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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy July 6, 1851 – Inventor Thomas Davenport dies
The inventor of the battery driven electric motor, Thomas Davenport, passed away on this day in 1851 at the age of 48. Davenport was…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy July 3, 1945 – Ford starts postwar production
Ford got a jump on postwar production by, well, not waiting until the war was actually over. On this day in 1945 Ford began…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy July 1, 2005 – The last Ford Thunderbird
On this day in 2005 the last Ford Thunderbird rolls off the assembly line at Ford’s Wixom, Michigan plant. The Thunderbird was developed in the…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy July 2, 1992 – 1,000,000th Corvette
On this day in 1992, Just two days after the Corvette’s 39th production birthday, the 1,000,000th Corvette rolled out of the Bowling Green, Kentucky…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy June 30, 1953 – First production Corvette
Automotive history changed forever when the first production Corvette rolled out of General Motors Flint, Michigan assembly facility on this day in 1953. The…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy June 22, 1933 – The death of Bentley Boy Tim Birkin
On this day in 1933 English racecar driver Tim Birkin passed away at Countess Carnavon Nursing Home in London due to complications with a…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy June 19, 1911 – General Motors Export Company
On this day in 1911 the General Motors Export Company was founded in order to handle international sales of GM products. General Motors was…
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June 13, 1953 – Car guy Tim Allen’s birthday
Car guy and comedian Tim Allen was born on this day in 1953. Allen starred in the television series Home Improvement in which he…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy June 12, 1973 – Jennifer Jo Cobb is born
Professional NASCAR racer and team owner Jennifer Jo Cobb was born on this day in 1973. Cobb has competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series,…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy June 7, 2013 – Xiamen bus fire
On this day in 2013 tragedy struck in Xiamen, Fujian province, China when an angry Chinese citizen decided to take his own life in…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy June 5 – The first race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
It’s easy to assume that the first competition at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway would be a race involving automobiles, or at least motorcycles. However,…
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DRIVEImage unavailable in development copy June 4 – 1896- Ford tests the Quadricycle
On this day in 1896 Henry Ford test drove his first vehicle, the Quadricycle. It was named such due to the fact that it…