This Day In Auto History: 18 October

10.18.1912 - Thomas W. Wilby, assisted by factory driver F. V. Haney, arrives in Victoria, BC in his Reo to complete the first trans-Canada automobile trip

10.18.1931 - The first automobile race is held at the Oakland (CA) Speedway
1912 Reo

10.18.1936 - The 1937 Buicks are introduced

10.18.1955 - Melbourne L. Carpentier, Assistant Chief Chassis Engineer for the Chrysler Corporation, dies

10.18.1984 - General Motors acquires the EDS Corporation for $2.5 billion

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