This Day in Auto History: 9.17.1903 Lester L. Whitman and Eugene I. Hammond arrive in New York City to complete the third trans-United States automobile trip which included a route from Windsor to Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada to give the journey an international flavor 9.17.1919 Henry, Clara, and Edsel B. Ford become sole owners of the Ford Motor Company 9.17.1929 Racer Stirling Craufurd Moss is born in London, England 9.17.1940 The Packard Custom Super Eight 180 is introduced 9.17.1960 Edgar W. Smith, an executive with General Motors 1919-1954, dies in Morristown, NJ at age 66