Wednesday, April 23, 2008

This Day in Auto History:

Automobile Quarterly
Automobile Quarterly

4.23.1898
Nelson Corkish Dezendorf of General Motors is born in Portland, OR
4.23.1921
Toni Schmuecker of Volkswagenwerk AG is born in Frechen, Germany
4.23.1929
The Volvo PV651 is introduced, the marque’s first 6-cylinder car
4.23.1953
The last Allstate is produced
4.23.1969
Racer P. J. Jones is born in Torrance, CA, the son of racer Parnelli Jones

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

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