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The Memphis International Auto Show is an annual auto show held every January in Memphis, Tennessee. The event takes place at the Memphis Cook Convention Center in Downtown Memphis and is affiliated with the Motor Trend regional auto show circuit. Despite the event's title name, not all vehicles or automakers are featured due to the limited ...
The Auto Expo was conceived in the year 1985 and had its debut showcasing in 1986. [1] The Auto Expo 1986 was a window for technology transfers showing how the Indian Automotive Industry was absorbing new technologies and promoting indigenous research and development for adapting these technologies for the rugged Indian conditions.
Trak Auto – Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and West Coast; founded by Robert Haft (Crown Books) in 1981; purchased and rebranded by Advance Auto Parts in 2002 [26] [27] Western Auto – nationwide, once had 1,800 locations, purchased by Sears in 1987 [28] [29] and sold to and rebranded by Advance Auto Parts in 1998 [30] [31]
An auto show, also known as a motor show or car show, is a public exhibition of current automobile models, debuts, concept cars, or out-of-production classics. It is attended by automotive industry representatives, dealers, auto journalists and car enthusiasts. Most auto shows occur once or twice a year.
Peugeot announced that the Talbot marque would be discontinued on passenger cars the following year and the Horizon replacement launched in October 1985 would instead be sold as the Peugeot 309. [5] A larger family saloon was planned for a 1987 launch, effectively taking over from the outdated Rapier/Minx (formerly Alpine) models and replacing ...
Memphis-Arkansas Speedway: West Memphis: Arkansas: 1.5 miles (2.4 km) ground dirt 1954-1957 NASCAR Cup Series (1954-1957) New York State Fairgrounds Racetrack: Syracuse: New York: 1 mile (1.6 km) cinder 1903-2015 AAA / USAC Champ Cars (1924-1962) World of Outlaws (1978-1995) Super DIRTcar Series (1982-2015) Occoneechee Speedway (1954 renamed ...
August 19 – Spain – A bus carrying visitors from Barcelona to Seville Expo '92 falls down an embankment on the A7 highway near Torreblanca, killing 45 and injuring 11. [141] September 6 – Germany – Near Donaueschingen in the Black Forest, a bus collides into a passenger car and is slit open by a crash barrier, killing 21 people and ...
Cars returned from 1935 until 1941, and again from 1946 until 1985 and 1989 until the mile was abandoned in 1998. [1] One USAC National Championship race was held on the mile in 1970, won by Al Unser. [2] The current half-mile (.805-km) oval was built in 1936, holding car racing from 1949 until 1985, and since 1989.