The first Chevrolet Corvette was manufactured in the US.
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Car engineer Henry Ford died at the age of 83.
The first-ever Le Mans endurance race began.
Porsche was officially added to the commercial register in Germany.
Simon Pagenaud of France finished the 2016 Indy 500 just two-tenths of a second ahead of Alexander Rossi.
The Ford Motor Company manufactured its ten millionth car.
