December 13, 1939 – The first Lincoln Continental
When Edsel Ford requested a personal luxury vehicle to use while vacationing in Florida, designer Bob Gregorie put pen to
When Edsel Ford requested a personal luxury vehicle to use while vacationing in Florida, designer Bob Gregorie put pen to
The answer to the question, who built the Model T, is not simple. Sure, you could say Ford Motor Company,
On November 15, 2020, Lewis Hamilton put in a masterclass performance at the Turkish Grand Prix, clinching victory in challenging
The Little Motor Car Company, founded on October 30, 1911, in Flint, Michigan, is a fascinating chapter in the early
You could require commercial auto insurance coverage if your company relies on automobiles for operations. Additionally, commercial coverage could be
The Automotive Hall of Fame, founded on October 18, 1939, in New York City by a group known as the
If you found yourself in The Black Rock Desert in Nevada on this day in 1983 you would not find
Ferdinand Anton Ernst “Ferry” Porsche, born on September 19, 1909, in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, was an automotive engineer and entrepreneur
On September 14, 2021, Toyota announced that the all-new 2022 GR 86 would take on pace car duties at the
The first of the BMW Z car coupes debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show on this day in 1987. Development
Why does a 5 cent nickel exist? Simply, it fills the gap between a penny and a dime. Would you
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The automotive industry changed forever when the first production Chevrolet Corvette rolled out of a General Motors’ assembly facility in
Sir Patrick Michael Head, a renowned British engineer and co-founder of the Williams Formula One team, is widely regarded as
The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, broke ground on June 2, 1992, setting the stage for a remarkable
An unusual automotive partnership formed on this day in 1952 when Studebaker and Porsche signed a contract to co-develop a
The Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner, the first mass produced American retractable hardtop convertible, was a marvel of engineering and design
At the time World War II broke out the auto industry was pushing many revolutionary ideas. Among them, Studebaker released
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