This Day in Auto History: 24 MAY

This Day in Auto History: 5.23.1905 The first Rolls-Royce 30-hp 6-cylinder is completed 5.23.1928 The rocket-powered Opel RAK 2 makes its debut at the Avus track near Berlin, Germany with designer Fritz von Opel exceeding 125 mph before 2,000 invited spectators 5.23.1940 Racer Gerard Larrousse is born in Lyon, France 5.23.1955 Walter L. Goodman of the General Petroleum Corporation dies at age 62 5.23.1965 Racer Honore Wagner dies at age 44 when he crashes during a race at the Nurburgring in Germany

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