This Day in Auto History: 9.26.1910 William C. Durant loses control of General Motors 9.26.1930 Philippe Etancelin, driving a Bugatti Type 35C, wins the French Grand Prix at Pau 9.26.1949 Robert A. Weinhardt, a design engineer with Ford, Packard, Kaiser-Frazer, and Willys who had helped design the first demountable disc wheels and shock absorbers, dies at age 66 9.26.1955 Yrjo “George” Leiviska, an employee of Buick, Cadillac, and GMC in the 1930’s prior to a government service career in his native Finland, dies 9.26.1962 The 1963 Chryslers are introduced

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