| This Day in Auto History: 12.16.1904
The Timken Roller Bearing Axle Company is reorganized in Canton, OH to succeed the original company of the same name that had been incorporated in New Jersey in 1902
12.16.1920
Racer Les Leston is born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
12.16.1931
The Buick 1931-1932 “Winged 8” mascot is patented by designer K. Forbes
12.16.1945
Giovanni Agnelli, the founder of Fiat, dies in Turin, Italy at age 79
12.16.1981
Orville Wick, a design engineer with the AC Spark Plug Division of General Motors 1941-1963 credited with many product improvements, dies in Garrison, ND at age 79
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