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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 18, 1955 – The 2 millionth Ford V8 engine is produced
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September 11, 1987 – BMW Z1 introduced
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September 20, 1979 – Lee Iacocca elected chairman of Chrysler
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December 8, 1956 – The Ford Ranchero Makes Debut
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