Stories
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This Day in Automotive History: September 13
1899 – First Recorded U.S. Pedestrian Fatality Involving an Automobile A New York evening swallowed a quiet tragedy when Henry H. Bliss was struck…
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The Wild Era When Cadillac, Chrysler and Toyota All Tried to Build 200-MPH Supercars
Supercars Suddenly Became Everyone’s Business At the turn of the millennium, the supercar world exploded. Ferrari was preparing the Enzo, Porsche was developing the…
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This Day in Automotive History: September 12
1918 – Cannonball Baker Completes 48-State-Capitals ReVere Run Erwin “Cannonball” Baker brought a promotional endurance tour to an end on September 12, 1918, when…
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A Driving Chevelle for Sale for $13,500? Are Muscle Car Prices Coming Down?
It has been a while since $13,500 sounded like cheap money for a desirable 1970s muscle-era car, but a Craigslist seller in West Richland,…
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Chrysler Built a V12 Supercar that You Forgot About
By 2004, Chrysler had already spent more than a decade proving that American concept cars could be outrageous. The Viper had gone from show-car…
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This Day in Automotive History: September 11
1903 – First Auto Race at the Milwaukee Mile The first automobile race at the Milwaukee Mile unfolded on the dirt oval at Wisconsin…
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This Day in Automotive History: September 10
1897 – London Taxi Driver Fined in Britain’s First Known Drunk‑Driving Conviction A London taxi driver named George Smith walked into Marlborough Street Police…
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Cadillac Built a 750-HP Mid-Engine V12 Supercar in 2002
Cadillac Tried to Build an American Supercar By 2002, Cadillac had a problem. Its name still carried enormous prestige, but much of that prestige…
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This Day in Automotive History: September 9
1901 – New York to Buffalo Endurance Run Departs The Automobile Club of America staged a true automotive odyssey when its New York City–to–Buffalo…
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This Day in Automotive History: September 8
1895 – Death of Adam Opel Adam Opel died at his home in Rüsselsheim on 8 September 1895, leaving a business that then made…
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GM’s Dream Cars Were Never Supposed to Survive
During the 1950s, General Motors’ Motorama shows were rolling visions of the future. Harley Earl and his design teams used them to unveil some…
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This Day in Automotive History: September 7
1896 – Riker Electric Wins at Narragansett Amid Shouts of “Get a Horse!” A bell must have sounded at the Rhode Island State Fair…