* 1993 – Alan Kulwicki, American race car driver ( b. 1954 )

* 1947 – James Hunt, English race car driver ( d. 1993 )

* 1993 – Connie Saylor, American race car driver ( b. 1940 )

* 1930 – Innes Ireland, Scottish race car driver ( d. 1993 )

* 1940 – Connie Saylor, American race car driver ( d. 1993 )

* 1993 – Turkish journalist and writer Uğur Mumcu is assassinated by a car bomb in Ankara.

Marketers capitalized on the style and hipness of punk rock to such an extent that a 1993 ad campaign for an automobile, the Subaru Impreza, claimed that the car was " like punk rock ".

In several interviews given in the late 2000s, Paula claimed to have been left in debilitating pain after a 1992 car accident and a 1993 plane crash that required 15 spinal surgeries and which left her dependent on pain medication for years.

After a 1993 car crash, the group was noticed by Martin Carr of The Boo Radleys, who got them signed to Creation Records.

Mazda later abandoned the Wankel in most of their automotive designs, but continued using it in their RX-7 sports car until August 2002 ( RX-7 importation for Canada ceased with only the 1993 year being sold.

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* February 25 – Davey Allison, American race car driver ( d. 1993 )

With a competitive car, Prost won the 1993 championship and retired from driving at the end of the year.

During 1993, Häkkinen, along with Ayrton Senna, tested the Lamborghini V12 engine in a modified version of the McLaren MP4 / 8 race car dubbed the " MP4 / 8B " at both Estoril and Silverstone.

Pete later made several appearances in television, most extensively in Goof Troop ( 1992 – 1993 ) where he was given more continuity, having a family and a regular job as a used car salesman.

During the Troubles, Newtownards was the scene of a car bomb attack on July 5, 1993, when Roma's Bar in Regent Street was targeted.

In 1993 the Citroën ZX chassis was also used for the Peugeot 306 which, with its attractive Peugeot 205 derived styling, was a more successful car than its twin.

To celebrate the success of the GT-R in both Group N and Group A racing, Nissan introduced the Skyline GT-R V-Spec (" Victory SPECification ") car on February 3, 1993.

Unusual ( for a FWD car ) in having a north-south engine mounting ( presumably to accommodate a future AWD version ), it shared several parts with the Renault 25, and spawned a rebadged version named Dodge Monaco ( 1990 – 1992 ); this platform was the building block for the 1993 LH cars ( Vision, Dodge Intrepid, etc.

In 1993, the Cavalier was firmly re-established as Britain's most popular large family car, with more than 130, 000 sales, while the third generation Astra ( relaunched in 1991 ) with 100, 000 sales was continuing to narrow the gap between itself and the best-selling Ford Escort.

Finally in March 1993 the CIA and FBI began an intensive investigation of Ames that included electronic surveillance, combing through his trash, and a monitor installed in his car to track his movements.

Bethlehem Steel exited the railroad car business in 1993 and ceased shipbuilding activities in 1997 in an attempt to preserve its steel-making operations.

The car was re-assembled and rebuilt with an exact replica V16 in 1993.

To acquire the funds for the film, Kevin Smith sold a large portion of his extensive comic book collection in 1993, maxed out eight to ten credit cards with $ 2, 000 limits, dipped into a portion of funds set aside for his college education and spent insurance money awarded for a car he and Jason Mewes lost in a flood.

* 1993 – An IRA bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area of London.

* 1993 – The mayor of Wien ( Vienna ), Helmut Zilk, is wounded by a letter bomb.

* 1993 – World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing 6 and injuring over a thousand.

* 1993 – Shankill Road bombing: A Provisional IRA bomb prematurely detonates in the Shankill area of Belfast, killing the bomber and nine civilians.

Government prosecutors showed videotapes of defendants mixing bomb ingredients in a garage before their arrest in 1993.

Jokingly, Isham said, " At least they're not going to bomb it again ," a reference to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

*** Depth charges, MK20 Rockeye, MK80 Series ( MK82, MK83, MK84 ) general purpose bombs, B57 nuclear bomb ( US service only, retired 1993 )

In the UK, following the Baltic Exchange bomb in 1992, all UK insurers stopped including terrorism cover on their commercial insurance policies with effect from 1 January 1993 ( home insurance policies were unaffected ).

* January 30, 1993: A car bomb in downtown Bogotá kills 20.

* April 15, 1993: A car bomb kills 15 and injures over 100 outside the Centro 93 shopping mall in northern Bogotá.

In 1993, the church was half destroyed when a massive IRA 1993 Bishopsgate bombing bomb exploded nearby, devastating Bishopsgate and causing an estimated £ 350M worth of damage.

* February 26, 1993 – A bomb planted by terrorists explodes in the World Trade Center's underground garage, killing six people and injuring over a thousand, as well as causing much damage to the basement.

Almost immediately, Mumbai, the financial capital of India and the state capital of Maharashtra, was rocked with series of bomb blasts on March 12, 1993.

Main Street sustained more damage on 7 March 1993, when the IRA exploded a car bomb.

* February 26, 1993: World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a van bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing 6 and injuring over 1, 000.

The 1993 Bombay bombings were a series of 13 bomb explosions that took place in Bombay ( now Mumbai ), Maharashtra, India on Friday, 12 March 1993.

On February 26, 1993, a truck bomb was detonated at the World Trade Center in New York City, killing 6 and injuring over 1000.

He was accused of participating in the World Trade Center 1993 bombings conspiracy, and was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for his espousal of a subsequent conspiracy to bomb New York City landmarks, including the United Nations and FBI offices.

This led to revival of ( Ram Janma Bhumi-Babri Masjid ) dispute which was lying in cold storage for about forty years which in turn led to bringing down of the Babri Masjid on 6 December 1992 and thereby causing bloody riots all over India in which thousands of people were killed and over dozen powerful bomb blasts in Mumbai ( Bombay ) on 12 March 1993 in which hundreds of people, mainly Hindus, were killed and / or maimed.

99 Bishopsgate was extensively damaged by an IRA truck bomb in April 1993, which also damaged the neighbouring Tower 42.