This Day iin Auto History: 15 JUNE

This Day in Auto History: 6.15.1902 The first Italian speed hillclimb, the Consuma Cup staged near Florence is won by Nourry in a DeDion-Bouton 6.15.1918 The first production Hanson Six is completed at the Atlanta, GA factory of the Hanson Motor Company 6.15.1929 Ray Keech, winner of the 1929 Indianapolis 500 and former land speed record holder, is killed at age 30 when his Miller “Simplex Piston Ring Special” crashes while leading a 200-mile race in Altoona, PA – the event was terminated and Keech was posthumously declared to be the winner 6.15.1938 Dallas E. Winslow, Inc. purchases the Auburn and Cord parts stock plus related equipment for $85,000 6.15.1953 Racer Eje Elgh is born in Karlskoga, Sweden

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