Stories
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September 13, 1899 – First pedestrian killed by a car in the USA
On this day in 1899, as Henry Bliss exited a streetcar at West 74th Street and Central Park West in New York City an…
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September 12, 1966 – The press meets the Chevrolet Camaro
On this day in 1966 members of the press were invited to a special General Motors event to meet the car that would go…
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September 11, 1970 – The Ford Pinto goes on sale
The public met the Ford Pinto on this day in 1970, exactly one year to the day Ford fired former president Bunkie Knudsen. Ford…
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September 8, 1974 – Evel Knievel attempts to jump Snake River Canyon
On this day in 1974 Evel Knievel attempted and failed to jump the Snake River Canyon in Idaho in a steam-powered, rocket-like motorcycle. The…
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September 7, 1896 -“Get a Horse!”
When the first auto race to take place on an American race track began on this day in 1896 it started so slow that…
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September 6, 1949 – VW is returned to German control
After being taken over by British forces following the end of World War II in Europe, Volkswagen was handed back to the Federal Republic…
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September 5, 1960 – A deadly Southern 500
NASCAR’s Southern 500 is one of the sport’s most storied races. With the exception of 2005-2008 (renamed for Dodge sponsorship), the Southern 500 has…
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September 4, 1922 – The beginning of Jaguar
When motorcycle enthusiasts William Lyons and William Walmsley founded Swallow Sidecar Company on this day in 1922 they hadn’t mentioned any intentions of getting…
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September 2, 1959 – The Ford Falcon is introduced
On this day in 1959, Henry Ford II introduced the compact, fuel efficient Falcon via closed-circuit TV to viewers in 21 cities. The little…
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Cheap Classics: ’80s babies!
There is no denying that a new era of car collecting has arrived, frankly, because there’s a new group of collectors storming the market…
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September 1, 1941 – DeSoto introduces automatic hidden headlights
Since the inception of the automobile, engineers have been working to improve it, though they should have stopped after the Curved Dash. While some…
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August 31, 2006 – The oldest licensed race car driver dies at 94
Cyril Terence Delaney, better known as Tom, raced the same Lea-Francis car from 1930 until just a few months before his death on this…