New Years Day, 1896 – Alfred Ely Beach passes away. From Springfield Mass, he’s probably best known for designing New York City’s earliest subway prototype; called the Beach Pneumaic Transit. He also patented a typewriter for the blind. No, he didn’t do the Braille dots for drive up ATM machines.
1965 – The Shelby GT 350 debuts. This version of the Ford Mustang sold over 400,00 cars in its first year of production. More than 9 million have been sold and is considered a classic. Like, Duh! Of course it’s a classic! It featured a 306 horsepower V-8 engine, long hood and short rear trunk. It was in production until the end of the 60s.
Dec. 29, 1800 – Happy birthday Charles Goodyear. Although vulcanized rubber was used by Meso-Americans since the 1600s, Goodyear gets the credit for the process. Great way to make tires! Goodyear died in 1860, and it wasn’t until almost forty years later in 1898 The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company was formed.
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