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On This Day in Automotive History: December 14

On This Day in Automotive History
December 14

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Birthdays: Armour Ferguson (1891), Frank Arford (1910), Dick Heikes (1915), Bob Drake (1919), Clarence Burch (1921), Hershel McGriff (1927), Bernard Alvarez (1939), George Bauer (1940), Jim Buick (1940), Dennis Zimmerman (1940), Gil Roth (1943), Howdy Holmes (1949), Edward T. Welburn (1950), Keith Carling (1953), Steve Hmiel (1953), Duane Burrows (1954), Alan Kulwicki (1954), Byron Sanborn (1954), John Porcari (1958), Darryl Gwynn (1959), Stefan Eriksson (1961), Ed Pompa (1962), Scott Bass (1965), Rick Eckert (1965), Andy Hillenburg (1965), Fabrizio Giovanardi (1966), Johnny Chapman (1967), Cameron McLean (1967), James Ward (1967), Jeff Fultz (1968), Bart Hartman (1968), Jason Hawley (1974), Max Busnelli (1975), Buddy Emory (1976), Patricia Driscoll (1977), Romain Dumas (1977), Liz Halliday (1978), Enrico Toccacelo (1978), Thed Bjork (1980), Casey Kingsland (1984), Jackson Rathbone (1984), Nicolo Rocca (1993), Antonio Giovinazzi (1993), Baden Stewart (2000)

1916: The schedule for the First International Road Congress at Worcester, MA, is disrupted when a heavy snowstorm interferes with railroad schedules. Director Logan Page, scheduled to speak today on "What the United States is Doing for the Good Roads Movement," did not arrive in time and, instead, will speak on December 15.

1961: Bureau of Public Roads meets with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the American Bar Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Traffic Institute of Northwestern University to formulate policy for a National Register of Revoked Operators' Licenses.

1967: Under Federal standards announced by Administrator Lowell Bridwell today, all passenger cars are to be equipped with side marker lamps or side reflex reflectors after December 31, 1968, and side reflectors and side marker lamps after December 31, 1969.

1973: Addressing the Council of State Governments in New Orleans, Louisiana, Administrator Norbert Tiemann warns that the national energy crisis could critically curtail the Federal-State highway program. "Commuters must realize it is their patriotic duty to use carpools or mass transit . . . and housewives can make a contribution by forming shopping carpools."

1979: The Clash released their album London Calling, which included their cover of the song “Brand New Cadillac.”

1995: The film Lit foh chin che (Full Throttle) was released in Hong Kong.

2016: Phil Smith died.

2016: The Toyota C-HR is launched in Japan.