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Race Cars 1905 to 1908
1905 Morris Park Race Track
The Bronx, New York
1905 New York City
Publicity Photo of Louis Chevrolet with
#25 FIAT Race Car - 90 HP
(Minneapolis Journal)
1905 New York City
Publicity Photo of Louis Chevrolet with
#25 FIAT Race Car - 861.5 CID
(Sloan Museum)
1905 Morris Park Track - The Bronx
#25 FIAT Race Car - 90 HP
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Fred Spooner)
1905 Morris Park Track - The Bronx
Louis Chevrolet making adjustments to his FIAT racing machine
(Illustrated Sporting News)
1905 Morris Park Track - New York
Starting grid for short distance race,
FIAT of Louis Chevrolet on far left
(The Automobile)
1905 Morris Park Track - New York
Race action, Louis Chevrolet in FIAT
in pursuit of Webb Jay in White Steamer
(Illustrated Sporting News)
1905 Morris Park Track - The Bronx
#25 FIAT Race Car - 861.5 CID
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(New York Tribune)
1905 Morris Park Track - New York
Louis Chevrolet driving the FIAT makes
headlines across the country
(Indianapolis Star)
1905 Morris Park Track - New York
FIAT Race Car - 90 HP
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Binghampton Press)
1905 Morris Park Track - New York
Louis Chevrolet at the wheel of the big FIAT making headlines around the world
(BnF - Bibliotheque national de France)
1905 Harlem Race Track
Chicago, Illinois
1905 Harlem Race Track - Chicago
#51 FIAT Race Car - 90 HP
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Chicago History Museum)
1905 Harlem Race Track - Chicago
#51 FIAT Race Car - 861.5 CID
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Chicago History Museum)
1905 Harlem Race Track - Chicago
#51 FIAT Race Car - 90 HP
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Chicago History Museum)
1905 Brunot's Island, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 1905 - Brunot's Island, PA
Rare image of Louis Chevrolet
behind the wheel of the big FIAT
(Wilkes-Barre Times Leader)
June 1905 - Brunot's Island, PA
Nice photo of Louis Chevrolet in the
#11 FIAT Race Car with 861.5 CID engine
(The Index)
1905 - Brunot's Island, Pittsburgh, PA
Louis Chevrolet prepares for AAA race,
note suspension bridge in background
(The Pittsburgh Press)
1905 Cape May, New Jersey
1905 - Cape May, New Jersey
#16 FIAT Race Car - 120 HP
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1905 - Cape May, New Jersey
#16 FIAT Race Car - 994 CID
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Peter Helck Collection)
1905 - Cape May, New Jersey
#16 FIAT Race Car - 120 HP
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1905 - Cape May, New Jersey
#16 FIAT Race Car - 994 CID
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Cape May County Historical Society)
1905 - Cape May, New Jersey
#16 FIAT Race Car - 120 HP
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Detroit Public Library)
1905 - Cape May, New Jersey
#16 FIAT Race Car - 994 CID
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(The Motor Way)
1905 - Cape May, New Jersey
#16 FIAT Race Car - 120 HP
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Detroit Public Library)
1905 - Cape May, New Jersey
#16 FIAT Race Car - 994 CID
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(The Motor Way)
1905 FIAT Junior
Location Unknown
1905 FIAT Junior
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1905 FIAT Junior
432 CID T-Head Engine
(Motor Magazine)
Location Unknown
1905 FIAT Junior
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1905 Long Island, New York
Motor Magazine Photo Shoot
1905 Vanderbilt Cup Racecourse
FIAT Race Car - 90 HP
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Detroit Public Library)
1905 Vanderbilt Cup Racecourse
FIAT Race Car - 861.5 CID
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1905 Vanderbilt Cup Racecourse
FIAT Race Car - 90 HP
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Detroit Public Library)
1905 Long Island, New York
Practice for the Vanderbilt Cup
1905 Vanderbilt Cup Practice Accident
FIAT Race Car - 120 HP
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1905 Vanderbilt Cup Practice Accident
Mr. & Mrs. Vanderbilt inspect damaged
FIAT race car of Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1905 Vanderbilt Cup Practice Accident
FIAT Race Car - 994 CID
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1905 Vanderbilt Cup Practice Accident
FIAT Race Car - 120 HP
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(New York Tribune)
1905 Vanderbilt Cup Practice Accident
Front page headline
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(New York Tribune)
Engine Detail
FIAT 4-Cylinder Mill
used by Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1905 Vanderbilt Cup
Long Island, New York
10/14/05 - Long Island, New York
Official Race Program for the
1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
(VanderbiltCupRaces.com)
1905 Vanderbilt Cup
#16 FIAT Race Car - 90 HP
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Start of 1905 Vanderbilt Cup
#16 FIAT Race Car - 861.5 CID
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Peter Helck Collection)
Race Action - 1905 Vanderbilt Cup
#16 FIAT rounds a corner
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Peter Helck Collection)
Race Action - 1905 Vanderbilt Cup
#16 FIAT Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Peter Helck Collection)
Race Action - 1905 Vanderbilt Cup
#16 FIAT flashes by the grandstand
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Rounding Curve - 1905 Vanderbilt Cup
#16 FIAT Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Motor Magazine)
Aftermath with Telephone Pole
#16 FIAT Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Aftermath with Telephone Pole
#16 FIAT Race Car with Broken Axle
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Motor Age)
1906 Ormond Beach, Florida
Christie Front Wheel Drive
1906 - Ormond Beach, Florida
Christie Front Wheel Drive
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1906 - Ormond Beach, Florida
Christie Front Wheel Drive
Mr. Christie, Suzanne & Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1906 - Ormond Beach, Florida
Christie Front Wheel Drive
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Detroit Public Library)
1906 - Ormond Beach, Florida
Christie Front Wheel Drive
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1906 - Ormond Beach, Florida
Christie Front Wheel Drive
Louis has his back to the camera
(Detroit Public Library)
1906 - Ormond Beach, Florida
Christie Front Wheel Drive
Louis & Suzanne Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1906 - Ormond Beach, Florida
Nice photograph of the engine used in
the #14 Christie machine
(Detroit Public Library)
1906 - Ormond Beach, Florida
Christie Front Wheel Drive
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Detroit Public Library)
1906 - Ormond Beach, Florida
#14 Christie Front Wheel Drive
loses a wheel, and suffers damage
(OldMachinePress.com)
1906 Ormond Beach, Florida
25 Liter Darracq V-8
1906 - Ormond Beach, Florida
25 Liter Darracq V-8
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Detroit Public Library)
1906 - Ormond Beach, Florida
25 Liter Darracq V-8
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Wayne State University)
1906 - Ormond Beach, Florida
Famous Ormond Beach Garage
25 Liter Darracq V-8
(xxxxx)
1906 - Ormond Beach, Florida
25 Liter Darracq V-8
Louis & Suzanne Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1906 - Ormond Beach, Florida
25 Liter Darracq V-8
Louis Chevrolet standing on far right
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1906 - Ormond Beach, Florida
25 Liter Darracq V-8
Louis Chevrolet and dignitaries
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1906 - Ormond Beach, Florida
25 Liter Darracq V-8
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1908 Brighton Beach, New York
24-Hour Race
1908 - Brighton Beach, NY - 24 Hour Race
Cleveland Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(New York Herald)
1908 - Brighton Beach, NY - 24 Hour Race
#9 Cleveland Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(New Orleans Times-Picayune)
1908 - Brighton Beach, NY - 24 Hour Race
#9 Cleveland Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Detroit Public Library)
1908 - Brighton Beach, NY - 24 Hour Race
#9 Cleveland Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Detroit Public Library)
1908 - Brighton Beach, NY - 24 Hour Race
Cleveland Race Car
(The Old Motor - Racemaker Press)
Brighton Beach, NY Race Course (1910)
Site of the famous 24 Hour Races
(HeartofConeyIsland.com)
1908 Vanderbilt Cup
Long Island, New York
1908 Vanderbilt Cup
Matheson Racing Team
Louis Chevrolet in center with overalls
(Hagley Museum)
1908 Vanderbilt Cup
Group shot of drivers
Louis Chevrolet (top row on right)
(Newspaper Clipping)
1908 Vanderbilt Cup
#15 Matheson Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Peter Helck Collection)
1908 Vanderbilt Cup
#15 Matheson Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Automobile Topics)
1908 Vanderbilt Cup
#15 Matheson Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Detroit Public Library)
1908 Vanderbilt Cup
#15 Matheson Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Detroit Public Library)
1908 Vanderbilt Cup
#15 Matheson Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Detroit Public Library)
1908 Vanderbilt Cup
#15 Matheson Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Peter Helck Collection)
1908 Vanderbilt Cup
#15 Matheson Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Peter Helck Collection)
1908 Vanderbilt Cup
#15 Matheson Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Peter Helck Collection)
1908 Vanderbilt Cup Program
(ProgCovers.com)
1908 Vanderbilt Cup
#15 Matheson Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(The Washington Times)