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1st September in Automotive history

September 1, 1950: First Porsche completed
A new chapter in Porsche history began today, with the company’s return to Zuffenhausen, Germany, and the completion of the first Porsche. The first car to bear the Porsche name had actually been built two years earlier by Ferry Porsche and his design team, but this Porsche was the [...]

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Entry posted on September 1st, 2008 and filed under History

30th August in Automotive history

30th August 1916:
Studebaker announced the release of the Heaslet Special, a semi-custom touring car. The car was named in honor of Studebaker’s vice president of engineering, James G. Heaslet.
30th August 1945:
A pale green Super Six coupe rolled off the Hudson Company’s assembly line, the first post-World War II car to be produced by the [...]

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Entry posted on August 30th, 2008 and filed under History

28th August in Automotive History

August 28th 1921
Erection of the Paragon Motor Company factory began in Cumberland, Maryland. The company’s production was limited to just four prototypes, and the factory was never finished.
August 28th 1922
The famed Autodromo, an automobile-racing track, was opened in Monza, Italy, on this day. Set in a active industrial center along the Lambro River, this [...]

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27th August in Automotive History

August 27th 1904
Newport, Rhode Island, imposed the first jail sentence for a speeding violation on this day. This was a severe sentence in 1904 since traffic laws were still comparatively new-the first traffic laws wasn’t brought about until 1903, when New York instituted a two-page book of rules. Early traffic regulations varied significantly from [...]

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20th August in Automotive History

August 20th 1946
World War II civilian truck confinements were taken off in the U.S. Truck restrictions were only the beginning of special regulations during the war. Civilian auto production more or less stopped after the assault on Pearl Harbor as the U.S. automotive industry turned to war production, and gas rationing began in 1942.
August [...]

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18th August in Automotive History

August 18th 1905
Newell S. Wright, an attorney, filed to register the Cadillac crest as a trademark. The insignia has adorned Cadillac’s luxury car for almost a century now and is very distinct.
August 18th 1937
The Toyota Motor Company, Ltd., began as a division of the Toyota Automatic Loom Works, was established on this day. The [...]

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Entry posted on August 18th, 2008 and filed under History

17th August in Automotive History

August 17th 1915
Charles F. Kettering of Detroit, Michigan, patented the electric automobile self-starter on this day. Kettering, along with Edward A. Deeds, established Delco (Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company). Kettering and his company invented countless enhancements for the automobile, including lighting and ignition systems, lacquer finishes, antilock fuels, and leaded gasoline. The Cadillac was the [...]

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Entry posted on August 16th, 2008 and filed under History
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