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On This Day in Automotive History: December 27

On This Day in Automotive History
December 27

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Birthdays: Harry Michener (1873), Hans Stuck (1900), Joe Russo (1901), Antonio Brivio (1905), Irwin Blatt (1907), Ben Cannizzaro (1918), Walt Flinchum (1921), Johnny Kay (1922), Clint McHugh (1927), Charles Collins (1928), Dale Lee (1930), Tommie Elliott (1935), Bruce Stewart (1939), Buzz Tapply (1939), Frank Del Vecchio (1944), Ron McGee (1947), Roberto Quintanilla (1947), John Mazzuchelli (1948), Greg Leffler (1951), Brad Murphey (1955), Scott Baker (1956), David Blankenship (1957), Brad Creger (1960), Jeff Tillman (1964), Bill Goldberg (1966), Tom Papadopoulos (1966), Terry Henry (1967), Russ Blakely (1969), Jean-Christophe Boullion (1969), Mike Laughlin Jr. (1971), David Keith (1973), Rick Bogart (1974), Matt Dillard (1979), Heidi Walczak (1980), Jerome D'Ambrosio (1985), Thomas Holzer (1985), Matt Juhl (1989), Colt Gilliam (1989), Justin Philpott (1989), Roberto Garcia (1990), Michael Munley (1998)

1993: Air quality conformity regulations under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 go into effect today, having been approved by EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner on November 15 after an extensive public involvement process, including review of over 300 written comments. This final rule establishes the process by which FHWA, FTA, and metropolitan planning organizations determine that transportation plans, programs, and projects conform with State or Federal air quality implementation plans for eliminating or reducing the severity and number of violations of the national ambient air quality standards and achieving expeditious attainment of such standards.

1999: In a special issue on "25 Shapers of the Modern Era," U.S. News & World Report includes former Administrator Frank Turner as "The Superhighway Superman." The magazine says of Turner that after working with Congress during passage of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 launching the Interstate era, "the career technocrat and engineer shaped the interstate system into the biggest public-works project in U.S. history-and one of the most controversial.":

2010: The film Death Race 2 was released in the UK (initial release).

2016: Production of the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster was announced.