Wednesday, October 04, 2006

This Day in Auto History: 04 OCTOBER

10.4.1902 - Frederic Garrett Donner of General Motors is born in Three Oaks, MI

10.4.1924 - The Montlhery race track near Paris, France opens with a two-day series of races

10.4.1937 - Russell Joseph Saunders of the Freightliner Corporation is born in San Mateo, CA

10.4.1948 - Racer Bob Morris is born in Australia

10.4.1956 - Tooling is approved for the 1957 Packard Clipper using a slightly modified Studebaker body shell

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


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