Thursday, April 12, 2007

This Day in Auto History: 12 APRIL

Automobile Quarterly
Automobile Quarterly
This Day in Auto History:

4.12.1902
Charles Schmidt, a Frenchman formerly associated with the Mors, joins the Ohio Automobile Company, manufacturers of the Packard
4.12.1924
Leopold Arthur “Walter” Hayes of Ford of Europe, Inc. is born in England
4.12.1951
Racer Ray Mallock is born in Great Britain
4.12.1961
Racer Corrado Fabi is born in Milan, Italy, the younger brother of racer Teo Fabi
4.12.1968
Dr. Heinz Nordhoff of Volkswagen dies in Wolfsburg, West Germany at age 69 - Kurt Lotz is appointed as the new President

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

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