This Day in Auto History: 24 JANUARY

This Day in Auto History: 1.24.1900 The Societa Milanese d'Automobili Isotta-Fraschini & C. isorganized 1.24.1924 "Ford Motor Company's planned community of Kingsford, MI isincorporated as a village - the company owned vast forest reserves inthe area to supply its needs for station wagon bodies, etc., and the newvillage was named for the manager of the works, Edward G. Kingsford" 1.24.1954 "Racer Jo Gartner is born in Vienna, Austria" 1.24.1958 "Racer Altfrid Heger is born in Essen, West Germany" 1.24.1905 "Arthur E. MacDonald of Scotland, driving a 90 hp Napier at DaytonaBeach, FL, raises the land speed record to 104.65 mph - later in the dayHerbert L. Bowden of Boston, MA, driving his own Mercedes twin-engined``Flying Dutchman'', makes a run at 109.75 mph, although his time is notrecognized because his car exceeds the weight limitation in effect atthe time"

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