Monday, November 3, 2008

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Automobile Quarterly
Automobile Quarterly
This Day in Auto History:

11.4.1886
Earle Frederick Johnson of General Motors is born in Moosic, PA
11.4.1902
James W. Packard and William A. Hatcher are issued a United States patent for their “H-slot” gearshift gate
11.4.1927
The first Marmon V-16 engine is tested
11.4.1938
The 1939 Fords are introduced
11.4.1944
The Scuderia Ferrari factory in Modena, Italy is bombed by the allies

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

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