Portal:Cars/Anniversaries/November 16


 * 1915 &mdash; Pierre du Pont is elected chairman of General Motors as William Crapo Durant attempts to reassert control of the company he founded
 * 1971 &mdash; Brock Yates and Dan Gurney win the first competitive Cannonball Run, driving from New York City to Redondo Beach, California in a Ferrari Daytona in 35 hours, 54 minutes.