This Day in Auto History: 11 AUGUST

8.11.1916 Racer Johnny Claes is born in Fulham, England of Belgian ancestry

8.11.1932 Ray A. Graham of Graham-Paige drowns in Chatham, ON, Canada at age 45

8.11.1946 The Buick Super convertible is introduced

8.11.1959 E. R. Carolin, Sales Manager of the Kelsey-Hayes Company, dies at age 50

8.11.1968 Charles E. Sorensen of the Ford Motor Company dies in Bethesda, MD at age 86

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