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)
Today we celebrate the US racing driver Jim Downing’s Birthday. Born on the 4th of January 1942 in Atlanta, Georgia, Jim Downing drove for VW, Ford, Toyota, Renault, and Mazda. Downing was a five-time IMSA-Championship winner, owner/driver of Downing/Atlanta Racing,… Weiterlesen »Happy Birthday Jim Downing (1942)
In 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model T. Earlier models were produced at a rate of only a few a day at a rented factory on Mack Avenue in Detroit, Michigan and later at the Piquette Avenue Plant (the first company-owned factory), with groups of two or three… Weiterlesen »Ford Motor Co. Introduces the Conveyer Belt (1913)
Ken Miles (1 November 1918 – 17 August 1966) was an English sports car racing engineer and driver best known for his motorsport career in the U.S. and with American teams on the international scene. He is an inductee to… Weiterlesen »Happy Birthday Ken Miles (1918)
The Ford Model T is an automobile that was produced by the Ford Motor Company from October 1, 1908, to May 26, 1927. It is generally regarded as the first mass-affordable automobile, which made car travel available to middle-class Americans.… Weiterlesen »The First Model T is Produced (1908)
Russell Brookes (16 August 1945 – 30 October 2019) was a British rally driver. He won the British Rally Championship with a Ford Escort RS1800 in 1977 and with an Opel Manta 400 in 1985. In 1978, he won the… Weiterlesen »Happy Birthday Russell Brookes (1945)
Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In the movie fifty cars are stolen in one night. The… Weiterlesen »Happy Name Day Susan (11/08)
Mikko Hirvonen (born 31 July 1980) is a Finnish former rally driver, and a current Rally-Raid driver, who drove in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers‘ championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers‘ title in both… Weiterlesen »Happy Birthday Mikko Hirvonen (1980)
Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In the movie fifty cars are stolen in one night. The… Weiterlesen »Happy Name Day Anne (26/07)