This Day in Auto History: 16 FEBRUARY

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