This Day in Auto History: 26 SEPTEMBER

9.26.1910 - William C. Durant loses control of General Motors

9.26.1930 - Philippe Etancelin, driving a Bugatti Type 35C, wins the French Grand Prix at Pau

9.26.1949 - Robert A. Weinhardt, a design engineer with Ford, Packard, Kaiser-Frazer, and Willys who had helped design the first demountable disc wheels and shock absorbers, dies at age 66

9.26.1955 - Yrjo “George” Leiviska, an employee of Buick, Cadillac, and GMC in the 1930’s prior to a government service career in his native Finland, dies

9.26.1962 - The 1963 Chryslers are introduced