Ferrari secured its first Grand Prix victory at the 1951 British Grand Prix.
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Volkswagen launched the Flying Tiger, its first working prototype flying car.
German engineer Carl Benz patents the first modern automobile.
The Sunbeam 1000 HP broke the land speed record at the Daytona Beach race track in Florida.
Illinois became the first US state to make it compulsory by law to wear a seatbelt.
Racer Bob Burman died after crashing his race car in Corona, California.
