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On This Day in Automotive History: August 17

On This Day in Automotive History
August 17

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Birthdays: Ken Goodson (1890), Tobin DeHymel (1891), Laszlo Hartmann (1901), Oscar Galvez (1913), Leland Colvin (1914), Marian Pagan (1922), Rex White (1929), Slick Smith (1929), Bob Daly (1929), Wayne Andrews (1937), Graham Lusty (1942), Gary Becktold (1943), Pete Brock (1945), Takeshi Uchiyamada (1946), David Clement (1949), Paul Tresidder (1949), Rick Poppert (1950), Tommy Druar (1950), Ed Braswell (1951), Nelson Piquet (1952), Jan Sneva (1953), Jimmy Rosenfield (1955), Manny Rockhold (1959), Eric Bodine (1962), Jim Long, Jr. (1963), Jim Mavlouganes (1964), Billy Ogle, Jr. (1964), Phil Rondeau (1964), Jeff Agnew (1965), Bob Pawlowski (1966), Kelly Shaulis (1968), Don Yount (1968), Warren Carway (1973), Patrick Cliche (1976), Kurt Wimmer (1984), Justin Fisher (1986), Dominick Casola (1987), Trey Mitchell (1989), David Zhu (1990), Richard Bradley (1991), Pol Rossel Costa (1991), Caleb Armstrong (1992)

1906: In accordance with a plan of cooperation entered into with the Forest Service in 1905, an OPR engineer begins a thorough investigation into the roads and trails in Yellowstone Forest Reserve. After completing the work on October 14, the engineer prepared a report containing estimates and recommendations for the road improvement and maintenance.

1964: Near the New Hampshire Avenue interchange, Maryland Governor J. Millard Tawes cuts a ribbon officially opening the Capital Beltway around Washington, DC. He calls it a "road of opportunity." Administrator Rex Whitton calls it a "huge wedding ring for the metropolitan area" while Representative Carlton R. Sickles (MD) makes the day's briefest speech: "I'm so happy, I can't express myself."

1975: Tiny Lund died.

2007: East Lancashire Coachbuilders goes into administration.

2009: The final Pontiac Vibe rolled off of the assembly line at NUMMI at 6:51PM PDT.

2013: The Speed Channel comes to an end as Fox Sports rebrands the channel and launches Fox Sports 1.

2017: The film Logan Lucky was released in Australia, Israel, and New Zealand (initial public release).

2018: The song “Love You Too Late” by Cole Swindell was released on his album All Of It.