This Day in Auto History: 03 JUNE

This Day in Auto History: 6.3.1878 Racer Bernd Eli “Barney” Oldfield is born in Wauseon, OH 6.3.1925 The last British-built Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost actually sold, a Barker touring car ordered by J. Henry Thomas, is completed by the coachbuilder and delivered to its owner 6.3.1937 Racer Jean-Pierre Jaussaud is born in France 6.3.1952 Risaburo Toyoda, the first President of the Toyota Motor Company, Ltd., dies at age 68 6.3.1974 The Mercedes-Benz ESF24, the last of five experimental cars built to test safety features, is introduced to the public

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