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19/06/2026

On this day 1969:

The 2,000,000th Mini was delivered. Over 1,250,000 of the cars delivered since 1959 were standard Austin and Morris types. Vans were the next most popular variant with 339,985 and the various Cooper models amounted to nearly 115,000 units.

18/06/2026

Great local event that we shall be covering again this year. Plus it's free to attend and look around.

17/06/2026

On this day 1970:

The Range Rover was launched to the press at the Meudon Hotel, Falmouth, Cornwall. The on-the-road launch price including taxes was £1,998.

16/06/2026

On this day 1948:

Double yellow lines were used for the first time to restrict parking on British roads.

16/06/2026

On this day 1903:

The Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated in Michigan, US. The corporation’s common stock was entirely owned by Henry Ford and a small group of local investors. In 1919, Henry Ford bought out all of these investors.

15/06/2026

15/06/2026

On this day 2003:

Bentley, with an Audi engine and support from Audi works team Joest Racing, won its first Le Mans title since 1930, in the Bentley Speed 8, driven by Italian Rinaldo Capello, Britain’s Guy Smith and the Dane Tom Kristensen, who set a personal record with his fourth straight victory.

15/06/2026

On this day 1993:

James Simon Wallis Hunt (45) died from a heart attack in his house in Wimbledon, England shortly after having asked his fiancée Helen to marry him.