Here are your Auto Factoids (#AutoFactoids) for the week of January 15, 2016.
Jan 16
– A.J. Foyd’s birthday – born this day in 1935 in Houston, Texas

A legend’s Birthday
– Dodge Omni and Plymouth Horizon were debuted on this date in 1977. Who would have thought that one of them would sport the Shelby name plate?

4 Cylinder Turbo – AWESOME!!
Jan 17
– Cadillac shows off its first car at Madison Square Garden on this day back in 1903 – the Run-About.

1903 Cadillac
– Corvette debut, at the NYC Motorama in 1953

From the 1953 Motorams – Corvette Display
– Ford Motor Co. begins offering public shares in 1956 – everyone loved the T-Bird!!!

Stocks and T-Birds offered!!!
Jan 20
– Chevy builds the last car back in 1942 just before WWII. They were one of the holdouts after the first Presidential request to stop production to support the war effort.

1942 Grill – No more Brightwork for a while!!
Jan 21
– GM produced the 1st Gas-Turbine vehicle was exhibited in 1954 in NY. It sported the GT-300 engine.

http://www.turbinecar.com/mags/trueauto55/trueauto55.htm
Thanks for reading.
Tim
www.agcarrestortion.com