Stories
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October 4, 1983 – Thrust 2 sets new land speed record
If you found yourself in The Black Rock Desert in Nevada on this day in 1983 you would not find yourself at Burning Man.…
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October 3, 1973 – Rotary-powered mid-engine Corvette debuts
If you happened to attend the 1973 Paris Motor Show, which opened on this day of that year, there would be no shortage of…
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October 2, 1912 – GM & Ford executive Bunkie Knudsen is born
On this day in 1912 future auto industry executive Semon Knudsen was born to William Knudsen, who himself would later become president of General…
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October 1, 1908 – GM buys Buick, Ford builds first Model T
October 1, 1908 was a big day in the growing automotive industry. Up in Flint, Michigan, William Durant had recently formed General Motors, intending…
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September 30, 1966 – The Mercury Cougar is introduced
The Mercury Cougar is an iconic American automobile that was launched on September 30, 1966 for the 1967 model year. Following its introduction it…
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September 29, 1913 – Inventor of the Diesel engine mysteriously disappears from ship
On this day in 1913 the inventor of the Diesel engine disappeared from a ship never to be seen alive again. To tell the…
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September 28, 1949 – The Jowett Jupiter debuts
It’s a small car with a big name. Jowett Cars Ltd debuted their first and only sports car, the Jupiter, on this day in…
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DRIVERead the story September 27, 1925 – Construction of the Nürburgring begins
On this day in 1925 construction on the Nürburgring racing circuit in Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany begins. The first races would take place on June…
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September 26, 1909 – NASCAR founder Bill France is born
America’s prohibition era surely fueled the rise of NASCAR, but it took one man to make it official. Drivers who delivered illegal alcohol needed…
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September 24, 1948 – Honda Motor Company is incorporated
In 1937 Soichiro Honda founded a company to produce piston rings for Toyota. The walls soon came tumbling down, quite literally. At first, Toyota…
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September 23, 1969 – The Dodge Challenger hits the market
In the late 1960s, as the muscle car craze swept the United States, Dodge tossed a new Challenger in the ring. The Dodge Challenger,…
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September 22, 1893 – Duryea Bros test first car
On this day in 1893, brothers Frank and Charles Duryea debuted their first automobile on the streets of Springfield, Massachusetts. That initial drive came…