Friday, August 10, 2007

Automobile Quarterly
Automobile Quarterly
This Day in Auto History:

8.10.1905
Automobile parts manufacturer William Joseph Joyce Jr. is born in Columbus, OH
8.10.1913
President Woodrow Wilson, a strong supporter of improved roads, purchases Membership Certificate No. 1 in the Lincoln Highway Association
8.10.1931
Bruce Ford, holder of more than 50 patents relating to automotive batteries, dies in Philadelphia, PA at age 58
8.10.1940
The last Alexandria Bay (NY) Round the Houses race is won by Alfa Romeo
8.10.1949
Thomas P. Archer of General Motors dies in Detroit, MI at age 64

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


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