Thursday, September 27, 2007

Automobile Quarterly
Automobile Quarterly
This Day in Auto History:

9.27.1899
Albert Jesse Browning of Ford is born in Ogden, UT
9.27.1913
The Wagenhals Motor Car Company reorganizes with William Pflum as President, W. G. Wagenhals as Vice President and Treasurer, and Hughes C. Turner as Secretary
9.27.1942
Louis Schneider, winner of the 1931 Indianapolis 500, dies at age 43
9.27.1957
Racer Pierre Petit is born in France
9.27.1972
Mack Trucks, Inc. contributes $1 million to establish the American Truck Museum and Library in Allentown, PA

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

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