June 7th, 1928 The Plymouth automobile was introduced at Madison Square Garden. It was Chrysler Corporation’s first entry in the low-priced field previously dominated by Chevrolet and Ford. Plymouths were initially priced higher than the competition, but offered standard features … Continue reading June 7th – 13th | This Week In Automotive History
May 31st, 1929 The Ford Motor Company signed a “Technical Assistance” contract to produce cars in the Soviet Union. Ford supplied many of the production parts for car manufacturers in the Soviet Union during the 1930s. Soviet factories also used … Continue reading May 31st – June 6th | This Week In Automotive History
May 25th, 1898 Elwood Haynes, who built America’s first gasoline-powered car, and Elmer Apperson, founded the Haynes-Apperson Company in Kokomo, Indiana. Best known as a metallurgist, Haynes was the first to produce all aluminum engines and to build car bodies … Continue reading May 24th – 30th | This Week In Automotive History
May 17th, 1994 Al Unser Sr. announced his retirement from auto racing, ending one of the greatest Indy Car careers of all time. Winning the 1987 race, Al became only the second man to win the Indy 500 four times … Continue reading May 17th – 23rd | This Week In Automotive History
May 10th, 1927 The first Dodge Senior Six was produced. May 11th, 1915 The trademark Volvo (which is Latin for I roll) was first registered by the ball bearing maker SKF, with the intention to use it for a special … Continue reading May 10th – 16th | This Week In Automotive History
May 3rd, 1971 The first Cannonball Baker, more popularly known as the Cannonball Run, began in New York City. It was an unofficial, if not outlawed, motor race from New York City to Los Angeles. Conceived by car-magazine writer and … Continue reading May 3rd – 9th | This Week In Automotive History
April 26th, 1948 Production began on the 1949-model Ford, the first all-new automobile design introduced by the Big Three after World War II, civilian production having been suspended during the war, and the 1946-1948 models from Ford, GM, and Chrysler … Continue reading April 26th – May 2nd | This Week In Automotive History
April 19th, 1892 Charles Duryea claimed that on this day he first drove the first gasoline-powered US-built motor car in Springfield, Massachusetts. Duryea’s brother, Frank, who witnessed Charles’ first drive, later set the date at September 20, 1893. Frank’s claim … Continue reading April 19th-25th | This Week In Automotive History
April 12th, 1902 King Edward VII became the first reigning British monarch to travel by car when John Scott-Montague drove him through the New Forest in a 24 hp Daimler. Montagu later said of the trip: ‘I distinctly remember that … Continue reading April 12th-18th | This Week In Automotive History
April 5th, 1887 Lucius D Copeland of Phoenix, Arizona, US was issued with a United States patent for his steam-powered bicycle and is sometimes classed as an early motorcycle. In 1881 Copeland designed an efficient small steam boiler that could … Continue reading April 5th-11th | This Week In Automotive History
