Thursday, December 18, 2008

This Day in Auto History:

12.22.1896
Fahrzeug-Fabrik Eisenach, an ancestor of BMW, is organized
12.22.1920
Genevieve Marguerite Delcuze, the second wife of Ettore Bugatti, is born in Courbevoie, France
12.22.1931
Noel Goutard, Chairman of the French automobile parts manufacturer Valeo SA, is born in Casablanca, Morocco
12.22.1952
Johan Jan Beeckmans of ITT Automotive Inc. is born in Antwerp, Belgium
12.22.1962
Francis B. Davis, Chairman of the United States Rubber Company 1929-1949, dies in Wilmington, DE at age 79

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