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This Day in Automotive History: September 26
1902 – Mercedes Name Officially Registered The name Mercédès became more than a racing pet name on 26 September 1902 when the Imperial Patent…
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The Average New Car Now Costs $50,000. Did We Stop Buying Cars With Our Hearts?
There was a time when buying a car was about more than getting somewhere. You bought the red one because you wanted the red…
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Edsel Ford Changed Ford More Than Most People Realize
Henry Ford Built the Company, but His Son Edsel Changed What its Cars Could Be Edsel Ford became president of Ford Motor Company in…
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Designer of $1M McLaren P1 Now Designing $21,500 REO Truck
From Designing the McLaren P1 to a Cheap American Pickup Frank Stephenson has one of the strangest resumes in modern automotive design. His work…
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This Day in Automotive History: September 25
1725 – Inventor of First Self-Propelled Land Vehicle is Born Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, the man credited with building the first known working, self-propelled mechanical vehicle…
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This Day in Automotive History: September 23
1921 – Maybach Unveils Its First Passenger Car Maybach stepped out of the engine business and into coachwork on 23 September 1921 when the…
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This Day in Automotive History: September 22
1903 – Packard Opens Its Detroit Automotive Plant On September 22, 1903, the Packard Motor Car Company threw open the doors to its new…
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This Day in Automotive History: September 21
1903 – Preston Tucker is Born On this day in 1903 American car designer, engineer, inventor and car company founder Preston Tucker was born…
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This Day in Automotive History: September 20
1952 – Fitch Wins Seneca Cup in Jaguar C‑Type at Watkins Glen John Fitch took the Seneca Cup at the original Watkins Glen road…
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This Day in Automotive History: September 19
1887 — Inventor of Octane Rating System is Born On this day in 1887 Dr. Graham Edgar, developer of the octane rating system, was…
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REO Runabout T4X vs. T4C vs. S4C: What’s the Difference?
One Runabout Platform, Three Very Different Vehicles REO Industries is not planning just one new Runabout. The revived American truck brand says its lineup…
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Who Really Broke 200 MPH First? The Records People Keep Confusing
Henry Segrave Was the First Human to Officially Break 200 MPH in a Car We’ll get right to it. The answer to who was…