January 21, 1981 – First DeLorean DMC-12 is complete
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January 17, 2023 – Chevrolet announces hybrid Corvette E-Ray
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November 13, 1971 – Spielberg’s feature debut Duel starring a demonic Peterbilt premieres
November 13, 2022
Steven Spielberg’s feature length directorial debut, Duel, debuted as a made for TV movie on this day in 1971. The
November 11, 1978 – The Dukes of Hazzard films iconic jump
November 11, 2022
On the campus of Oxford College in Alabama, “The Dukes of Hazzard” crew filmed the iconic General Lee jump that
September 26, 1982 – Knight Rider debuts
September 26, 2022
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September 1, 1997 – The airbag law goes into effect
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August 30, 1980 – “On the Road Again” hits the charts
August 30, 2022
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August 2, 1967 – 1970 Chevelle Clay Model documented (plus Chevelles for sale!)
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July 26, 1998 – Disaster strikes at Michigan International Speedway
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July 23, 2007 – 6,000,000th North American Civic
July 23, 2022
On this day in 2007 the 6 millionth Honda Civic produced in North America. The small, fuel efficient first-generation Honda
July 18, 1969 – The Chappaquiddick Accident
July 18, 2022
Shortly after leaving a party on Chappaquiddick Island in Massachusetts, U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy drove his mother’s 1967 Oldsmobile Delmont
July 16, 1935 – The first paid parking meter is installed
July 16, 2022
On this day in 1935 the first paid parking meter in the USA was installed on a street in Oklahoma
June 4, 1924 – The ten millionth Ford
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On June 4, 1924, the ten millionth Ford, a Model T of course, rolled off the Highland Park assembly line.
May 30, 1995 – Jaguar CEO Lofty England dies
May 30, 2022
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May 1, 1994 – F1 driver Ayrton Senna da Silva dies in a wreck
May 1, 2022
Tragedy struck on this day in 1994 at the San Marino Grand Prix when Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna
March 24, 1970 – Buddy Baker breaks 200 MPH barrier on closed circuit
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