Monday, July 16, 2007

Automobile Quarterly
Automobile Quarterly
This Day in Auto History:

7.15.1903
Dr. Ernst Pfennig of Chicago, IL purchases a Ford Model A, the first sale for the Ford Motor Company
7.15.1914
Racer Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh, Prince of Siam, known as B. Bira, is born in Bangkok, Thailand
7.15.1922
The Bugatti Type 30 makes its racing debut, with Pierre de Vizcaya and Pierre Marco taking second and third places at the French Grand Prix in Strasbourg
7.15.1928
Racer Elmer George is born in Hockerville, OK
7.15.1938
The last 1938 Pontiac Six and Eight are produced

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

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