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Passenger Cars
1901 - Brooklyn, New York
De Dion-Bouton Factory
37th and Church Lane
(Hagley Museum)
Circa 1901 - Brooklyn, New York
De Dion-Bouton Motorette
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(General Motors)
1901 - De Dion-Bouton Engine
Single Cylinder Water-cooled Head
2 3/4 Horsepower
1909 - Flint, Michigan
Buick Factory & Model 10
Louis Chevrolet & Friends
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1909 or 1910 - Flint, Michigan
Buick Factory
Bob Burman and Louis Chevrolet
(Ian Macky Collection)
Late 1911 - Detroit, Michigan
Chevrolet Classic Six Prototype
Mr. Winfred Murphy & Louis Chevrolet
(Detroit Public Library)
1912 - Detroit, Michigan
Factory Photo
Engine & Chassis detail
(Motor World)
December 1912 - Detroit, Michigan
Chevrolet Classic Six photo session
Louis Chevrolet & Dignitaries
Chevrolet Classic Six
May 1913 - Buffalo, NY
Louis Chevrolet serves as parade marshal for marathon race
(The Buffalo Times)
Louis Chevrolet sets the pace for the
runners in the marathon race
2 Model C's lead parade procession,
Louis Chevrolet driving "Classic Six"
May 1914 - Washington, DC
Chevrolet Classic Six at Union Station
President Teddy Roosevelt
(Library of Congress)
June 1914 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Chevrolet Classic Six Automobile
Arthur Chevrolet with French Drivers
(Indianapolis Star)
Arthur Duray, Rene Thomas,
Josef Christiaens, and Albert Guyot
8/20/15 - Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Early gathering of Chevrolet enthusiasts
Classic Six seen on right side of image
1917 - Plainfield, New Jersey
American Balanced Six
Production Line
(Plainfield Public Library)
1918 - Plainfield, New Jersey
American Balanced Six Town Car
Celestine Treyvoux at the wheel
Charles Chevrolet posing in front of car (Chevrolet Family Collection)
Louis Chevrolet's personal car
Trade Journal Advertisement
Featuring Louis Chevrolet
(The Horseless Age)
Charles Chevrolet at the wheel
(Chevrolet Family Collection)
August 1921 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Anahuac Banquet
Louis in center, Art at far end of table
April 1922 - Mexico City, Mexico
Anahuac Automobile
President Alvaro Obregon & Delegation
(Motor West)
Click here for more info on the Anahuac
1921 - Concept Drawing
Frontenac Passenger Car
(Frontenac Brochure)
1921 - Frontenac Emblem
Coat of Arms with Checkered Flags
Fall 1921 - Indianapolis, Indiana
4-Cylinder SOHC Frontenac Engine
C.W. Van Ranst & Louis Chevrolet
Exhaust Side
Intake Side
January 1922 - New York City
Frontenac Display
Commodore Hotel (now Grand Hyatt)
Spring 1923 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Frontenac Prototype
Emrichsville Bridge Photo Session
August 1924 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Frontenac Prototype - Side View
8 Cylinder Single Sleeve Valve Engine
Frontenac Prototype - Rear View
Frontenac Prototype - Front View
(Free Library of Philadelphia)
Engine Plate with firing order,
Frontenac Coat of Arms
"Semper Plus" - Always More
(Frontenac Catalog)
Summer 1925 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Burt-McCallum "Argyll" Engine
8 Cylinder Single Sleeve Valve Design
(Cranbrook Institute)
Spring 2014
Original Engine used in the "da Vinci"
8 Cylinder Single Sleeve Valve
(Martin Sinzig Photo)
Fall 1925 - Detroit, Michigan
Close Up of Engine & Chassis
Notes by James Scripps-Booth
Rolling Chassis of the da Vinci
note the 1925 Indiana license plate
Circa 1935 - Detroit, Michigan
Rare photo showing the dash panel,
and transmission of the da Vinci
Close up view of the unique underslung
chassis of the da Vinci
Preparing for trip to Coach Builder
Spring 1926 - Detroit, Michigan
Completed da Vinci automobile
Custom Coach Work by Fleetwood
Spring 1926 - Belle Isle, Michigan
Scripps-Booth "da Vinci"
Argyll Engine with Underslung Chassis