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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.
Jun 2, 2024 · Louis Chevrolet (born December 25, 1878, La Chaux de Fonds, Neuchâtel, Switzerland—died June 6, 1941, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.) was an automobile designer and racer whose name is borne by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors, an enterprise from which he derived little profit and of which he was a minor employee in the last years of his life.
Dedicated to the First Family of Automobile Racing. Louis Chevrolet. Louie was a race car driver, an inventor, and an automotive pioneer. He raced in events all over the country (including Daytona Beach & Indianapolis), and was a dominant driver during the Golden Age of automobile racing.
Jan 9, 2022 · Louis Joseph Chevrolet, born in a rustic Swiss village on Christmas 1878, was a teenager when the bicycle craze erupted. He was immediately captivated and his first taste of competition came on those then cutting-edge machines.
Louis Chevrolet, whose motto was “never give up;’ took his last laps at Indy in 1926 as the official pace car driver. Learn more about Louis Chevrolet, a Member of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega, AL.
Jun 10, 2015 · Louis Chevrolet was a Swiss-born auto engineer and race car driver who started one of America's most endearing automotive legacies with the Chevrolet Motor Car Co. The Chevrolet Motor Car Company of Michigan was organized on Nov. 3, 1911.
Jun 6, 2023 · Tragically, Louis Chevrolet’s life was cut short on June 6, 1941, when he passed away at the age of 62 in Detroit, Michigan. His cause of death was attributed to complications related to a brain hemorrhage.
