1928: Frank Lockhart dies attempting to set world land speed record, Daytona Beach, Florida. 1927: The first Dodge Convertible Cabriolet was produced. 1925: Alfieri Maserati's first car, the Tipo 26, made its racing debut by winning its class at the Targa Florio. This Day in Automotive History 4/25/ 1901: New York became the first state to require automobile license plates the fee was one dollar. 2009: The autoworkers' union and Chrysler agree to benefit cuts for employees to help the struggling company exit bankruptcy. 2001: The Saudi Arabian interior minister, Prince Nayef, stated that his government would not allow women to drive. 1999: Ford completed its first purchase of a vehicle disassembly company (Copher Brothers Auto Parts in Tampa, FL) as part of a bigger plan to create a global network of state-of-the art vehicle recycling companies. 1998: The 2.5 ton, 5.4 meter long Bentley Arnage was unveiled to the public at the Sarthe Circuit in France. 1982: Rod Stewart was mugged as a gunman stole his $50,000 Porsche. 1962: Studebaker-Packard Corporation's stockholders voted to drop "Packard" from the corporation title from July 2, 1962. 1948: Production began on the 1949-model Ford, the first all-new automobile design introduced by the Big Three after World War II. Pierce Company purchased a 16-acre plot of land that had been the site of the 1901 Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, NY with the intention of making the site their new production facility. This Day in Automotive History 4/26/ 1906: The George N. Pontiac's origins date back to the Oakland Motor Car, which was founded in 1907 in Pontiac, MI, by Edward Murphy, a horse-drawn carriage manufacturer. 2009: Struggling American auto giant General Motors (GM) stated it planned to discontinue production of its more than 80-year-old Pontiac brand. 2005: Touting technology as a way to solve the country's energy problems, President Bush called for construction of more nuclear power plants and urged Congress to give tax breaks for fuel-efficient hybrid and clean-diesel cars. 1989: Mandatory seatbelt law came into effect in Italy. 1936: The UAW, or United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, gained autonomy from the AFL, becoming the first democratic, independent labor union concerned with the rights of unskilled and semi-skilled laborers. Babs began as 'Chitty 4', one of Count Louis Zborowski's series of aero-engined cars named 'Chitty Bang Bang'. 1926: John Godfrey Parry-Thomas established a new Land Speed Record of 169.30 mph driving the 450 hp (340 kW) V12 Liberty aero engine of 27 liter capacity Higham-Thomas Special Babs at Pendine Sands, Wales. This Day in Automotive History 4/27/ 1887: The first motor car race in history took place, the Neuilly-Versailles-Neuilly, a distance of 20 miles, organized by the journalist Fossier. 2012: A storm struck Louisville, KY and hail damaged some 3,500 Ford Escapes assembled at a plant nearby. 1975: The last International light truck was built, a model 500 4x4 cab and chassis, ending 68 years of production of such vehicles. 1974: Niki Lauda won the Spanish Grand Prix at the Jarama circuit, his first victory in Formula 1 and the 50th win for Ferrari, after a nearly two year winless streak. introduced its new, ultra low, two-door mid-1498cc engine Lotus Europa, with a top speed of 121 mph. 1956: The Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner – the world’s first mass produced retractable hardtop - debuted at the New York Auto Show. 1922: The Ford Motor Company began manufacturing its own storage batteries. 1921: Douglas Davidson riding a Harley Davidson at the Brooklands circuit became the first motorcyclist to exceed 100 mph in Britain. 1916: Ferruccio Lamborghini, the founder of the company that bears his name and is known for stylish, high-performance cars, is born in Renazzo di Cento, Italy. This Day in Automotive History 4/28/ 1876: Nicola Romeo born in Sant'Antimo, Italy.
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