This Day in Auto History: 11 SEPTEMBER

9.11.1889 - John Joseph Schumann Jr. of the General Motors Acceptance Corporation is born in New York City

9.11.1915 - Sir Austin Ernest Bide of the British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd. is born in London, England

9.11.1935 - Gerald Greenwald of the Chrysler Corporation is born in St. Louis, MO

9.11.1967 - Peter Monteverdi introduces his first automobile, the Monteverdi 375 S High Speed, at the Frankfurt (West Germany) Automobile Show

9.11.1978 - Racer Ronnie Peterson dies at age 34 in Milan, Italy from injuries suffered when his Lotus-Cosworth crashed during the Italian Grand Prix at Monza