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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy February 10, 1966 – Ralph Nader testifies in front of congress for the first time
Consumer activist and lawyer Ralph Nader’s “Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile” accused automakers of resisting to introduce proven…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy February 09, 1846 – Wilhelm Maybach is born
Hailed as the “King of Constructors” in France during the 1890s for his contributions to the blossoming automotive industry, Wilhelm Maybach was a German…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy February 8, 1993 – GM sues NBC
On November 17, 1992 NBC’s Dateline aired a segment about the dangerous positioning of gas tanks on GM pickup trucks. The show contained a…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy February 7, 1975 – Canada slows to 55 MPH
In 1973 Richard Nixon propose a maximum speed limit of 50 miles per hour in the United States following an embargo that banned 11…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy Feburary 4, 1922 – Lincoln is sold to Ford
Henry Leland was a man of high class. He was the founder of America’s premier luxury brand Cadillac, which he started in 1902, and…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy February 2, 1992 – First Japanese win at 24 Hours of Daytona
Endurance automobile racing began at Daytona International Raceway in Florida shortly after the course opened in April of 1959, beginning with a six hour…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy January 31, 1942 – The last pre-war Chryslers, Plymouths and Studebakers
Under the Lend-Lease act the US auto industry transitioned from building personal and commercial cars and trucks to war vehicles, machinery and weapons by…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy January 26, 1979 – “Dukes of Hazzard” premiers
“Ooooh, those Duke boys!” Cousins Bo and Luke Duke and the rest of Hazzard County crashed onto the small screen on this day in…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy January 22, 1950 – Preston Tucker cleared of charges
After working in the auto industry for decades, Preston Tucker saw a post WWII need for a brand new car. He developed the Tucker…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy January 19, 1954 – GM’s $1 billion investment
On this day in 1954 General Motors announced a $1 billion investment into the expansion of their auto industry. GM was founded in 1908…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy January 13, 1906 – The first AMCMA show
Founded just weeks prior, the American Motor Car Manufacturers’ Association held its first auto show on this day in 1906 to build public interest…
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January 12, 1904 – Ford sets new land speed record
Before Henry Ford ever started the car company that would bear his name, he collaborated with a bicycle racer named Tom Cooper to build…