This Day in Auto History: 21 SEPTEMBER

9.21.1895 - Stanley W. Ostrander of General Motors and the Ford Motor Company is born in Whittemore, MI

9.21.1915 - The (Societa) Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobile (A.L.F.A.) is forced into receivership, leading to the creation of the Societa Anonima Italiana Nicola Romeo e C., manufacturers of the Alfa Romeo

9.21.1930 - Jean-Pierre Wimille makes his major racing debut in the French Grand Prix at Pau, but his Bugatti Type 37A retires after just two laps with supercharger problems

9.21.1935 - The SS 4-door saloon is introduced

9.21.1945 - Henry Ford II is elected President of the Ford Motor Company

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