The Volkswagen Golf is a compact car/small family car (C-segment) produced by the German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen since 1974, marketed worldwide across eight generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates – including as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada (Mk1 and Mk5), and as the Volkswagen… Weiterlesen »The VW Rabbit is Launched in the US (1978)
Sir John Arthur Brabham (2 April 1926 – 19 May 2014) was an Australian racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1955 to 1970. Brabham won three Formula One World Drivers‘ Championship titles, which he won in 1959, 1960 and 1966, and won 14 Grands Prix across 16 seasons. He co-founded Brabham in 1960, leading… Weiterlesen »Happy Birthday Jack Brabham (1926)
Pontiac, formally the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors, was an American automobile brand owned, manufactured, and commercialised by General Motors. It was introduced in 1926 as a companion make for GM’s more expensive line of Oakland automobiles.[3] Pontiac quickly overtook Oakland in popularity and supplanted its parent entirely by… Weiterlesen »Pontiac is Founded by GM Purchasing Oakland (1909)
Today we celebrate the formation of one of the iconic US car manufacturers AMC. On the 14th of January 1954, 77 years ago, the Hudson Motor Car Company merges with the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation, Kaisers Jeeps, Kaisers Motors and Willys Overland… Weiterlesen »AMC Formation (1954)
Today we celebrate the Birthday of American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur Carroll Shelby. Born on the 11th of January 1923 in Leesburg, Texas, US, he is best known as a designer for his involvement with the AC Cobra… Weiterlesen »Happy Birthday Carroll Shelby (1923)
Today we celebrate Heinrich Nordhoff’s 127th Birthday. Born on the 6th of January 1899 in Hildesheim, Germany, he built up the Volkswagen company after the 2nd World War and was the man behind the Volkswagen beetles’ success worldwide. In 1948,… Weiterlesen »Happy Birthday Heinrich Nordhoff (1899)
Today we celebrate the Ford Motor Company again, that was the first company to introduce the 8h working day and minimum wage. 111 years ago, a Ford employee would work his 8h shift for 5$ an hour with benefits. What… Weiterlesen »Ford Motor Co. introduces 8h shifts and Minimum wage (5$/h + benefits) (1914)
The Dakar Rally or simply „The Dakar“ (Le Dakar), formerly known as the Paris–Dakar Rally (Le Rallye Paris-Dakar), is an annual rally raid organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO). It is an off-road endurance event traversing terrain much tougher than conventional rallying, and the vehicles used are typically true off-road vehicles and motorcycles, rather… Weiterlesen »First Paris-Dakar Rallye (1978)
Not only Jesus, but also other famous people were born today. One is Louis Chevrolet. Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (December 25, 1878 – June 6, 1941) was a Swiss-born American racing driver, mechanic and entrepreneur who co-founded the Chevrolet Motor Car Company in 1911. On November… Weiterlesen »Happy Birthday Louis Chevrolet (1878)
Paul Bracq (born December 13, 1933, Bordeaux, France) is an automotive designer noted for his work at Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Citroën, and Peugeot. Bracq’s design career began in the studio of Philippe Charbonneaux, serving as his assistant in 1953 and 1954. During this period, the studio produced the… Weiterlesen »Happy Birthday Paul Bracq (1933)