Friday, July 28, 2006

This Day in Auto History:


7.27.1904 The first Buick is sold to Dr. Herbert H. Hills of Flint, MI according to contemporary journalist Hugh Dolnar, although most later references cite August 13, 1904 as the actual date of sale

7.27.1928 The “last” 4-cylinder Dodge is produced, until the introduction of the sub-compact Omni in 1978

7.27.1947 Racer Jean Max is born in Marseille, France

7.27.1954 Racer Philippe Alliot is born in Voves, France 7.27.1969 Racer Moises Solana is killed at age 36 when his McLaren M6B crashes during the Valle de Bravo hillclimb in Mexico

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

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