spot of English T
October 23, 2019
October 21, 1897 – The oldest existing US automaker is founded
October 21, 2019
October 19, 1987 – A controversial Grand Prix winner dies
October 19, 2019
October 11, 1928 – Long name, fast driver
October 11, 2019
January 12, 1904 – Ford sets new land speed record
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