| This Day in Auto History: 5.10.1906
Charles Baillairge dies in Quebec, PQ, Canada at age 79 – among his many varied accomplishments was the construction of a steam-powered automobile in 1844 at age 19
5.10.1927
E. L. Cord purchases the Lexington Motor Company and Arnsted Engineering Company, both located in Connersville, IN
5.10.1931
Automotive parts manufacturer and electomotive automobile advocate Lowell Sherman Bain is born in Chicago, IL
5.10.1949
Sam Breadon, a St. Louis, MO car dealer 1903-1949 and the owner of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, dies at age 72
5.10.1967
Racer Lorenzo Bandini dies at age 31 three days after his Ferrari 312/67 had crashed during the Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo
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