Features Tall tales, automotive mystery, car people and fun car facts March 4, 1932 – Iconic custom car builder Ed “Big Daddy” Roth is born February 16, 1843 – Henry Leland, founder of Cadillac & Lincoln, is born February 14, 1867 – The patriarch of Toyota is born February 1, 1901 – American poet and road tripper Langston Hughes is born January 23, 1980 – Automotive designer Giovanni Michelotti dies January 22, 1990 – Cord & Duesenberg designer Gordon Buehrig dies
