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This Month in Automotive History
February 1, 1921 Record-Setting Taxi Driver
Carmen Fasanella of Princeton, New Jersey, obtained his cab driver's license at the tender age of 17. Mr. Fasanella would go on to drive his taxi for the next 68 years and 243 days, setting an unofficial record for the longest continuous career for a cabbie. Incidentally, the term "cab" comes from "cabriolet," a single-horse carriage used by coach drivers.

February 14, 1896 Prince Of Wheels
Edward Prince of Wales, who would later become King Edward VII, became the first member of the British Royal Family to ride in a motor vehicle.

February 21, 1948 NASCAR, Inc.
Six days after its first race was held, NASCAR was officially incorporated as the National Association for Stock Car Racing, with race promoter Bill France as president.

February 25, 1919 Gas Tax
Oregon became the first state to impose a tax on gasoline. The funds collected from the one percent tax were used for road construction and maintenance.

Courtesy of HistoryChannel.com.

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