July 21st 1904
On this day in 1904 Louis Rigolly, driving a 15-liter Gobron-Brillie on the Ostend-Newport road in Belgium, became the first man to break the 100mph barrier in a car by raising the land-speed record to 103.55mph. On the same day in 1925, Sir Malcolm Campbell was first to best the 150mph mark when he drove his Sunbeam to a two-way average of 150.33mph at the Pendine Sands in Wales.
July 21st 1917
Rapp-Motorenwerke renamed Bayerische Motoren Werke GmbH (Bavarian Motor Works or BMW) Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH was one of the first aircraft engine manufacturers in Germany founded by Karl Rapp and Julius Auspitzer with a capital stock of Reich Mark 200,000 on 28 October 1913 on the site of Flugwerke Deutschland.
July 21st 1987
Enzo Ferrari (89), in ceremony commemorating his company's 40th year, unveiled Ferrari F40 at factory in Maranello, It had 2.9litre twin turbo v8 under the hood and Italy's first production sports car to top 200mph barrier and capable of 0-60mph in 3.5 seconds, could hold top speed of 201mph.
Karl Friedrich Rapp, founder of BMW
Ferari F40
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