This Day In Automotive History

fz_rider · 22nd April 2014, 00:02

21st April 2004
MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi made his first outing in a Ferrari Formula One car and immediately impressed the team, reportedly lapping the Fiorano test circuit in 59 seconds.

Although it must have been mentioned, once again :
21st April 1985
Ayrton Senna won the Portuguese Grand Prix to take the first Formula One victory.

vulcanize · 4th October 2014, 20:14

This day may soon make history in the near future:

Out with the air: Bridgestone shows off tires you never have to inflate

http://www.cnet.com/news/out-with-th...tag=YHF65cbda0

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chinmaybaikar · 6th November 2014, 20:51

36 Corvettes found in a basement at an undisclosed location in Manhattan.

Source:

http://youtu.be/52uRopQw0-k

TheStranger · 30th January 2016, 16:03

This Day In Automotive History

Today in 1920, Jujiro Matsuda formed Toyo Cork Kogyo, a business that made cork, in Hiroshima, Japan. After a decade the company produced its first automobile and eventually was named Mazda.

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fz_rider Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: World Posts: 1,148 Thanked: 767 Times	Re: This Day In Automotive History 21st April 2004 MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi made his first outing in a Ferrari Formula One car and immediately impressed the team, reportedly lapping the Fiorano test circuit in 59 seconds. Although it must have been mentioned, once again : 21st April 1985 Ayrton Senna won the Portuguese Grand Prix to take the first Formula One victory.
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vulcanize BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC/Chennai Posts: 85 Thanked: 87 Times View My Garage	Re: This Day In Automotive History This day may soon make history in the near future: Out with the air: Bridgestone shows off tires you never have to inflate http://www.cnet.com/news/out-with-th...tag=YHF65cbda0 @Mods: Please move this post to the appropriate thread if found to be not fitting in with the theme. Thanks.
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TheStranger BHPian Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Kolkata WB-08 Posts: 105 Thanked: 132 Times	Re: This Day In Automotive History This Day In Automotive History Today in 1920, Jujiro Matsuda formed Toyo Cork Kogyo, a business that made cork, in Hiroshima, Japan. After a decade the company produced its first automobile and eventually was named Mazda.
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