Mercedes and Benz merged to form the brand name Mercedes-Benz.
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Ford Mustang went on sale for the first time.
The Sunbeam 1000 HP broke the land speed record at the Daytona Beach race track in Florida.
Car engineer Henry Ford died at the age of 83.
A gasoline-powered car was tested in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the first time in the US.
US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that police can't stop cars just to check the driver and their registration.
