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On This Day in Automotive History: May 27

On This Day in Automotive History
May 27

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Birthdays: E. Linn Mathewson (1874), Malin Leinau (1880), Andy Burt (1890), Al Schillo (1890), Clay Corbitt (1908), Frank Wearne (1913), Augie Walackas (1918), Neil Cole (1926), Jack Goodwin (1929), Phil Goulet (1938), Piers Courage (1942), Robin Widdows (1942), Clark Templeman (1944), Frederic Dor (1948), Ron Moon (1952), Jerry Cain (1957), Phil Elvis (1957), Ulli Richter (1957), Scott Sutherland (1960), Pierre-Henri Raphanel (1961), Adam Carolla (1964), Anders Hainer (1965), Ric Shaw (1965), Jeremy Mayfield (1969), Brian Paulus (1973), Tsuyoshi Takahashi (1973), Philip Kranefuss (1975), Marcel Fässler (1976), Aaron Povoledo (1976), Christi Passmore (1982), Franck Mailleux (1985), Scott Alves (1987), Austin Thom (1994), Jason Irwin (1997)

1923: André Lagache & France René Léonard win the first 24 Hours of Le Mans.

1937: Bureau of Public Roads awards the first Natchez Trace Parkway construction contract to the Hodgkin-Adams Company, Inc., for a 12.76-mile segment in Madison County, MS, at a cost of $307,939.

1972: The U.S. International Transportation Exposition, known as Transpo 72, opens at Dulles International Airport in Virginia. In addition to featuring futuristic technology ("Flying trains, square dancing helicopters and the fantasy of a wonderland," according to a news release), Transpo 72 covers all current modes of transportation. General Manager William J. Bird explains, "We want to emphasize totally integrated systems in our future transportation . . . . "FHWA participation includes sponsorship of the "International Vehicle and Highway Safety Conference," featuring discussions on international cooperation in vehicle and highway safety.

2008: The film Street Racer was released.

On This Day in Automotive History: May 27