Back by popular demand (Ok, not really, I just like doing them.)
But I’m going to add a give-away on the end of each one.
On Aug 14 in 1877, Nicholas Otto gets a patented for his 4 cycle combustion engine.
From the ZweiRad Museum Otto’s 4 cycle engine.
On the same day Paris, France creates the first every license plate in 1893. Or was it? Sources agree that it in fact Paris, France but the date isn’t clear as some sources say it was Leon Serpollet of Paris, France, who obtained the first license plate in 1889.
License plates were first required in the United States by New York State in 1901.
There ya go.
A sad note on the very next day (Aug 15) in 1956 an early car manufacture ceased production. Packard closed its doors.
It was a Packard Caribbean
In 1984 on Aug 16, John DeLorean was acquitted of cocaine charges stemming from an alleged deal to help raise funds for the car company. He worked at Chrysler, Packard, GM (responsible for the GTO) and then his company producing the now famous Delorean DMC-12.
Back to the Future.The company still exist – original parts were purchased and now lives in Humble, Tx. Find them here on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/deloreanmotorcompany
Finally, in 1905 on Aug 18, Cadillac got it’s crest trademarked.
Caddy Crest Chart from http://www.cartype.com/pages/1051/cadillac
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This month:
1/32 scale 1969 Dodge Coronet Super Bee (new in the box)
1/32 Scale 69 Super Bee.
Thanks for reading.
Tim
Didn’t Packard continue production as re-badged Studebakers for a few years?
Yes sort of. The cars were really Studebaker Presidents and mocked as Packardbakers for 1957 and 1958. Studebaker even tried to partner with Dimaler-Benz to keep the name alive. That car was really an existing model that DB had and was suppose to have a Chrysler V8 with the name Packard attached.
Jeff Rush — Here’s a fun one.. An important one too: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/henry-ford-leaves-edison-to-start-automobile-company
Henry Ford leaves Edison to start automobile company — History.com This Day in History — 8/15/1899
http://www.history.com
On this day in 1899, in Detroit, Michigan, Henry Ford resigns his position as ch
ief engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company’s main plant in order to concentrate on automobile production.