55 yrs ago today [24 April 1969] British Leyland unveiled its new 1500 Austin saloon, called the Maxi in a blaze of publicity in Oporto Portugal t.ly/215Af #throwback #OnThisDay #automobiles #365daysofmotoring #cars

61 yrs ago today [2 April 1963] the 112 bhp Alfa Romeo T.I. Super was presented to the press t.ly/215Af #throwback #OnThisDay #automobiles #365daysofmotoring #cars

63 yrs ago today [24 April 1961] the Citroen Ami 6 was launched across Europe t.ly/215Af #throwback #OnThisDay #automobiles #365daysofmotoring #cars

72 yrs ago today [23 April 1952] the Abarth 1500 Biposto (Bertone) coupe, was unveiled at the Turin Auto Show t.ly/QF3r2 #throwback #OnThisDay #automobiles #365daysofmotoring #cars

71 yrs ago today [23 April 1953] the last Allstate automobile was produced t.ly/QF3r2 #throwback #OnThisDay #automobiles #365daysofmotoring #cars

59 yrs ago today [23 April 1965] the Peugeot 204, known in development as Project B12, was launched in Paris t.ly/QF3r2 #throwback #OnThisDay #automobiles #365daysofmotoring #cars

45 yrs ago today [22 April 1979] Richard Petty enjoyed a dominant day at Martinsville Speedway to capture the Virginia 500, notching his first victory in a Chevrolet t.ly/M9tP3 #throwback #OnThisDay #automobiles #365daysofmotoring #cars #NASCAR #Motorsport

96 yrs ago today [22 April 1928] Ray Keech set a one-mile land speed record of 207.552 mph driving the 81 litre triple-engined internal combustion White-Triplex at Daytona Beach t.ly/M9tP3 #throwback #OnThisDay #automobiles #365daysofmotoring #cars

91 yrs ago today [22 April 1933] Sir Frederick Henry Royce (70), joint founder of Rolls Royce Ltd., died in West Wittering, West Sussex, England t.ly/M9tP3 #throwback #OnThisDay #automobiles #365daysofmotoring #cars

48 yrs ago today [21 April 1976] a Cadillac convertible, the ‘last’ American-made soft-top car, rolled off the assembly line at GM’s Cadillac production facility in Detroit t.ly/d7U2n #throwback #OnThisDay #automobiles #365daysofmotoring #cars

39 yrs ago today [21 April 1985] Ayrton Senna won his first of 41 F1 victories driving a Lotus-Renault at the Portuguese Grand Prix t.ly/d7U2n #throwback #OnThisDay #automobiles #365daysofmotoring #cars #F1 #fFormula1 #Motorsport

28 yrs ago today [21 April 1996] The “Father of the Corvette”, Belgium-born American engineer, Zora Arkus-Duntov (86), died t.ly/d7U2n #throwback #OnThisDay #automobiles #365daysofmotoring #cars

69 yrs ago today [20 April 1955] Peugeot unveiled the 403. t.ly/FQFIy #throwback #OnThisDay #automobiles #365daysofmotoring #cars

63 yrs ago today [20 April 1961] the Sunbeam Rapier Series IIIA was announced t.ly/FQFIy #throwback #OnThisDay #automobiles #365daysofmotoring #cars

45 yrs ago today [19 April 1979] production of the #Chevrolet Citation, the marque’s first front-wheel-drive car, began. t.ly/wf_wT #throwback #OnThisDay #automobiles #365daysofmotoring #cars

60 yrs ago today [19 April 1964] Fred Lorenzen nursed his smoking Ford under the checkered just as the engine blew, winning the #NASCAR GN Gwyn Staley Memorial 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, t.ly/wf_wT #throwback #OnThisDay #automobiles #365daysofmotoring #cars

97 yrs ago today [19 April 1927] the first production line Volvo, the 20 hp OV4, costing 4,800 kroner went on view in Stockholm, Sweden t.ly/wf_wT #throwback #OnThisDay #automobiles #365daysofmotoring #cars

66 yrs ago today [18 April 1958] the Corvette Stingray made its debut t.ly/eLdCY #throwback #OnThisDay #automobiles #365daysofmotoring #cars

54 yrs ago today [18 April 1971] British Leyland announced that production of the Morris Minor, Britain’s longest-running car would cease. t.ly/eLdCY #throwback #OnThisDay #automobiles #365daysofmotoring #cars

70 yrs ago today [18 April 1954] Herb Thomas dived underneath his brother Donald with 34 laps to go and held on to win the 100 mile #NASCAR Grand National race on the 1 mile dirt Orange Speedway t.ly/eLdCY #throwback #OnThisDay #automobiles #365daysofmotoring #cars