Volkswagen launched the Flying Tiger, its first working prototype flying car.
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Ferrari secured its first Grand Prix victory at the 1951 British Grand Prix.
German engineer Carl Benz patents the first modern automobile.
The German automobile manufacturer, Volkswagen, was founded.
Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda crashed in the German Grand Prix and was hospitalized with near-fatal burns.
US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that police can't stop cars just to check the driver and their registration.
