IN 1927, the Wolverhampton-built Sunbeam HP1000 became the first motor car to break the 200mph mark. In the same year, the city was also the first in Britain to install automated traffic lights.
Otherwise, Wolverhampton is not known for much, asides from being voted the fifth worst city in the world in 2009 and for being known as 'the black country', because the region was largely covered in soot following the industrialisation of the area in the 19th century.
The jewel in Wolverhampton's crown has largely always been their football club, whose recent failure to live up to a long proud history in recent years will resonate with a sense of familiarity on this side of the Midlands.
But, for Nottingham Forest fans, there are some notable dates connected with the City, carved indelibly into their memories – and largely because of the domination the West Midlands side has enjoyed over them.
However, the newest of those dates will be November 24, 2012, as they became the latest team to stall Wolves' progress under Stale Solbakken. Because, for the Reds, it was indeed a landmark moment, as they notched a first league win at Molineux in almost 32 years.
Until last weekend, the most notable entry on the calendar was Boxing Day 1980, which was the last time the Reds managed a league victory at Molineux.
More recently, amid seven consecutive league defeats in the West Midlands, the stand out moment had been a 5-1 defeat in August 2008 that provided a humbling, painful warning a fight against the drop was on the horizon for Forest.
This time around, it seems the roles could be in danger of being switched, as Sean O'Driscoll's side emerged from an afternoon of high drama with their own credentials enhanced, while Stolbakken found himself under fire.
It appears the key to success for Forest in Wolverhampton was simply the leadership of a man who was born there.
In truth, this was never as one sided as the hammering Wolves handed out as they powered back into the top flight, beating a Doncaster side managed by O'Driscoll on the final day of the season, in May 2009, in the process.
But it was still a deserved, well-earned success for Forest at a venue where they had previously largely only tasted misery.
More colour was added to the occasion too, by the twists in the plot that came amid an entertaining, absorbing clash.
It was fitting that the decisive moment was provided by the frequently wayward, but occasionally spectacular shooting boots of Adlene Guedioura; a player equally adept at finding the corner of the stand as the corner of the net.
There are few more genuine, friendly characters in the game than the perpetually smiling Algerian. But it said much of the man that the grin actually left his face after netting the spectacular goal that earned Forest three points and heaped more misery on his former employers.
Some players might have been bitter about the manner of their departure, with Guedioura sold by Solbakken before the newly appointed manager had even met the midfielder, early last summer.
But Guedioura could find the silver lining even in the black, saturating rain clouds that hung over Molineux all afternoon, providing a slick sheen to the pitch that played a part in a cracking first half that could have seen the sides go in at the interval with the score at 3-3.
Instead the score was 1-1 after Bjorn Sigurdarson had provided an emphatic finish after a Jermaine Pennant pass had taken a rather fortunate deflection off both Simon Gillett and Guedioura to steer it through the centre of the Forest defence.
There was no questioning the quality of an angled, precise first-time ball from midfielder Henri Lansbury, which proved to be the initial catalyst for Forest's equaliser, splitting the home defence and sending Billy Sharp racing into space.
The quality of the striker's touch was equally impressive, as he firstly controlled, then steadied himself, then dispatched an accurate finish inside the post, beyond the advancing Carl Ikeme.
Sharp and Simon Cox both laid on chances for each other – and both missed the target, albeit by narrow margins. While Cox bent another effort narrowly wide of the post.
At the other end, Danny Collins had to block brilliantly to deny David Edwards, while Lee Camp saved well from Sigardarson, as the remarkable end-to-end action continued.
It felt like it was Forest who always had the greater degree of control, however, and while the decision to drop Cox into a deeper role, on the right, might have seemed negative, it only enhanced their dominance, with the hosts left looking toothless after the break.
Forest's chances were also fewer in number but, when Guedioura let fly with his 25-yard strike, it secured a win that the visitors had more than merited against a side that looked nervous and short of confidence from the moment they had gone behind.
Wolves have now failed to win in their last eight outings. In contrast, it feels as though Forest are finding their feet for the first time, having won five of their last nine games, while drawing three and losing only one, against a Millwall side who have since proved themselves to be one of the division's form teams.
The Lions, in sixth-place, are now only keeping Forest out of the play-off places on goal difference, following their impressive success at Blackburn.
Tomorrow, Forest face an Ipswich side who have lost nine of their last 14 matches and who were held to a 1-1 draw by fellow strugglers Peterborough at home on Saturday.
Following a weekend where O'Driscoll may have made himself slightly unpopular with large sections of his family who still support Wolves, there are more intriguing twists to the tale in store tomorrow at Portman Road, as Forest not only come up against their former captain, Luke Chambers, but also the man who turned down the chance to manage the club in the summer.
Having seen the backing given to O'Driscoll by the Al Hasawi family, Mick McCarthy may now be regretting the decision to reject their advances back in the summer.
Forest, in contrast, will be increasingly happy with the job being done by O'Driscoll, who could yet prove to be one of Wolverhampton's most significant exports.