This Day in Auto History: 2 OCTOBER

10.2.1912 - Semon Emil “Bunkie” Knudsen of General Motors and the Ford Motor Company is born in Buffalo, NY

10.2.1921 - Racer Giorgio Scarlatti is born in Rome, Italy

10.2.1930 - Construction begins on the new Ford-Werke AG factory in Cologne, Germany

10.2.1935 - The Rolls-Royce Phantom III, featuring a V-12 engine, is announced

10.2.1947 - The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) splits the Grand Prix competitions into Formula 1 and Formula 2