On this day 15th June 1993 - Former Formula 1 Champion James Hunt died aged 45

On this day 14th June 2000 - The 1,000,000th European Ford Focus was built in Germany

On this day 13th June 2003 - Ford relaunched the GT model

On this day 12th June 2003 - Audi launched the second gen A3 in the UK

On this day 11th June 1955 - The Le Mans disaster saw 80 spectators killed

On this day 10th June 2000 - Ford launch the StreetKa

On this day 9th June 1950 - SEAT was founded in Spain

On this day 8th June 1986 - Volkswagen AG became the majority shareholder in SEAT

On this day 7th June 1954 - The Ford Edsel is revealed. It would lose Ford $250 million

On this day 6th June 1973 - Production began of the Polski Fiat 126p in Poland

On this day 5th June 1960 - F1 great Jim Clark made his Grand Prix debut for Lotus

On this day 4th June 1924 - The 10,000,000th Ford Model T was built

On this day 3rd June 1948 - William Clay Ford Snr was elected to the board of Ford

On this day 2nd June 2003 - Citroen launch the C3 Pluriel

On this day 1st June 1935 - The driving test becomes compulsory in the UK

On this day 31st May 1965 - Jim Clark becomes the first non-American to win the Indianapolis 500

On this day 30th May 1965 - Aussie Paul Hawkins becomes only the second driver to do what at Monaco?

On this day 29th May 1958 - The Aintree Motor Racing circuit was opened with its first track meet.

On this day 28th May 1919 - Production begins of the Citroen Model A, Europe's first mass made car

On this day 27th May 1951 - Stirling Moss made his Formula 1 debut at the Swiss Grand Prix

On this day 26th May 1938 - Adolf Hitler began to build of one of the best selling cars in history

On this day 25th May 1947 - Chung Ju Yung launched the first of the Hyundai companies

On this day 24th May 2002 - VW launch the R32 model, the fastest Golf production car to date

On this day 23rd May 1989 - Citroen launch the XM model

On this day 22nd May 2020 - Hertz Corporation file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

On this day 21st May 2003 - Alejandro de Tomaso, racing car driver and maker, died aged 74

On this day 20th May 1958 - BMC launch the Austin Healey Frogeye Sprite before the Monaco GP

On this day 19th May 1935 - Adolf Hitler opens the first Autobahn between Frankfurt and Darmstadt.

#Onthisday 18th May 2008 - A Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder was sold for $10 million+, but to who?

On this day 17th May 1929 - Ford start work on the Dagenham factory in Essex

On this day 16th May 1973 - British Leyland announce the Austin Allegro

On this day 15th May 1981 - Volkswagen build the 20,000,000th Beetle in Mexico in 1981

On this day 14th May 1966 - Subaru launch the 1000 model

On this day 13th May 1958 - The trademark for the brand breathalyser was filed

On this day 12th May 1988 - Ford introduced the Probe model

On this day 11th May 2017 - The 1,000,000 Porsche 911 was built

On this day 10th May 2012 - Carroll Shelby died aged 89

On this day 9th May 1950 - Spanish car maker SEAT was founded

On this day 8th May 1982 - Canadian Grand Prix ace Gilles Villeneuve dies at the Belgian Grand Prix

On this day 7th May 1990 - Lamboghini end the production of the iconic Countach model

On this day 6th May 1994 - The Channel Tunnel was officially opened

On this day 5th May 1982 - British Leyland brought back the MG brand to use on the Metro

On this day 4th May 1904 - Charles Rolls and Henry Royce met in Manchester to discuss a partnership

On this day 3rd May 1971 - The first Cannonball Run race took place

On this day 2nd May 1975 - BMW begin work on the E21 platform that will become the 3 Series

On this day 1st May 1931 - Herbert Frood, the inventor of brake pads, died aged 66

On this day 30th April 1948 - The Land Rover was launched at the Amsterdam Motor Show

On this day 29th April 1899 - A car breaks the speed of 62mph for the first time

On this day 28th April 1995 - The final Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 rolled off the production line

On this day 27th April 1971 - British Leyland launch the Morris Marina

On this day 26th April 1998 - Bentley reveal the new Arnage at Le Mans

On this day 25th April 1984 - Austin Rover introduced the Austin and MG Montego

On this day 24th April 1975 - Citroen build the last of the DS models

On this day 23rd April 1987 - Lamborghini is bought by Chrysler for $25 million

On this day 22nd April 1996 - Mercedes Benz launched the SLK Class at the Turin Motor Show

On this day 21st April 1983 - Chevrolet reveal the new, completely redesigned Corvette

On this day 20th April 2000 - Lexus reveal their first convertible, the SC430, at the New York MS

On this day 19th April 2005 - The Bugatti Veyron was crowned the World's fastest production car

On this day 18th April 1970 - British Leyland confirm the end for the Morris Minor

On this day 17th April 1970 - The Ford Capri goes on sale in the USA