April 12th - 18th | This Week in Automotive History

DealerLifeToday.com​​ presents This Week in Automotive History
Join us as we drive past the most momentous events in automotive history. Packed with fascinating facts about the innovators, the culture, and the history of the innovative people who changed the world.
In this episode, we look back on the events that happened in the automotive world during the dates of April 12th - 18th.
0:08​ - April 12th, 1902
King Edward VII became the first reigning British monarch to travel by car
0:20​ - April 13th, 1907
The Rolls Royce Silver Ghost was introduced to the press.
0:30​ - April 14th, 1927
The first regular production Volvo, the "Öppen Vagn 4 cylindrar" (OV4), nicknamed "Jakob," left the assembly line in Goteborg, Sweden.
0:40​ - April 15th, 1924
Rand McNally released its first comprehensive road atlas - the New Automobile Road Map of New York City & Vicinity.
0:50​ - April 17th, 1911
Charles F. Kettering applied for a U.S. patent for the self-starting mechanism he had designed for the Cadillac Car Company.
1:00​ - April 18th, 1900
The Long Island Road Race was won by Anthony L Riker driving his special low-sprung Riker Torpedo electric vehicle.
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