29th June in Automotive History

June 29th 1902- Co-founder of the automaker Renault, Marcel Renault won the four-day Paris-to-Vienna race, using a car he designed on his own. The early city-to-city races were like F1 today, in those times. Around three million people were present during that race and cheered Renault on to victory during the 15-hour, 615-mile race. Unfortunately, the races were suspended owing to the fatal accident involving Renault’s during the following year’s the Paris-Madrid race. June 29th 1932- (…)

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