February 6, 2019
Janet Guthrie didn’t always want to race cars. In fact, there was a time she wasn’t even thinking about racing. Guthrie graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in physics and started a career as a research and development engineer for Research Aviation. It wasn’t until Guthrie was eliminated from the first round of a Scientist-Astronaut program for NASA in 1963 that she decided to try racing. Guthrie entered Motorsports at a time […]
January 14, 2019
The Automotive Hall of Fame will induct four new members into its ranks at our 2019 Induction & Awards Gala Ceremony in Detroit, Michigan at the MGM Grand Detroit on July 18, 2019. The Automotive Hall of Fame’s 2019 Inductees are: Richard E. “Dick” Dauch, co-founder of American Axle Manufacturing; Janet Gutherie, the first woman to qualify for the Indianapolis 500; Sergio Marchionne, former CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles; and Patrick Ryan, creator of the […]
December 3, 2018
Despite his reputation for automobile aeronautics, Sir Jackie Stewart led the crusade for improved safety measures in motorsports. Stewart competed in Formula One from 1965-1973, winning three World Championships. Though he was immensely successful, a crash at the 1966 Belgian Grand Prix prompted him to become an advocate for greater racing safety measures. While racing at the notoriously dangerous Spa-Francorchamps, Stewart crashed into a telephone pole and a shed before coming to rest in a […]
October 30, 2018
When British Motor Corporation Limited (BMC) unveiled the Mini in 1959, the company was likely unaware of the cult status that their diminutive economy car would later achieve. Though the original Mini was a revolutionary car for its time, it was a design that was born from necessity. Despite its charming looks and quintessential British character, at its core the Mini was a basic economy car that was created as a response to a fuel […]