Harley J. Earl (November 22, 1893 – April 10, 1969) was the initial designated head of Design at General Motors, later becoming Vice President, the first top executive ever appointed in Design of a major corporation in American history. He was an industrial designer and
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1950 British Grand Prix – Nino Farina Wins First F1 World Championship (Video)
The 1950 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 13 May 1950 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, England. It was the first World Championship Formula One race in the modern era, as well as the fifth British Grand Prix, and
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1957 German Grand Prix : Fangio’s Finest Moment (Video)
The 1957 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 4 August 1957 at Nürburgring. It was the sixth round of the 1957 World Drivers’ Championship. The 22 lap race was won by Juan Manuel Fangio, and is often cited as one
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Juan Manuel Fangio On Board Camera In Monaco (Video)
Nicknamed El Chueco (“the bowlegged one”, also commonly translated as “bandy legged”) or El Maestro (“The Master”), Juan Manuel Fangio was a racing car driver from Argentina, who dominated the first decade of Formula One racing, winning the World Championship of Drivers five times. From
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Who do you think you are, Stirling Moss? (Video)
A brief history video series on the exploits of Stirling Moss Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss, OBE (born 17 September 1929) is a former Formula One racing driver from England. An inductee into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, he achieved success in several categories of
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1938 German Grand Prix – Richard Seaman Wins (Video)
The 1938 German Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Nürburgring on 24 July 1938. 1939 Was the first year of the new 3-litre supercharged / 4½-litre unsupercharged GP Formula. Strictly this was a sliding scale Formula designed to place cars
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Art Cars at the High Museum CNN Video
The world’s craziest, beautiful cars – Art Cars By Thom Patterson, CNN Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — Italy has David, Paris has the Mona Lisa and now, Atlanta has the Firebird I XP-21. Don’t laugh gallery snobs and car-haters: The automobile has vaulted from the streets
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The History Of Motor Racing Volumes 1 and 2 (Video)
The History of Motor Racing Videos The heroic days of motor racing. A vintage documentary series of videos on a timeline that begins in 1902 and runs through 1928. Further historical text about the history of motor racing is at the bottom of this article.
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Nazi Grand Prix – Richard Seaman and the Silver Arrows (Video)
The Nazi Grand Prix Video Series The Nazi Grand Prix featuring Richard Seaman and the Silver Arrows is a great Excellent Discovery Channel Documentary as seen below. The Nazi Grand Prix is a 4 part series. More information about Richard Seaman and the Silver Arrows
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60 Years Of SL Interview – Michael Bock Interview (Video)
Michael Bock Interview On The SL The roots of the SL-Class lie in motor racing: in the early 1950s, Mercedes-Benz developed the 300 SL, W 194 series racing car. It was a unique blend of three ingredients: lightweight construction, aerodynamics and reliability. The original SL
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