Thursday, April 3, 2008

This Day in Auto History:

Automobile Quarterly
Automobile Quarterly

4.3.1924
William T. Burns of the Timken Roller Bearing Company dies at age 36
4.3.1947
President Louis Horowitz and Vice President Charles D. Thomas of the Playboy Motor Car Corporation of Buffalo, NY announce plans to produce a subcompact car, the Playboy
4.3.1959
Racer Fermin Velez is born in Barcelona, Spain
4.3.1971
Racer Emmanuel Collard is born in Paris, France
4.3.1989
Duesenberg enthusiast Jerry Gebby dies in Tucson, AZ at age 91

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

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