Features Tall tales, automotive mystery, car people and fun car facts January 23, 1980 – Automotive designer Giovanni Michelotti dies January 22, 1990 – Cord & Duesenberg designer Gordon Buehrig dies January 15, 1909 – Jean Bugatti is born January 8, 2016 – Maria Teresa de Filippis, first female F1 driver, passes away January 6, 1930 – The first diesel automobile trip December 24, 1961 – The birth of the Split Window Corvette
