March 22nd - 28th | 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 March 22nd through the 28th.
0:08 - March 22, 1983
The Pentagon awarded a production contract worth more than $1 billion to AM General Corporation to develop 55,000 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV).
0:20 - March 23rd, 1958
The first two production DAF cars, DAF 600’s rolled of the assembly line.
0:30 - March 24th, 1898
Robert Allison of Port Carbon, Pennsylvania became the first person to buy an American-built motor car when he bought a Winton after seeing an advertisement in Scientific America.
0:40 - March 25th, 1953
Chrysler Corporation Ltd of Canada introduced the Dodge Mayfair and the Plymouth Belvedere.
0:50 - March 27th, 2002
Scion, a marque of vehicles produced by Toyota Motor Corporation, was unveiled at the New York Auto Show with the production-ready bbX concept, based on the Toyota bB, and the more conceptual ccX 3-door coupe.
1:00 - March 28th, 1976
The first American Grand Prix was held at Long Beach, California, the first of two races held in the USA that year.
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