Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (1878-12-25)December 25, 1878 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Died
June 6, 1941(1941-06-06) (aged 62) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Champ Car career
54 races run over 9 years
Best finish
2nd (1905)
First race
1905 Morris Park Race #1 (Morris Park)
Last race
1920 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
First win
1905 Morris Park Race #1 (Morris Park)
Last win
1919 80-mile Race (Tacoma)
Wins
Podiums
Poles
14
23
3
Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (December 25, 1878 – June 6, 1941) was an American racing driver, mechanic and entrepreneur who co-founded the Chevrolet Motor Car Company in 1911.
Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (December 25, 1878 – June 6, 1941) was an American racing driver, mechanic and entrepreneur who co-founded the Chevrolet Motor...
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middle brother of LouisChevrolet (1878–1941), founder of the Chevrolet car company; and Gaston Chevrolet (1892–1920). After brother Louis emigrated to America...
from 1911 to 1914. It is one of the few Chevrolets made while record-setting Buick race car driver LouisChevrolet was with the company. This Brass Era Chevy...
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of 5 miles (8.0 km) in total on June 10, 1905. The race was won by LouisChevrolet in a 90-horsepower Fiat. The championship race featured three-and-a-half...
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starter in America. In November 1911, Durant co-founded Chevrolet with race car driver LouisChevrolet, who left the company in 1915 after a disagreement with...
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was designed jointly by Chief Engineer Enos Anson (E.A.) de Waters, LouisChevrolet, and Burman. Some of the tracings needed for parts designed for the...
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manufacture Dort cars.: 26 Dort's chief engineer, the Swiss mechanic LouisChevrolet, together with noted French designer Étienne Planche, designed the...
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