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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Louis_ChevroletLouis Chevrolet - Wikipedia

    Louis Chevrolet. 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. Early life. Louis-Joseph Chevrolet was born on December 25, 1878, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, a center of watchmaking in northwestern Switzerland. [1] .

  2. www.automotivehalloffame.org › honoree › louis-chevrolet» Louis Chevrolet | Automotive Hall of Fame

    Inducted 1969. Building on his racing expertise, designed the first Chevrolet (1910) and the Frontenac (1914) Designed the “Fronty-Ford” aftermarket cylinder head and racing package, enabling owners to enhance their car’s performance. What Louis Chevrolet learned on the race course became part of many popular cars on America’s highways.

  3. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › Louis_ChevroletLouis Chevrolet - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (French: [ʃəvʁɔlɛ]; December 25, 1878 – June 6, 1941) was a Swiss racing driver and co-founder of Chevrolet in 1911, and Frontenac in 1916. Awards. Chevrolet was inducted into the following halls of fame: Automotive Hall of Fame (1969) National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (1990)

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  5. www.motorcities.org › story-of-the-week › 2015Remembering the Great Legacy of Louis Chevrolet - MotorCities

    Jun 10, 2015 · Chevrolet's history was primarily the work of two men: Louis Joseph Chevrolet for whom the car is named, and William Crapo Durant. This story is about the great achievements of Louis Chevrolet and how the Chevrolet name plate got started in America. Chevrolet was a great pioneer and automotive racing enthusiast and designer.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ChevroletChevrolet - Wikipedia

    Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941), Arthur Chevrolet (1884–1946) and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant (1861–1947) started the company on November 3, 1911 [3] as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company.

    • November 3, 1911; 111 years ago
    • Alan Batey, senior vice president

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  8. imsmuseum.org › fame_inductee › louis-chevroletLouis Chevrolet - IMS Museum

    Louis Chevrolet. LOUIS CHEVROLET, born in Switzerland in 1878 and raised in France, beat Barney Oldfield and Walter Christie in a three-mile sprint with a Fiat soon after his arrival in the United States in 1905. However, his career was interrupted several times when employers such as David Dunbar Buick felt he was too valuable as an engineer ...

  9. www.chevyhardcore.com › news › the-greats-ofThe Greats of Chevy: Louis Chevrolet - Chevy Hardcore

    May 2, 2016 · By Lindsey Fisher May 02, 2016. Louis Chevrolet in a Buick he designed. Image: Wikipedia. In our weekly series “ The Greats of Chevrolet Before They Were Famous ”, we’ve looked at car builders, movie and marketing stars, amazing designers, and even a couple of racing greats, but what would Chevrolet be without Mr. Louis Chevrolet himself?

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