After the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941, the U.S. entered World War II, and car companies quickly switched from making civilian vehicles to building war supplies.  On February 10, 1942 Ford finished its last regular […]

On February 9th 1846,  the father of the modern automobile was born. Wilhelm Maybach, a pioneering German inventor and engineer who is famous for his work in shaping the early car industry. While many people […]

On February 8th, 1891, a mechanical pioneer named Frederick Simms wrote a letter to his solicitor that would change the way we talk about travel forever. In that letter, Simms used a specific term for […]

On February 6, 2000, for one full Sunday, 14 Italian cities, including Rome, Florence and Milan, had a full no-car day to combat rising pollution, reclaim urban spaces for the people and  to promote Italy’s […]

On February 4, 1922, Henry Ford, encouraged by his wife, Clara, and his son, Edsel, purchased the Lincoln Motor Company for $8 million. This acquisition marked the beginning of the creation of an iconic American […]

On February 2, 1962, the very first Shelby Cobra prototype, CSX2000, arrived in the United States, marking the birth of Shelby American and a new era in American performance.  The story of the Cobra began […]

February 1, 1898, marks the date The Travelers Insurance Company issued the very first automobile insurance policy in the United States. The policy was issued  to Dr. Truman J. Martin, a physician from Buffalo,  NY, for […]

On January 30, 1920, Jujiro Matsuda founded a company called Toyo Cork Kogyo Co. in Hiroshima, Japan, initially operating as a cork-making factory. A little over a decade later, Toyo Cork Kogyo transitioned into vehicle […]

On January 28, 1896, a man named Walter Arnold made history in a way he probably didn’t want to. He became the first person ever to be caught speeding in a motorized vehicle. Mr. Arnold […]