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Race Cars 1918 to 1919
January 1918 - Los Angeles, California
Special $10,000 Match Race
Louis Chevrolet & Barney Oldfield
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Match Race: Chevrolet vs. Oldfield
note the stripped down Golden Sub
(Briggs Cunningham Collection)
Barney Oldfield defeats Louis Chevrolet
in special match race at Ascot Park
(Newspaper Clipping)
May 1918 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Special Match Race against Oldfield,
Louis Chevrolet in #16 Frontenac
Close-up view of #16 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
Starting Grid for Main Event,
#9, #1, & #16 Frontenac Race Cars
(Jim O'Keefe Collection)
Starting Grid
(Motor Age)
#16 Frontenac of Louis Chevrolet leads
pack of cars out of the banking
(Jim Vrabel Collection)
Frontenac Driver Ralph Mulford Celebrates in Victory Lane with Louis
*Non Sequitur*
Decorative Trophy from the
1918 Michigan State Fair
(wvpanoply.blogspot.com)
May 1918 - Detroit, Michigan
Case/Wisconsin Race Car
Driver - Arthur Chevrolet
(Detroit Free Press)
June 1918 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Newspaper advertisement for the
Harkness Handicap Race
(New York Tribune)
Frontenac machine of Louis Chevrolet,
note #26 superimposed on photograph
(John Kozub Collection)
"Smiling" Ralph Mulford in Frontenac
pictured in pre-race practice session
#3 Frontenac
(Library of Congress)
(New York Evening Post)
June 1918 - Toronto, Canada
Gaston Chevrolet in Sunbeam race car
vs. Ruth Law in Curtis pusher biplane
(befastpast.blogspot)
July 1918 - Montreal, Canada
Exhibition Race
Ruth Law in Curtis pusher biplane
(Canada Aviation and Space Museum)
(National Air & Space Museum)
(The Old Motor)
Summer 1918
Gaston Chevrolet
IMCA Publicity Photo
(Huntington Press)
Circa 1918 - #33 Sunbeam Race Car:
J. Alex Sloan had this car in his IMCA racing stable, and it was driven by Gaston on the State Fair circuit in 1918.
Note: Unidentified driver at the wheel
July 1918 - Chicago Speedway
#3 Frontenac on the starting grid
(Billy Dunbar Collection)
July 1918 - Chicago, Illinois
#3 Frontenac in side by side action
August 1918 - Brooklyn, New York
300 Frontenac of Arthur Duray with
special battleship camouflage paint job
(La Vie au Grand Air)
Driver Arthur Duray standing next to
group of Frontenac Race Cars
Louis Chevrolet & fellow drivers take photo in front of DePalma's Packard
Sept 1918 - Sadalia, Missouri
IMCA Event
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Missouri State Archives)
Sept 1918 - Waterloo, Iowa
#33 Sunbeam Race Car
(Waterloo Courier)
Oct 1918 - Belmont Park, Long Island
#16 Frontenac
(Aircraft Yearbook)
(The HAMB.com)
(Popular Mechanics)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
Frontenac Race Car
Louis Chevrolet & Crew
(Detroit Public Library)
May 1919 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Frontenac Race Car (note tape on axle),
Speedway grandstand in background
Louis & Arthur Chevrolet in Frontenac
parked in front of Art's garage
#7 Frontenac Race Car (#3 Under #7)
(Dick Wallen Collection)
Salvator Barbarino, Louis Chevrolet, and another Gent standing on the Bricks
#41 Frontenac Race Car
#7 Frontenac Race Car
Louis LeCocq in #15 Roamer Race Car,
Arthur Chevrolet sitting on pit wall
Frontenac with DOHC Cast Iron Engine,
Doc Caddy tuning carburetor
(Fred Usher Collection)
Rare shot of Louis Chevrolet in #7 car,
2nd fastest qualifier at 103.1 MPH
(L' Auto - Paris)
Official race program for 500 mile race
featured a colorful patriotic theme
(Dr. Harlan Hunter Collection)
Classic pre-race panoramic photo
showing drivers, mechanics, & VIPs
Close-up view of panoramic image,
Gaston, Arthur, and Louis Chevrolet
Frontenac race cars on the grid,
#7, #41, #2, and #39
#7 Frontenac Race Car on 3rd Row
#7 Frontenac Race Car in Turn 1
(Newsreel Film Still)
Accidents Dominate Headlines
(Indianapolis News)
Rare Moto Meter Cover
(eBay Auction)
June 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Advertisement for Automobile Races
(New York Herald)
(Ken Purdy Collection)
July 1919 - Tacoma, Washington
Newspaper Advertisement for Race
(Seattle Star)
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker (center),
Louis Chevrolet (5th from right)
(Chevrolet Family Collection)
(Tacoma Public Library)
Official Race Program
(Jerry Lettieri Collection)
Fine Portrait
Packed grandstand watches Louis lead
the field from the pole position
(The Oregonian)
Louis Chevrolet duels for lead with
Frontenac teammate Ralph Mulford
Tacoma Speedway races
were sanctioned by the
American Automobile Association
July 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
(ProgCovers.com)
Summer 1919
Gaston Chevrolet & Johnny Breshnahan
(Bibliotheque Nationale de France)
Summer 1919 - Sheepshead Bay
(The Henry Ford)
Sept 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Frontenac Race Cars on Starting Grid
Vie au Grand Air
(Bibliolique Nationale de France)
Start of Race
Frontenac Machines in Action
(xxxxx)
#10 Duesenberg Leads
Chevrolet Brothers Follow
(Pathe Films Newsreel)
#7 Frontenac of Louis in Hot Pursuit
Gaston leading older brother Louie
Race Action
Louis & Gaston dueling for Lead
Louie's machine catches on fire
Gaston celebrates in Victory Lane,
Louie's unform tells a different story