This Day in Auto History: 19 JULY

7.19.1904 Automotive parts manufacturer Vernon C. Hoover is born in Sunbury, PA

7.19.1930 Automobile historian Charles Edward Edwards is born in Charleston, SC

7.19.1952 The Connaught makes its Formula 1 debut at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone, with cars driven by Dennis Poore, Eric Thompson, Ken Downing, and Ken McAlpine finishing 4th, 5th, 9th, and 16th

7.19.1969 S. H. Grylls retires from Rolls-Royce Ltd. after 39 years with firm

Source: Automobile History Day By Day, by Douglas A. Wick
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