September 21, 1959 – Plymouth Valiant starts rolling off the line
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September 20, 1979 – Lee Iacocca elected chairman of Chrysler
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September 19, 1909 – Ferry Porsche is born
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September 18, 1955 – The 2 millionth Ford V8 engine is produced
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September 17, 1909 – GM executive Ed Cole is born
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September 16, 1908 – The birth of General Motors
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September 15, 1981 – The John Bull becomes oldest operating locomotive
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September 13, 1899 – First pedestrian killed by a car in the USA
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September 12, 1988 – Legendary auto designer Bill Mitchell passes away
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September 11, 1987 – BMW Z1 introduced
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September 9, 1982 – Henry Ford II (sort of) leaves Ford Motor Company
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September 7, 1954 – Ford Thunderbird production begins
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September 6, 1949 – Volkswagen is returned to German control
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September 5, 2006 – Alan Mulally becomes Ford CEO
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September 4, 2006 – Bentley Continental GTC production begins
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September 3, 1875 – Ferdinand Porsche is born
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September 2, 1994 – The National Corvette Museum Opens
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