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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy The CEO of Lambo
Stefano Domenicali, the current CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., was born on this day in 1965. Domenicali was born in Imola, home of Autodromo…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy The death of Carroll Shelby
The automotive world lost a great today in 2012 when Carroll Hall Shelby passed away at the age of 89 in Dallas, Texas, USA.…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy A star is born
Canadian stock car driver John Ryan “J.R.” Fitzpatrick was born on this day in 1988 in Cambridge, Ontario. Fitzpatrick’s career highlights include being the…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy The Ford Foundation: A Tax Act
Henry Ford II is commonly mistaken for Henry Ford’s child when in fact he is his grandson and the son of Edsel, Henry Ford’s…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy Mercedes Minivan? Nah.
On this day in 1998 Daimler-Benz purchases Chrysler Corporation for $36 billion. This deal is the largest acquisition of a US company by a…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy 4 Speeds, 4 Wheels…in 1889
On this day in 1889 Gottlieb Daimler debuted the first car in Paris, France at the opening of the Paris World Exhibition. This event…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy The First Cannonball Run
Erwin “Cannonball” Baker, the winner of the first race ever at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (a motorcycle race in which he rode an Indian),…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy Rolls-Royce: Lunch to Launch
Henry Royce was born poor and was working by age 9. Charles Rolls was born to an affluent family and had a formal education…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy A Racing Leader is Born
Robert Kenneth “Ken” Tyrrell, the founder of the Tyrrell Formula One constructor and a British Formula Two racing driver, was born on this day…