Portal:Cars/Anniversaries/January 28


 * 1891 &mdash; Nikolaus Otto, inventor of the Otto cycle engine common in automobiles today, dies.
 * 1938 &mdash; Rudolf Caracciola sets a land speed record of 433 km/h (268.9 mph) on the Autobahn outside Stuttgart. Later on the same day, Bernd Rosemeyer is killed attempting to beat this record.
 * 1998 &mdash; Ford Motor Company announces its acquisition of Volvo Cars