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MAGAZINE DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1902

Popular Mechanics is a magazine of popular technology. First published by
H. H. Windsor, it has been owned since 1958 by the Hearst Corporation. The
magazine features regular sections on automotive, home, outdoors, science,
and technology topics. In 2013, the US edition changed from twelve to ten
issues per year. There are nine international editions of the magazine.
December 2015/January 2016 issue.
REMEMBER THESE?
Nostalgic Registration Card Holder for Steering Column
A Registration Holder for the vehicle Sun Visor.
LIMO LICENSE PLATES SELL AT AUCTION
DALLAS (AP) – The license plates that were on the limousine carrying President
John F. Kennedy when he was assassinated in Dallas have sold at auction for
$100,000.
Noah Fleisher with Heritage Auctions says the plates sold Saturday for well over
the initial bid of $40,000. Fleisher says they were purchased by a "high-end
Kennedy collector" who requested anonymity.

AUTO COMPANY FOUNDED ON THIS DAY 1911
On November 3, 1911, Swiss race car driver and automotive engineer Louis
Chevrolet co-founded the Chevrolet Motor Company in Detroit with ousted
General Motors founder William C. Durant and several investment partners.
Louis-Joseph "Louis" Chevrolet
(December 25, 1878 – June 6, 1941)
William Crapo "Billy" Durant
(December 8, 1861 – March 18, 1947)
The first Chevrolet "Classic Six", in 1911 in front of the Chevrolet
Motor Car Company factory in Detroit.
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