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This day in automotive history: 1/6/1911 - Earl Howard of the Cadillac Motor Company delivered a new Cadillac to Delco to facilitate development of the self-starter by Charles F Kettering and associates. 1/6/1920 - Walter P Chrysler joined Willys-Overland Company as Executive Vice President and General Manager. 1/6/1929 - E L Cord drove the prototype Cord L29. 1/6/1930 - The first US diesel-engine road trip was completed. To promote the diesel engine, Cummins Engine Company... owner Clessie Cummins mounted a diesel engine in a used Packard Touring Car 1/6/1942 - The first Mercury 305 cid Series H V8 engine was produced. 1/6/1953 - Earl S MacPherson was issued with a US patent for his vehicle wheel suspension system 1/6/1954 - The 1954 Fords were introduced featuring three new models, the Crestline Skyliner, Crestline Sunliner, and the Ranch Wagon, plus the marque's first OHV V-8 engine. 1/6/1954 - Featuring a fibreglass body, a three position convertible top and unique sliding doors, the Kaiser Darrin roadster went on sale and deliveries began shortly after. 1/6/1987 - After a gap of 29-years, the Ford Thunderbird was again presented with the Motor Trend Car of the Year Award. This was the first repeat winner of the award. 1/6/1993 - The Mercedes-Benz CLK was presented at the "North American International Auto Show" in Detroit 1/6/1997 - Chevrolet unveiled the 1997 Corvette, dubbed the "C5", powered by a new small block V-8 engine, the LS1 1/6/2004 - Celebrating 50 years of Ferrari in North America, the Italian marque showed its newest sports car, the all-new 612 Scaglietti for the first time worldwide at the North American International Auto Show. 1/6/2006 - The production line Audi Q7, a full-size luxury crossover SUV, which shared its platform with the Volkswagen Touareg and Porsche Cayenne, was unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show. See more

This day in automotive history: 1/4/1920 - Otto Walker, riding a Harley-Davidson, won the 100-mile motorcycle race at Ascot Park in Los Angeles, California 1/4/1921 - Mack Brothers Company registered the ‘MACK’ bulldog trademark. 1/4/1930 - Cadillac introduced its first V-16-powered car at the New York Auto Show, less than three months after the stock market crash 1/4/1937 - Nash Motors merged with Kelvinator Corporation, manufacturer of high-end refrigerators and kitchen app...liances. 1/4/1955 - The 1955 Packard’s were introduced to the public. Corvettes and Thunderbirds were upping the horsepower ante, and Packard struck back with the Packard Caribbean, the first V-8 Packard and the debut of highly stylized cathedral taillights. The era of the mighty tailfin was beginning. 1/4/1958 - At an admission price of 90 cents, visitors on the opening day of the 50th Chicago Auto Show were able to view more than 470 vehicles at the International Amphitheatre. 1/4/1975 - Fire destroyed the TVR engineering Ltd factory, in Blackpool, England. 1/4/1990 - The Lincoln Town Car was named Car of the Year by the US magazine, Motor Trend. 1/4/1996 - General Motors announced that it would release an electric car, the EV-1, in the autumn. 1/4/2004 - World premier of the elegant 165 mph Aston Martin DB9 Volante at the 2004 Detroit Motor Show. See more

Great way to start the new year - drive on the 1st and a show on the 2nd. Looks like the theme was parking in pairs, haha

A few from CCF and Carmichael.

This day in automotive history: 12/4/1952 - The Packard Clipper Sportster was introduced. 12/4/1961 - The 5 millionth Volkswagen was produced. 12/4/1984 - General Motors announced that it would stop production of diesel engines. 12/4/1998 - The first personal computer specifically designed for use in a car, made by Clarion, went on sale in the US for $1,299.

Some nice whips at Cars and Coffee Folsom this morning...thanks to all who came out to support! See you next week...rain or shine! #carsandcoffeefolsom #carsandcoffee #folsom #eldoradohills #carsofinstagram #cars #sacramento #americanmuscle #classiccars #fastcars #carporn #rainorshine #thankyou #happynewyear #happynewyear2021

This day in automotive history: 12/3/1896 - Fahrzeug-Fabrik Eiseach, an ancestor of BMW, was organised. 12/3/1910 - Neon lighting, invented by French physicist Georges Claude, was first demonstrated at the Paris Auto Show. 12/3/1932 - The 1933 Buicks were introduced. 12/3/1948 - The Kaiser-Frazer Corporation purchased the Willow Run factory, Michigan (US) that it had leased since 1945, for $15.1 million... 12/3/1951 - The 1952 Pontiac car range were introduced. 12/3/1979 - The last fresh, bold and functional-looking Pacer was produced by the American Motor Company. 12/3/1999 - In an online survey Americans chose the Ford Mustang as their all-time favorite car. See more

This day in automotive history: 12/2/1927 - The Ford Model A was unveiled in New York City’s Waldorf Hotel and in 35 other cities around the US, Canada and Europe. 12/2/1928 - The 1929 Auburn Series 6-80 and 8-90 were introduced. 12/2/1964 - The first Renault 16 was completed at the purpose-built car plant at Sandouville, near Le Havre in France. 12/2/1974 - The government of Kuwait purchased a 14.6% stake in Daimler Benz AG. ... 12/2/1998 - The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced plans to host the United States Grand Prix Formula One race at the Speedway starting in 2000. See more

This day in automotive history: 10/28/1913 - Karl Rapp and Julius Auspitzer founded Karl Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH in Flugwerke Deutschland. The company underwent numerous mergers and changes before becoming BMW AG. 10/28/1918 - The Nesselsdorf Wagenbau automotive manufacturing company changed its name to Tatra. 10/28/1942 - The 1,700 mile long Alaska Highway, constructed during World War II for the purpose of connecting the contiguous United States to Alaska through Canada, wa...s completed. 10/28/1954 - The 1955 Chevrolets were introduced, featuring completely new styling and the marque's first V-8 engines since 1918. 10/28/1971 - The Ferrari 365GT4 Berlinetta Boxer was unveiled at the 1971 Turin Motor Show. 10/28/1981 - The 1982 Pontiac Phoenix and T100 compacts were introduced. 10/28/2003 - Pontiac announced it was withdrawing from NASCAR competition, leaving Chevrolet as the lone General Motors make for 2004. See more

Another fun polar bear drive. We had about 140+ cars, not a bad number and a great group. The one surprise in Georgetown was the potty at the park was gone - I mean missing. The pad was there just no building, haha. Luckily there was one in town so everyone was ok. Great weather, awesome people and cool cars. Thanks to all that joined us.

This day in automotive history: 10/27/1911 - Packard was issued with a US patent for its first special radiator cap. 10/27/1927 - Production of the new Ford Model A, successor to the Model T, began at the Rouge assembly plant in Dearborn, Michigan 10/27/1936 - The Packard 110, a low priced 6-cylinder car, was introduced. 10/27/1937 - The 1938 Cadillac Series 90 was introduced featuring a totally redesigned 135-degree V16. ... 10/27/1947 - The 1948 Hudsons featuring "Step-Down" styling were introduced 10/27/1958 - The 1959 Ford Thunderbirds were introduced. 10/27/1963 - Team Lotus driver Jim Clark won the first ever Mexican Grand Prix 10/27/1973 - George Follmer drove a Porsche Carrera RSR to victory in the IROC race at Riverside, California. 10/27/2006 - The last Ford Taurus rolled off the assembly line in Hapeville, Georgia See more

This day in automotive history: 12/1/1913 - The Ford Motor Company installed the continuous moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire car, reducing the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes 12/1/1913 - The first US drive-in service station was opened at the high traffic intersection of Baum Boulevard and St. Clair Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 12/1/1914 - The Maserati Brothers founded Maserati, in Bologna, Italy 12/1/1...929 - Enzo Ferrari founded the Scuderia Ferrari. 12/1/1942 - The U.S. government imposed gasoline quotas to conserve fuel during the shortages of World War II. 12/1/1968 - The first official event was staged at Sears Point, in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, California 12/1/2004 - Volkswagen’s new Golf GTI was crowned Car of the Year 2005 by BBC Top Gear. See more

This day in automotive history: 10/26/1908 - Albert C. Champion organised the Champion Ignition Company in Flint, Michigan, US which evolved into the AC Spark Plug Division of General Motors. 10/26/1926 - The Auburn Automobile Company acquired Duesenberg Automobile and Motors Corporation. 10/26/1953 - The Allstate marque built by Kaiser-Frazer, based on Kaiser's compact Henry J debuted. 10/26/1966 - The Nissan Sunny and Toyota Corolla were unveiled at the 13th Tokyo Motor Sho...w. 10/26/1970 - California became the first US state to offer vanity license plates as Governor Ronald Reagan presented the special plate 'AMIGO' to Mr and Mrs Robert E Klees of Fullerton. 10/26/1998 - The Maserati 3200GT was officially introduced at the Paris Motor Show. See more

This day in automotive history: 10/25/1917 - Dodge began full-scale truck production. 10/25/1936 - The 3,000,000th Buick was presented to Arthur Lee Newton, President of the Glidden Buick Corporation in New York City, the marque's largest dealer. 10/25/1946 - The 1947 Fords were introduced to the public in the Unites States on what was billed as "V8-Day". 10/25/1956 - The 1957 Hudsons, destined to be the last of the marque, were introduced. ... 10/25/1956 - The 1957 Plymouth’s were introduced. 10/25/1972 - The 3,000,000th Mini was produced. 10/25/2005 - BMW UK announced details of the latest M car - the new BMW Z4 M Roadster. See more

This day in automotive history: 11/30/1867 - Work on the first underwater highway tunnel in the United States began in Chicago, Illinois. 11/30/1900 - A four-wheel-drive mechanism was patented in Germany. 11/30/1911 - William C. Durant and Louis Chevrolet announced plans to build a new automobile, the Chevrolet. 11/30/1933 - The N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide, carrying the U.S. government’s endorsement as the nation’s authority on used-car prices was published.... 11/30/1950 - The 1,996-cc, 4-cylinder Renault Frégate, an executive saloon, was launched at the Paris Motor Show in the Palais de Chaillot. 11/30/1960 - The first Scout all-terrain vehicle rolled off the assembly line at International Harvester’s plant 11/30/1960 - The De Soto marque, founded by Walter Chrysler in 1928, was officially dropped, just forty-seven days after the 1961 model year was announced. 11/30/1965 - Ralph Nader's Unsafe at Any Speed, a book that has been voted among the top 100 pieces of journalism of the 20th century, was published. 11/30/1973 - The Mercury Bobcat was introduced as a badge-engineered Ford Pinto by the Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd., one year before the car would become available in the US 11/30/1975 - Gulf Research Racing, which had won the 24 Hours of Le Mans earlier in the year (and had won it twice previously as John Wyer Automotive Engineering), closed its doors. 11/30/1979 - The ‘last’ Buick V-8 engine block was produced at the Buick foundry 11/30/1998 - The 1999 Ford Windstar minivan earned the highest scores possible in government frontal crash test ratings. See more

From our family to yours, thank you for joining us this weekend at El Dorado Hills Town Center! Amazing people, great rides...perfect weather. Please remember to arrive/depart next week respecting noise levels. Thank you!

This day in automotive history: 12/31/1879 - Karl Benz successfully tested his first gasoline engine. 12/31/1909 - The 1,470-foot span Manhattan Bridge across the East River, New York opened to traffic. 12/31/1914 - The Dodge Brothers Inc contract to provide powertrain components to the Ford Motor Company was terminated. 12/31/1928 - Ferdinand Porsche resigned from Daimler-Benz AG. ... 12/31/1928 - The very last Model T was assembled at Ford's Cork plant in Ireland. 12/31/1931 - Production of the Cord L29 ended after a 3 year and 4,429 cars 12/31/1941 - America's last cars with chrome-plated trim were manufactured. Starting in 1942, chrome plating became illegal. 12/31/1950 - The inaugural race at the Sebring Raceway in Florida, the 6 hour "Sam Collier Memorial", was won by the team of Fritz Koster/Ralph Deshon driving a Crosley Hot Shot. 12/31/1951 - The Henry J Vagabond was introduced 12/31/1957 - The four-passenger Ford 'Square Bird' was first unveiled at a New Year's Eve party at the exclusive Thunderbird Golf Club in Palm Springs, California. 12/31/1992 - Lee Iacocca retired as Chairman of the Chrysler Corporation. 12/31/2007 - On the 40th anniversary of Evel Knievel's historic crash at the fountains at Caesars Palace in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada, Australian stunt rider Robbie "Maddo" Maddison, jumped more than the distance of an NFL football field. HAPPY NEW YEAR See more

This day in automotive history: 10/21/1955 - The 1956 Pontiacs were introduced. 10/21/1963 - Honda imported their first car to the US. 10/21/1978 - The Duesenberg II, a fibreglass bodied replica of the original 1930's Dusenberg Model J boattail speedster, was introduced in Elroy, Wisconsin by the Elite Heritage Motors Corporation. 10/21/1980 - The last International Scout was produced, bringing the total to 532,674 over a 20 year run.... 10/21/2006 - NASCAR announced that NASCAR NEXTEL Cup cars would switch from leaded to unleaded fuel for all 2007 races except the Daytona 500. See more

This day in automotive history: 10/19/1860 - An internal combustion engine designed by Eugenio Barsanti and Felice Matteucci was installed at the Maria Antonia railway station in Florence, Italy, the first instance where such an engine was put into practical usage. 10/19/1924 - Count Louis Vorow Zborowski (29), of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang fame, died in wreck during the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. 10/19/1955 - Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark II (1955 - 1957) was unveiled at the London... Motor Show. 10/19/1962 - The 6,000,000th Volkswagen was produced. 10/19/1965 - The MGB GT was launched. See more

This day in automotive history: 10/18/1919 - Rolls-Royce America, Inc., was established 10/18/1931 - Thomas Edison (84), America’s greatest inventor, died in West Orange, New Jersey. The great inventor, a friend of Henry Ford, devoted much effort to improving the electric car but met with limited success. 10/18/1931 - The first automobile race was held at the Oakland Speedway, California 10/18/1938 - Construction began on the Pennsylvania Turnpike... 10/18/1950 - At the 1950 London Motor Show the Jaguar Mark VII saloon, specifically aimed at the US market, was presented and once again Lyons 'stole the show' 10/18/1951 - The first DeSoto was produced with the Firedome V-8 engine. 10/18/1956 - Elvis Presley (21) pulled into a Memphis gas station where he started to attract a small crowd of autograph seekers. After repeatedly asking Elvis to move on so he could resume normal business, station manager Ed Hopper slapped Presley on the head and found himself on the receiving end of a punch in the face from Elvis. 10/18/1961 - The Jaguar Mark X saloon was unveiled at the London Motor Show 10/18/1982 - The British government closed the DeLorean factory in Northern Ireland 10/18/2020 - The Air Cooled Cruise 4 was held and all had fun. See more

Enjoying our stay in the temp location in Town Center in EDH. Hope to be back at the Palladio soon, until then see you every Saturday.

This day in automotive history: 10/16/1947 - The name "Landrover" was officially approved by Rovers Board of Directors. 10/16/1951 - Hudson introduced the Hornet, and put some sting into the step-down design. 10/16/1951 - The Austin A30 , a compact economy car, was launched at the Earls Court Motor Show, London. 10/16/1957 - The 1958 Plymouth model range were introduced. ... 10/16/1958 - Chevrolet introduced the El Camino 10/16/2002 - Volvo XC90 received Motor Trend’s 2003 Sport Utility of the Year award. See more

This day in automotive history: 10/15/1904 - The first Reo was completed and taken for its initial test drive by Ransom E Olds. 10/15/1935 - The first Ford 10 hp Model C was produced. 10/15/1936 - The last Rolls Royce Phantom II was completed as per special order of Dowager Lady Fox, more than a year after production has officially ceased 10/15/1951 - The 1952 Dodge Power Wagons were introduced. ... 10/15/1957 - The Lotus Elite (Type 14) with its highly innovative fiberglass monocoque construction, made its debut at the 1957 London Motor Show 10/15/1959 - The 1960 Edsel models were introduced to the public. 10/15/1966 - The United States Department of Transportation was established 10/15/1978 - The prototype 3-litre diesel Mercedes C111-3 attained 203.3 mph in tests on the Nardo Circuit Southern Italy. 10/15/1985 - Americans long running automotive television series, MotorWeek, premiered 10/15/2000 - Dale Earnhardt recorded his 76th and final career victory at Talladega, Alabama See more

This day in automotive history: 10/14/1965 - The 1966 Oldmobiles were introduced, including the new front-wheel-drive Tornado. 10/14/1965 - The 1966 Cadillac model range were introduced. 10/14/1968 - The Morris 1800S, MG 1300 Mk II, Riley Kestrel 1300 Mk II and Wolseley 1300 Mk II were launched. 10/14/1969 - The Triumph 2000 MkII and Triumph 2.5PI (petrol injection) MkII were launched.... 10/14/1973 - Jackie Stewart announced his retirement from motor racing. 10/14/1997 - Toyota launched the Prius 10/14/2005 - The 1.5 millionth Honda car came off the Swindon production line, and marked the start of production of the new 8th generation Civic. See more

This day in automotive history: 10/13/1902 - The Ohio Automobile Company reorganised as the Packard Motor Car Company, with James Packard remaining as President and Henry B Joy joining the firm as a major inventor. 10/13/1938 - Morris Series E Saloon and BMW 335 3-litre were launched at the 1938 London Motor Show 10/13/1954 - The first Hudson Rambler was produced at the Kenosha, Wisconsin factory. 10/13/1957 - The Edsel Show, a one-hour TV special to promote the Ford Edsel ...range of cars, hosted by Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong and Rosemary Clooney was aired on CBS 10/13/1962 - Both Carrol Shelby's Cobra and the Corvete Stingray Z06 made their race debuts at Riverside, California. 10/13/2008 - The Hyundai Genesis Coupe, a rear-wheel drive sports coupe from Hyundai Motor Company, was released for the Korean market. See more