Friday, February 16, 2007

This Day in Auto History: 16 FEBRUARY

Automobile Quarterly
Automobile Quarterly
This Day in Auto History:

2.16.1880
Charles Thomas Fisher is born in Sandusky, OH
2.16.1920
Racer Anthony “Tony” Crook is born in Manchester, England
2.16.1928
Pioneer British motoring enthusiast Alexander Siemens dies at age 81
2.16.1950
The new Kaisers designed by Howard A. “Dutch” Darrin are introduced as 1951 models
2.16.1965
S. C. van Pantheleon Baron Van Eck, founder of the Shell Oil Company, dies in Santa Barbara, CA at age 84

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

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