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Awards & Recogniton
1952 - Indianapolis, Indiana
AAA forms Auto Racing Hall of Fame,
Louis Chevrolet is in Inaugural Class
(Photo: Billy Dunbar)
1964 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Gaston Chevrolet inducted into the
Auto Racing Hall of Fame
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1969 - Dearborn, Michigan
Louis Chevrolet is inducted into the
Automotive Hall of Fame
(Photo: Martin Sinzig)
1975 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Sculptor Adolph Wolter created this beautiful bust of Louis Chevrolet
(Photo: Martin Sinzig)
1990 - Knoxville, Iowa
Arthur & Louis Chevrolet are inducted
in the inaugural class of the
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame
(Photo: David Brown)
1991 - Talladega, Alabama
Louis Chevrolet is inducted into the
International Motorsports Hall of Fame
(EncyclopediaofAlabama.org)
1995 - Novi, Michigan
Louis Chevrolet inducted into the
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
(Museum is now in Daytona Beach)
2002 - Detroit, Michigan
Gaston Desnoyers inducts his uncle
Gaston Chevrolet into the
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
2002 Swiss National Exposition
"Louis Chevrolet" high speed train.
Coachwork designed by Pininfarina
(Photo: Joachim Kohler)
2012 - Flint, Michigan
Sculptor Joe Rundell unveils
bronze statue of Louis Chevrolet
(Photo: Billy Dunbar)
2012 Centennial Corvette
pays tribute to it's founder
Louis Chevrolet
(General Motors)
2013 - La Cheaux-de-Fonds, Switz.
Sculptor Christian Gonzenbach unveils
Louis Chevrolet Monument
(NeuchatelTourisme.ch)
Skillman Branch - Detroit Public Library
Sculptor Alexandar Buchan's bust of
Louis Chevrolet "The Throttle Stomper"
(Kem Robertson)