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November 7, 1965 Green Monster sets new speed record In 1964, Art Arfons, a drag racer from Ohio, built a land-speed racer in his backyard using a military surplus J79 jet aircraft engine with an afte… more →
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blasterhappy wrote 4 weeks ago: November 7, 1965 Green Monster sets new speed record In 1964, Art Arfons, a drag racer from Ohio, bu … more →
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blasterhappy wrote 4 months ago: July 25, 1945 Kaiser-Frazer is born Henry Kaiser and Joseph Frazer announced plans to form a corpora … more →
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blasterhappy wrote 5 months ago: June 17, 1923 Enzo Ferrari wins first race On this day, Enzo Ferrari, who would go on to an historic … more →
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blasterhappy wrote 6 months ago: May 31, 1904 “Friction-drive” is introduced Byron J. Carter received a U.S. patent for h … more →
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blasterhappy wrote 6 months ago: May 18, 1958 Lotus makes Formula One debut The Lotus made its Formula One debut at the Monaco Grand … more →
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blasterhappy wrote 7 months ago: May 6, 1991 Gant breaks own record NASCAR racer Harry Gant broke his own record to become the oldest … more →
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blasterhappy wrote 7 months ago: April 22, 1970 First Earth Day is celebrated The first Earth Day was held in communities all across … more →
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blasterhappy wrote 8 months ago: April 10, 1944 Henry Ford II is promoted Henry Ford II was named executive vice president of the For … more →
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blasterhappy wrote 8 months ago: March 28, 1892 Contract signed for gas-powered auto Charles Duryea and Erwin Markham signed a contra … more →
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blasterhappy wrote 9 months ago: February 26, 1903 Winton sets speed record Alexander Winton, driving his Winton Bullet, set the firs … more →
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blasterhappy wrote 9 months ago: February 17, 1911 First self-starter installed The first self-starter, based on patented inventions … more →
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blasterhappy wrote 10 months ago: February 9, 1909 The Brickyard is founded On this day, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation i … more →
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blasterhappy wrote 10 months ago: February 5, 1947 Waltrip is born On this day, NASCAR racer Darrell Waltrip was born in Owensboro, Ke … more →
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blasterhappy wrote 10 months ago: January 19, 1954 GM announces billion-dollar expansion General Motors announced a $1 billion plan to … more →
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blasterhappy wrote 10 months ago: January 14, 1954 Hudson and Nash merge The Hudson Motor Car Company merged with Nash-Kelvinator, an … more →
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blasterhappy wrote 11 months ago: January 4, 1955 New Packards roll out The 1955 Packards were introduced to the public on this day. C … more →
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blasterhappy wrote 11 months ago: December 30, 1936 General Motors strike idles thousands Strikes closed seven General Motors (GM) fac … more →
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blasterhappy wrote 11 months ago: December 22, 1952 First Corvette is completed On this day in 1952, the first Corvette, a production- … more →
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blasterhappy wrote 11 months ago: December 16, 1949 Swedish carmaker debuts A Swedish company by the name of Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebol … more →
