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On This Day in Automotive History: April 17

On This Day in Automotive History
April 17

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Birthdays: Cy Marshall (1902), Loral Tansy (1904), Les Anderson (1910), Gordon Smith (1919), Jack Reynolds (1928), Brian Gubby (1934), Pete Torres (1944), Lawrie Kyte (1951), Mike Chase (1952), Joey Kourafas (1953), Riccardo Patrese (1954), Kenneth Nichols (1955), Len Wood (1956), Steve Cronenwett (1957), Rich DeLong (1957), Tony Glover (1957), Raymond Guay (1957), David Grose (1958), Giovanni Fontanesi (1962), Aaron McGill (1963), Jamie Miller (1963), Steve Knapp (1964), Chuck Steuer (1968), Mark Hotchkis (1969), Carl Reese (1969), Ryan Hampton (1974), Romain Grosjean (1986), Darren Robertson (1986), Michelle Theriault (1986), Josh Allison (1988), Michael Marsal (1988), Dominic Ursetta (1988), Fabio Leimer (1989), Nicki Thiim (1989), Tyler Monroe (1990), Zak Hausler (1995), Matevos Isaakyan (1998)

1925: Construction begins on a 10.16-mile section of State Route 6 between Columbia and Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee (completed October 2). At the contractor's request, Bureau of Public Roads efficiency engineers make time studies of construction operations on this Federal-aid project. The experts make several suggestions to increase daily output. For example, use of a double hose connection on the cement mixer adds 20-30 minutes of running time each day and increases daily output by about 75 square yards.

1931: The Allstate insurance company went into business.

1962: Administrator Rex Whitton testifies before the House Subcommittee on Roads in support of H.R. 11199, the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962, citing particularly its provisions for urban transportation.

1964: The Ford Mustang was introduced to the public.

1965: Arnie "The Farmer" Beswick becomes the first NHRA Funny Car driver to run a 1/4 mile in under 10 seconds, posting a 9.97 at York, Pennsylvania.

2003: The Nissan Pathfinder Armada was unveiled.

2018: The first episode of JDM Legends aired.

2019: The Lincoln Corsair debuts at the New York International Auto Show.