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Gaston Chevrolet. Gaston Louis Chevrolet (October 4, 1892 – November 25, 1920) was an American racing driver and automobile manufacturer. He was the winner of both the Indianapolis 500 and the American National Championship in 1920.
- 25 November 1920 (aged 28), Los Angeles, California, United States
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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History often remembers Louis Chevrolet because, well, Chevys, man. There was also a third brother, Arthur, who worked in the family business, but it was Louis who really carved the Chevrolet name into the annals of auto history. While he was alive, but for a minute there, Gaston was the winner of brothers, the aspiring Richard Petty of his day.
Gaston Chevrolet was born in Deaunt, France on Oct. 26, 1892. He came to America in 1902 and brother Louis was already well on his way to establishing a name for himself as a master mechanic and fearless racing driver. Gaston eventually became an integral part of the team that pioneered the use of aluminum and other groundbreaking concepts in ...
Nov 25, 2009 · Gaston Chevrolet's Frontenac had finished 10th (three places behind Louis) in the 1919 Indy. In the 1920 race, driving his adapted Monroe, he won the prestigious 500-miler with an average speed of ...
- Tony Borroz
Louis-Joseph Chevrolet was born on December 25, 1878, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, a center of watchmaking in northwestern Switzerland. [1] He was the second child of Joseph-Félicien Chevrolet, a watchmaker, and Marie-Anne Angéline Mahon. [2] His family was originally from Bonfol, now in the canton of Jura.
Nov 27, 2006 · He had little in the way of a formal education. Louis was the older brother of Gaston Chevrolet (1892-1920), who won the 1920 Indianapolis 500 in a car he had built. Louis also competed in the race four times, with a best finish of 7th in 1919, and his brother Arthur also competed twice. Louis Chevrolet died on June 6, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan ...
