July 8, 2010 – Smart Car says you can have ANY color you want
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July 7, 1924 – Alfa Romeo & Ferrari designer Carlo Chiti is born
July 7, 2024
Italian car designer Carlo Chiti, who shares a birthday with the inventor of sliced bread, was born on this day
July 6, 1961 – The last Renault CV4 is built
July 6, 2024
Designed in secrecy by French engineers during the Nazi occupation of France, the Renault CV4 first started rolling off the
July 5, 2013 – The last BMW M3 coupe
July 5, 2024
The BMW M3 is a name synonymous with performance, precision, and driving pleasure. Since its inception in 1986, the M3
July 4, 1903 – The first female race car driver
July 4, 2024
On this day in 1903 Dorothy Levitt became the first British woman reported in the press to compete in an
July 3, 1945 – The first postwar cars
July 3, 2024
Ford got a jump on postwar production by, well, not waiting until the war was actually over. On this day
July 2, 1992 – The one millionth Corvette is built
July 2, 2024
On this day in 1992 the 1,000,000th Corvette rolled out of GM’s Bowling Green, Kentucky, assembly plant. It was a
July 1, 2005 – The final Ford Thunderbird
July 1, 2024
On this day in 2005 the last Ford Thunderbird rolled off the assembly line at Ford’s Wixom, Michigan plant. The
June 29, 1956 – Eisenhower signs the Federal-Aid Highway Act
June 29, 2024
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act on this day in 1956. The bill allowed for the creation
June 28, 1971 – Tesla CEO Elon Musk is born
June 28, 2024
This article comes directly from the Elon Musk wikipedia entry. Tesla CEO Elon Musk was born on this day in
June 26, 1906 – The first Grand Prix
June 26, 2024
The Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France, the first Grand Prix event in France, started on this day in
June 25, 1956 – The last Packard leaves Detroit assembly line
June 25, 2024
The last true Packard rolled out of the Packard plant in Detroit on this day in 1956. The name lived
June 24, 1911 – F1 great Juan Manuel Fangio is born
June 24, 2024
Juan Manuel Fangio, born in Argentina on this day in 1911, dominated the first decade of Formula One with five
June 22, 2001 – The Fast and the Furious debuts
June 22, 2024
On this day in 2001 The Fast and the Furious debuted in theaters around the globe, launching one of the
June 21, 1983 – 6th gen Nissan Cedric debuts
June 21, 2024
When Nissan unveiled the sixth generation of the Cedric on June 21, 1983, it marked a significant milestone in the
June 20, 1903 – Tom Fetch begins SF to NYC trip in a Packard
June 20, 2024
When the automobile was in its infancy, car companies would go to great extremes to prove their worth. While most
June 19, 1947 – Tucker “Tin Goose” prototype is introduced
June 19, 2024
On June 19, 1947, Preston Tucker, an ambitious automotive designer, revealed his revolutionary Tucker 48 prototype, famously known as the
June 18, 1927 – First races at the Nurburgring
June 18, 2024
The Nürburgring Circuit, nestled in the Eifel mountains near Nürburg, Germany, has a storied history that began with its inaugural
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