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On This Day in Automotive History: December 16

On This Day in Automotive History
December 16

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Birthdays: Frank Smith (1901), Billy Arnold (1905), Jack Kabat (1910), LaVerne Ravenstein (1913), Bob Hunter (1916), Les Leston (1920), Dick Beaty (1924), Tom Guffey (1931), Henry Taylor (1932), George Benson (1933), Walt Ross (1934), Charles Masters (1935), Rene Ligonnet (1936), Tom Raley (1936), Herve Poulain (1940), Malcolm Guthrie (1942), Barrie Smith (1944), Punky Caron (1946), Larry Zent (1949), Mark Patterson (1951), Carol Browner (1955), John Crow (1960), Scott Drnek (1961), Mike Colabucci (1962), Patrice Milesi (1963), Paddy Shovlin (1963), Johannes Badrutt (1964), Christian Lavieille (1965), Tetsuya Tanaka (1965), David Karst (1966), Shane Yoder (1966), Racer Kashima (1968), Jamie Campbell-Walter (1972), Mark Taylor (1977), Dan Fredrickson (1978), A.J. Allmendinger (1981), Steve Arpin (1983), Don Pastor (1985), Kyle Bonsignore (1988), Logan Gomez (1988), Taylor Holdaway (1990), Logan Schuchart (1992), Christopher Bell (1994), Cole Anderson (1997), Doug Barnes Jr. (1997), Perry Patino (1998), Richard Verschoor (2000)

1949: Denso was founded.

1965: The Second National Conference on Highways and Urban Development, which began December 12, concludes. Although titled "Highways and Urban Development," the conference is generally known as the Williamsburg Conference after its site in Virginia. Bureau of Public Roads' E. H. "Ted" Holmes served as General Chairman.

1968: In the FAA Building, Deputy Federal Highway Administrator John Jamieson opens a week-long hearing on FHWA's proposed regulations covering public hearings and location and design approval for Federal-aid highway projects. FHWA received over 200 requests for the opportunity to be heard. The first witness is Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman, who is "heartily in favor of the concept of the two-step hearing and appeals procedure for the location and design" of projects.

2011: The final Dodge Nitro was produced.

2013: The W205 version of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class was introduced.

2014: Under Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Chrysler Group LLC becomes FCA US LLC.

Deaths: Colin Chapman (1984), Ray Price (2015)