Stories
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November 23, 1951 – The first postwar Poles: FSO Warszawa begins production
Today, automobile manufacturing makes up a whopping 11 percent of Poland’s industrial production, an industry that can be traced back to 1893 in the…
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November 22, 1893 – Harley Earl is born
Automotive designer and executive Harley J. Earl was born on this day in 1893 in Hollywood, California. Earl began his automotive career when he…
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November 21, 1953 – Italian race car driver Felice Bonetto dies during the Carrera Panamericana
Despite getting a late start in auto racing, Felice Bonetto, born in 1903, proved to be a force in the driver’s seat. While he…
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November 20, 2011 – Famed Ferrari designer Sergio Scaglietti dies
Sergio Scaglietti opened Carrozzeria Scaglietti, an auto repair and body shop, in 1951 in the small town of Maranello, Italy. It just so happened…
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The Car that Nearly Killed Ford – November 19, 1959
Too much money. Too much hype. Too much of the same old thing. Designed to ride alongside Mercury between Ford and its luxurious Lincoln…
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October 28, 1983 – Toyota unveils 3 concept cars
When the 1983 Tokyo Motor Show opened its doors to the public on this day of that year, attendees were welcomed under the theme…
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Willow Springs Raceway Reimagined: 10 Photos from the Grand Opening
On October 11, 2025, Willow Springs Raceway, a historic racetrack located about an hour and a half north of Los Angeles California, had a…
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October 9, 1992 – Meteorite hits a Chevy
Something out of this world happened on this day in 1992 when a meteorite struck a parked 1980 Chevrolet Malibu in Peekskill, New York.…
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Off to the Races – See You at Willow Springs
Hey automotive history folks. I’m making my way from the PNW down to the Los Angeles area this weekend for a little automotive pilgrimage.…
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September 30, 1955 – James Dean dies driving Porsche 550 Spyder
Actor James Dean had just finished filming the movie Giant and was ready to get back to the action on the racetrack. During production…
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September 29, 1987 – Henry Ford II dies
Henry Ford II, known as “Hank” to many, was born on September 4, 1917, in Detroit, Michigan, to Edsel Ford and Eleanor Clay Ford.…
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September 25, 1963 – First ads run for Chevrolet Chevelle
Should you have opened your newspaper on this day in 1963, you may have come across an ad for a brand new Chevrolet, the…