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| April's
Automotive Milestones |
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Did you
know that the month of April has been full of
automotive history through the years... ...
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| April
2, 1987 |
U.S.
Government Raises Speed Limit |
| April
3, 1996 |
Jaguar
E-Type Honored by Museum Curators (View
Jaguar literature here.) |
| April
5, 1988 |
"You've
got a fast car…" |
| April
6, 1934 |
How White Sidewall Tires Came Into Being
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| April
10, 1944 |
Henry
Ford II Named Executive Vice President
(View Ford
literature here.)
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| April
11, 1888 |
Power
Marriage |
| April
11, 1913 |
The
Bugatti Type 41 Royale (View
Bugatti auto literature here.) |
| April
14, 1927 |
First
Volvo Rolls Out (View
Volvo auto literature here.) |
| April
15, 1924 |
First
Road Atlas Published |
| April
16, 1908 |
First
Oakland Car Sold |
| April
17, 1911 |
Self-Starter
Mechanism |
| April
17, 1964 |
Mustang
Introduced |
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April 19, 1955 |
Volkswagen Established in U.S. (View
Volkswagen auto literature here.) |
| April
20, 1931 |
Matilda Dodge on Board (View
Dodge auto literature here.) |
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April 23, 1987 |
Chrysler Announces Purchase of Lamborghini
(Chrysler
& Lamborghini
literature) |
| April
24, 1955 |
Last Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 Produced
(View Chevrolet
literature here.)
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| April
25, 1901 |
Initiation of License Plates |
| April
25, 1925 |
Maserati Debuts (View
Maserati auto literature here.) |
| April
28, 1939 |
America's First Miniature Car |
| April
30, 1925 |
Dodge Brothers Sold |
| April
30, 1948 |
Land Rover |
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