
This Day



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


November 24, 1973 – The Autobahn gets a speed limit
November 24, 2020

November 21, 1967 – Rally driver and gymkhana pro Ken Block is born
November 21, 2020

October 3, 1935 – Peugeot introduces the 402
October 3, 2020

September 10, 1897 – The first DUI arrest
September 10, 2020
This Day in Automotive History for August 28 – September 2
August 28, 2020
August 7, 1944 – VW halts production due to WWII
August 7, 2020

June 7, 2013 – The Xiamen bus fire
June 7, 2020

April 9, 2009 – Honda wins award for fuel-cell vehicle
April 9, 2020
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