This Day in Auto History: 22 MAY

This Day in Auto History: 5.22.1892 Charles LeRoy McCuen of Oldsmobile is born in Stockton, CA 5.22.1915 General Motors management closes the Cartercar factory in Jackson, MI 5.22.1929 Racer Sergio Mantovani is born in Milan, Italy 5.22.1946 John F. Maxwell, founder of the Plymouth Factory Service School, dies in Lansing, MI at age 54 5.22.1959 Lee Petty wins the 100-mile race at Charlotte, NC in an Oldsmobile, the last victory for the marque until 1978

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