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On This Day in Automotive History: January 24

On This Day in Automotive History
January 24

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Birthdays: Albert Divo (1895), Art Cross (1918), Bill Hyde (1925), Tony Trimmer (1943), Rusty French (1943), Jerry Nemire (1946), Bob Schacht (1950), Gene Paul (1952), Jo Gartner (1954), Andy Hajducky (1954), Tommy Hilbert (1954), Frank Sapowsky (1956), Mike Harmon (1958), Altfrid Heger (1958), Gary Collins (1960), Mark Fields (1961), Gary Spencer (1961), Shunji Kasuya (1962), Georg Silbermayr (1964), Wolfgang Kaufmann (1965), Brett Roubinek (1965), Austin Cameron (1977), Enzo Pastor (1982), Chris Serio (1983), Scott Speed (1983), Van Knill (1985), Brad Kossow (1986), Steve Cote (1991), Mitsunori Takaboshi (1993), Mason Massey (1997), Jake Kostecki (2000)

1947: Commissioner Thomas MacDonald speaks on "Interstate or Super Highways" before the North Carolina Society of Engineers: "The need to plan and to get underway the urban distribution and terminal facilities is paramount. Our traffic studies show that the purely urban traffic has an influence extending radially from 6 miles to 30 miles outward from the heart of the city."

1977: In a telegram to the Florida DOT, Administrator Norbert Tiemann indicates FHWA will rescind all I-95 location approvals between Fort Pierce and North Palm Beach to ensure restudy of a location east of Florida's Turnpike. On January 14, during a hearing on the issue at the Tequesta Village Hall, Tiemann had stated, "I, personally, favor the eastern route."

2008: The film Fast Girl was released.

2018: Chad Ragland died.

2019: Carlos Ghosn retired as Chairman and CEO of Renault.