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On This Day in Automotive History: October 7

On This Day in Automotive History
October 7

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Birthdays: Eddie Miller (1895), Peter Walker (1912), Buzz Barton (1916), Red Duvall (1923), Bill Tuten (1925), Bernard Collomb (1930), Curtis Crider (1930), Arthur Blank (1933), Harold Dunaway (1933), Jean-Luc Therier (1945), Michael Wallis (1945), Marc Vogel (1947), Wes Burnette (1948), Chuck Weick (1949), David Geyer (1957), Robbie Henderson (1957), Mike Laws (1957), Pierre Bourque (1958), Marco Apicella (1965), Todd Breedlove (1965), Richard Dean (1965), Vincenzo Sospiri (1966), Trent Terry (1970), Dean Koutsoumidis (1971), Wally Schweizer (1971), Joey McCarthy (1972), Gene Martindale (1974), Hank Parker Jr. (1974), Martin Konrad (1978), Ronnie Souders Jr. (1982), Kevin Leicht (1987), Kevin Mirocha (1991), Neil Alberico (1992)

1905: OPR completes work on an object lesson road on the grounds of the U.S. Weather Bureau in Mount Weather, Virginia (begun July 19). The macadam road uses hornblende schist procured near the road. Concrete curbs were constructed on both sides of the road, with suitable paved gutters, catch basins, and cross drains. The road is 2,047 feet long, with a width varying from 15 to 18 feet and a total depth after rolling of 6 inches. The cost of this road is $2,629.81, not including the curbs, catch basins, or brick-paved gutters. The cost per day of labor was $1.50 and of teams, $3.50.

1962: The Ford Mustang I concept car made its public debut at the United States Grand Prix.

1963: The Beach Boys' fourth studio album, Little Deuce Coupe, is released. It includes the previously unreleased songs “Ballad of Ole' Betsy,” “Car Crazy Cutie,” “Cherry, Cherry Coupe,” “Custom Machine,”“No-Go Showboat,” “Our Car Club,” and “Spirit of America,” as well as the title song “Little Deuce Coupe,” “409,” and “Shut Down” (previosuly released as singles).

1977: The song “2-4-6-8 Motorway” by Tom Robinson Band was released.

2008: The film Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead was released directly to video.

End of Production: Saturn (2009), Australian Ford Falcon (2016)