March 14, 1914 – NASCAR great Lee Petty is born
March 14, 2022
The patriarch of the Petty racing family, Lee Arnold Petty, was born on this day in 1914. Petty got a
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March 6, 1995 – Ferrari F50 introduced at Geneva Motor Show
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The sound of pens scratching at checkbooks could be heard during the introduction of the Ferrari F50 on this day
February 18, 2001 – Dale Earnhardt Sr. dies at Daytona
February 18, 2022
NASCAR superstar Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in an accident on the final lap of the Daytona 500 on this day
December 1, 1913 – Ford starts moving assembly line
December 1, 2021
The first moving assembly line in the automotive industry began to churn out Ford Model Ts on this day in
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November 24, 1971 – 50th anniversary of D.B. Cooper hijacking
November 24, 2021
On this day in 1971, a man known as Dan Cooper, later misidentified in a paper as D.B. Cooper, hijacked
November 23, 1954 – The 50 millionth General Motors car is produced
November 23, 2021
At approximately 10 a.m. on this day in 1954, Chevrolet General Manager Thomas Keating drove a gold plated 1955 Chevrolet
November 14, 1914 – The first Dodge car leaves the factory
November 14, 2021
After finding massive success as a partsmaker in Detroit’s blossoming auto industry in the early 1900s, the Dodge Brothers, John
October 25, 1975 – Evel Knievel’s longest jump
October 25, 2021
American stuntman Evel Knievel, born Robert Craig Knievel, completed his longest motorcycle jump on this day in 1975, clearing 133
September 19, 1932 – Driving 12 cylinders for 24 hours straight
September 19, 2021
When Pierce-Arrow entered the cylinder wars of the late 1920s and early ’30s with a V-12, they had trouble pumping
August 31, 2006 – The oldest licensed race car driver dies at 94
August 31, 2021
Cyril Terence Delaney, better known as Tom, raced the same Lea-Francis car from 1930 until just a few months before
August 25, 2018 – 1962 Ferrari becomes most expensive car ever sold at auction
August 25, 2021
Monterey Car Week is host to a stream of automotive events that leave enthusiasts drooling every year. It’s a week
August 6, 1932 – A patent request is made for the drive-in theater
August 6, 2021
On this day in 1932, Richard Hollingshead Jr. applied for a patent for the drive in movie theater. How he
August 1, 2007 – I-35 bridge collapses during rush hour
August 1, 2021
During the evening rush hour on this day in 2007, the 40-year-old I-35 Mississippi River Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota suddenly
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March 20, 1988 – The last Pontiac Fiero
March 20, 2021
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January 28, 2021
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