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)
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 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)
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)
The AEC Routemaster is a front-engined double-decker bus that was designed by London Transport and built by the Associated Equipment Company (AEC) and Park Royal Vehicles. The first prototype was completed in September 1954 and the last one was delivered in 1968. The layout of the vehicle was conventional for… Weiterlesen »The AEC Routemaster – the Typical Red London Bus – is Withdrawn from Service (2005)
John Boyd Dunlop (5 February 1840 – 23 October 1921) was a Scottish inventor and veterinary surgeon who spent most of his career in Ireland. Familiar with making rubber devices, he invented the practical pneumatic tyres for his child’s tricycle and developed them for use in cycle racing. He… Weiterlesen »The Pneumatic Tire is Patented by John Boyd Dunlop (1888)
Ross Brawn (born 23 November 1954) is a British Formula One managing director, motor sports and technical director. He is a former motorsport engineer and Formula One team principal, and has worked for a number of Formula One teams. Teams with Brawn in an essential… Weiterlesen »Happy Birthday Ross Brawn (1954)
Sir Alex Issigonis (18 November 1906 – 2 October 1988) was a British-Greek automotive designer. He designed the Mini, launched by the British Motor Corporation in 1959, and voted the second most influential car of the 20th century in 1999. Issigonis was nicknamed „the Greek god“ by… Weiterlesen »Happy Birthday Sir Alex Issigonis (1906)