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On This Day in Automotive History: September 27

On This Day in Automotive History
September 27

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Birthdays: Ora Haibe (1887), Maynard Clark (1903), Willard Holt (1917), Larry Shurter (1917), Bucky Sager (1924), Lemoin Frey (1925), Chester Barron (1926), Dave Lundman (1928), Bob Presnell (1935), Johnny Mackison (1935), Harry MacDonald (1940), Harry Schilling (1940), Dick Tracey (1945), Dan Obrist (1946), Meat Loaf (1947), Stuart Lyndon (1950), Steve Soper (1951), Pat Echlin (1952), Dennis Langston (1953), Bob Lesnett (1953), Dave Peperak (1953), Bruce Taylor (1954), Sam Sessions (1956), Richard Johnson (1957), Pierre Petit (1957), Rick Miller (1958), Marco Saviozzi (1960), Scott Lee (1963), Greg Sarff (1965), Danny Hieber (1966), David Hole (1966), Joe Macari (1966), Hunter Jones (1968), Bert Marvin (1968), Ricky Byers (1970), Chad Mason (1971), Jeff Sennett (1971), Terry Gaither (1974), Jay Mize (1976), Brian Finney (1977), Mike Finney (1977), Christian Jones (1979), Alex Jones (1988), David Malukas (2001)

1908: The first Ford Model T rolls off of the assembly line.

1943: Under PRA supervision, construction begins on the Suitland Parkway in Maryland (9.5 miles from the South Capital Street Bridge in Washington, DC, to a junction with MD 4). The parkway, owned by the NPS, is opened on December 9, 1944, providing direct access between the city and what is now Andrews Air Force Base. An NPS history notes that it "is one of the parkways that make up the network of entryways into the capital. It has hosted both triumphal and mournful processions of public officials: from presidents returning from diplomatic achievements to the funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy."

1961: Headquarters employees and their families attend the first in a series of briefings on nuclear attack survival. Assistant Commissioner for Operations Paul F. Royster opens the briefing by describing the critical international situation and emphasizing the need for Bureau of Public Roads employees to be informed on how to increase their chances of survival in a nuclear attack. Survival Officer Thomas P. Priolo introduces two films, "Operation Ivy" and "Operation Q," that show the effects of a nuclear explosion.

2004: Tata Motors rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange to mark their listing.

2005: Hinder released their album Extreme Behavior, which included their cover of the song “Born to be Wild.”

2008: Paul Newman, race car driver and co-star of Pixar's Cars, died.