Wednesday, May 14, 2008

This Day in Auto History:

Automobile Quarterly
Automobile Quarterly

5.14.1914
George A. Matthews, a cofounder of the Jackson Automobile Company, dies in Jackson, MI at age 61
5.14.1960
Mickey Thompson, driving the “Assault” at March Air Force Base, CA, breaks Bernd Rosemeyer’s 22-year-old records reaching 132.94 mph in the standing kilometer and 149.93 mph in the standing mile
5.14.1969
Racer Stephan Gregoire is born in Neufchateau, France
5.14.1991
The last Buick Reatta is produced

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

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