05/28/2024
🚗 This Day in Automotive History 📅
May 28th Highlights 🌟
🚗 1902: The British magazine 'Car Illustrated' first appeared 📖🇬🇧
🚗 1919: The first Citroën car, the Model A, went into production 🚙🇫🇷
🚀 1928: Fritz von Opel reached 200 kph in an experimental rocket car 💨
🚗 1937: Volkswagen was formed by the N**i government, originally known as Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH, later renamed Volkswagenwerk 🏭🇩🇪
🚗 1952: The first Dodge V-8 was produced 🔧
🚗 1953: The last Kaiser Dragon was produced, with upholstery resembling dragon skin 🐉
🚗 1975: G. Elizabeth Carmichael, promoter of the 3-wheel Dale, was convicted of fraud in Los Angeles ⚖️
🏁 1989: Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil won the Indianapolis 500 🇧🇷
🏁 2000: Juan Montoya won the 84th Indianapolis 500, the first rookie champion since 1966 🇨🇴
🚗 2014: Google announced the development of 100 prototype driverless cars 🚘🤖
🏁 2017: Takuma Sato became the first Japanese driver to win the Indianapolis 500 🇯🇵
Stay tuned for more fascinating automotive history! 🚘✨