Wednesday, April 16, 2008

This Day in Auto History:

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4.16.1898
John Dykstra of the Ford Motor Company is born in Stiens, the Netherlands
4.16.1923
Ernest W. Seaholm is named Chief Engineer of Cadillac
4.16.1930
Professor E. H. Lockwood of Yale University, an authority fuel usage in internal combustion engines, dies at age 63
4.16.1946
Joseph C. Coulombe, Canadian-born holder of 200 patents relating to fuel feeding equipment for automobiles, dies in Del Mar, CA at age 63
4.16.1953
Ford Motor Company officials select the basic design for the Continental Mark II

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

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