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On This Day in Automotive History: December 29

On This Day in Automotive History
December 29

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Birthdays: Cliff MacBeth (1889), Charles Kirkpatrick (1894), Vern Orenduff (1910), Tony Bonadies (1916), David Hampshire (1917), Russell Bennett (1920), Clark Yowell (1924), Jay Chamberlain (1925), Harold Smith (1926), Jerry Roedell (1929), Ernie Stierly (1930), Charlie Blanton (1935), Hans-Dieter Weigel (1935), Waddell Wilson (1936), Helmut Kelleners (1938), Phil Montague (1941), Ray Kelly (1946), Terry Nichels (1948), Maurizio Flammini (1949), Lou Gigliotti (1949), Maxwell Beaverbrook (1951), Kersten Jodexnis (1956), Georges Forgeois (1957), Louis Rettenmeier (1957), Doug Baron (1959), Michael Green (1959), Randy Churchill (1960), Patty Moise (1960), Shaun Walker (1960), Jeff Bobik (1962), Mark Larkham (1963), Dino Steiner (1968), Allan McNish (1969), Hidetoshi Mitsusada (1970), Mekhi Phifer (1974), Angie Wilson (1974), Jody Lavender (1979), A.J. Fike (1980), Boston Reid (1982), Norbert Siedler (1982), Hal Martin (1985), Yuhi Sekiguchi (1987), Brent Marks (1990), Austin McCarl (1992), Kaz Grala (1998)

1912: In Washington, DC, Director Logan Page speaks on "Utilization of Motor Truck Trains in the Maintenance of Trunk Highways" at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He describes how OPR hired a motor truck designer to design a motor maintenance "truck train" that includes all the apparatus and facilities needed for efficient maintenance of over 100 miles of road surface by a repair gang of eight men. The theory is based on the thought that "we might 'cure the bite with the hair of the dog.'"

1967: Hyundai Motor Company was founded.

1969: The song “Mr. Limousine Driver” by Grand Funk Railroad was released.

1981: The Federal-Aid Highway Act redefines Interstate System "construction" to mean providing a minimum level of acceptable service, and adds a fourth R, covering "reconstruction," to I-3R (resurfacing, restoring, and rebuilding).

2013: Andy Granatelli died.

2017: Announcement was made that Irwindale Speedway was purchased by Tim Huddleston & Bob Bruncatti.