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

    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.

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

    Their firm designed and produced cars that won many races, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1920 and 1921. Although his business was not a financial success, Chevrolet continued to make his expertise available to other manufactures. He later turned to designing airplanes and aircraft engines.

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

    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.

  4. 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)

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

    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.

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

    May 2, 2016 · Known famously here in the States for his contributions to the automotive industry, Louis Chevrolet started life across the Atlantic Ocean, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Born on Christmas day in 1878, he was born the son of a watch maker like many other La Chaux-de-Fonds natives.

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