This Day in History: The MGB sports car was introduced by MG Cars on this day in 1962. Over the next 18 years, 500,000 MGBs would be sold, making it the best selling sports car in history.
The MGB is a two-door sports car manufactured and marketed from 1962 until 1980 by the British Motor Corporation (BMC), later the Austin-Morris division of British Leyland, as a four-cylinder, soft-top sports car.
Also on September 20, 1893, the Duryea brothers' first automobile was constructed and successfully tested on the public streets of Springfield, Massachusetts. The Duryea brothers were America's first gasoline-powered commercial car manufacturers. "In March 1896, Charles and Frank Duryea offered for sale the first commercial automobile, the Duryea motor wagon. Two months later, New York City motorist Henry Wells hit a bicyclist with his new Duryea. The rider suffered a broken leg, Wells spent a night in jail and the nation's first traffic accident was recorded." Source
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