July 4, 2013 all day – automotive milestones 1965 Shelby's Daytona Coupe wins the 1965 LeMans and captures the World Manufacturer's Championship, beating out Ferrari. Organized by Pamela Hirschhorn | Type: historic, milestone
June 20, 2013 all day – National and regional Barney Oldfield, born June 3, 1878 started his career racing bicycles and later, the new, exciting motor car. Oldfield and partner, Cooper bought a race car from Henry Ford and drove it to victory in… Organized by Pamela Hirschhorn | Type: historic, milestone
June 6, 2013 all day – National and regional Charles Nash, born into poverty on January 28, 1864 moved to Flint and found employment with the Flint Wagon Works, owned by William Durant. Became the manager of Buick and, in 1910, the financially… Organized by Pamela Hirschhorn | Type: historic, milestone
May 26, 2013 all day – National and regional May 26,1927 After Henry Ford announces he will stop production, the last Ford Model T rolls off the Highland Park assembly line ending a 19 year run. Over 15 million were built. A small ceremony was… Organized by Pamela Hirschhorn | Type: historic, milestone
May 26, 2013 all day – National and regional Son of Henry Ford, born November 6, 1893. Known for his sense of style, made the stodgy Lincoln into a renown classic. Edsel brought much needed style to the Model T replacement, the Model A. Loved t… Organized by Pamela Hirschhorn | Type: historic, milestone
May 21, 2013 all day – National and regional May 21, 1959 Chrysler introduces their new compact, the Valiant. Valiant was a separate brand, becoming a Plymouth in 1961. The new Valiant introduced the alternator, the slant 6 and was one of the f… Organized by Pamela Hirschhorn | Type: historic, milestone
May 2, 2013 all day – Detroit With the profits from his most recent company, Chevrolet ( founded Nov 3, 1911 ), William Durant starts adding to his GM stock by swapping his Chevrolet stock for more GM shares. Durant regains contr… Organized by Pamela Hirschhorn | Type: historic, milestone
May 1, 2013 all day – National and regional May 1st, 1954, the merger between Nash-Kelvinator and Hudson became official, forming American Motors. Organized by Pamela Hirschhorn | Type: historic, milestone
April 21, 2013 all day – World wide Zora Arkus-Duntov, the man who made the Corvette into a world class sports car passed away from cancer at the age of 86 in 1996. Even after retiring from GM in 1975, Arkus-Duntov continued his involv… Organized by Pamela Hirschhorn | Type: historic, milestone
April 17, 2013 all day – World wide Mustang official introduction at the 1964 NY Worlds Fair. Pictured is Lee Iaccoca, Henry ford II and Eugene Brodinat. Check out the first Mustang TV commercial aired April 16th, 1964, in the video s… Organized by Pamela Hirschhorn | Type: historic, milestone
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Cadillac At 100
Legacy of Leadership
1902-2006
2 volume, Hardcover Set
by Maurice D Hendry
Vol.1 covers from the beginning through the Classic period and into WWII.
Vol.2 goes from fins to CTS.
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COPO
CAMARO
The Chevrolet Performance Team Unleashes a Legend
Hardcover by Jeffrey K. Leestma
"For years to come, this book will be the authoritative pictorial history of the continuation of the COPO legend"
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100 Years of Chevrolet
by by John Kramer, Ralph Burton and Jerry Durnell
160 page Hardcover
A very special, detailed history presented in a very, entertaining manner!
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