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Race Cars 1918 to 1919
1918 Ascot Speedway
Match Race with Barney Oldfield
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_6b778fda11af411f8953ba9383d828ad~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_284,h_138,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/b8e75c_6b778fda11af411f8953ba9383d828ad~mv2.jpg)
January 1918 - Los Angeles, California
Special $10,000 Match Race
Louis Chevrolet & Barney Oldfield
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_15ec969e001d42d58e8a1c01a254ab4c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_296,h_182,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/1-13-18%20Ascot%20Miller%20Dynasty.jpg)
January 1918 - Los Angeles, California
Match Race: Chevrolet vs. Oldfield
note the stripped down Golden Sub
(Briggs Cunningham Collection)
1918 Uniontown Speedway
Liberty Sweepstakes
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_4d6fd75b933c478eb18082e21deafa56~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_69,h_48,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_4d6fd75b933c478eb18082e21deafa56~mv2.jpg)
May 1918 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Special Match Race against Oldfield,
Louis Chevrolet in #16 Frontenac
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_b2d16d7e563c48a4ae08e54bf56e68b3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_42,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_b2d16d7e563c48a4ae08e54bf56e68b3~mv2.jpg)
May 1918 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Close-up view of #16 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_f99245114940472a8703330205897263~mv2_d_3128_2504_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_57,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_f99245114940472a8703330205897263~mv2_d_3128_2504_s_4_2.jpg)
May 1918 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Starting Grid for Main Event,
#9, #1, & #16 Frontenac Race Cars
(Jim O'Keefe Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_131fb55be95f43378a3eff0558192368~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_48,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_131fb55be95f43378a3eff0558192368~mv2.jpg)
May 1918 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Starting Grid
#9, #1, & #16 Frontenac Race Cars
(Motor Age)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_c4f0023ad7f24893b85f234c0de9617f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_41,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Uniontown%201918%20race.jpg)
May 1918 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
#16 Frontenac of Louis Chevrolet leads
pack of cars out of the banking
(Jim Vrabel Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_cef47e218518474c96355a608bcea708~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_42,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_cef47e218518474c96355a608bcea708~mv2.jpg)
May 1918 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Frontenac Driver Ralph Mulford celebrates in Victory Lane with Louis
(Motor Age)
1918 Michigan State Fairgrounds
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_85a7b01327c640a48d4f0b9901a0a216~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_50,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_85a7b01327c640a48d4f0b9901a0a216~mv2.jpg)
*Non Sequitur*
Decorative Trophy from the
1918 Michigan State Fair
(wvpanoply.blogspot.com)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_a1656d1b2b1c43e79e638a6420e54aba~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_52,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_a1656d1b2b1c43e79e638a6420e54aba~mv2.jpg)
May 1918 - Detroit, Michigan
Case/Wisconsin Race Car
Driver - Arthur Chevrolet
(Detroit Free Press)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_ab516fefff0643a1a4bdb40efeaa9e95~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_20,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_ab516fefff0643a1a4bdb40efeaa9e95~mv2.jpg)
1918 Huntington, Indiana
Special Match Race
![Ruth Law vs. Gaston Chevrolet](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_2ed51ed30fc5486e9c9debf172f5e500~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_110,h_78,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Ruth%20Law%20vs%20Gaston%20Chevrolet%2012-28-18.jpg)
1918 Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Harkness Handicap
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_859d6933d60d4fcb9cf303659e29e147~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_35,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/6-01-18%20NY%20Tribune.jpg)
June 1918 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Newspaper advertisement for the
Harkness Handicap Race
(New York Tribune)
![Louis Chevrolet - Frontenac](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_e60b544271d84f648e59804ac16f5324~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_45,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/L_%20Chevrolet%20%20-%20Kozub%20image%20.jpg)
June 1918 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Frontenac machine of Louis Chevrolet,
note #26 superimposed on photograph
(John Kozub Collection)
![Ralph Mulford - Frontenac](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_1c302205cb274a2d971ec0221d344235~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_35,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Mulford%20Frontenac%20-%20J_%20Kozub.jpg)
June 1918 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
"Smiling" Ralph Mulford in Frontenac
pictured in pre-race practice session
(John Kozub Collection)
![Barbarino & Jandelli - Frontenac](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_94aaf917fc7344b29b5cdc4899ccb669~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_48,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Barbarino%20and%20Jandelli.jpg)
June 1918 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
#3 Frontenac with mechanicians Salvitore Barbarino & Emilio Jandelli
(Jandelli Family Collection)
![Louis Chevrolet 1918](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_56777e7f471a44c8b71927324d128cba~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_50,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/1918%20Bain%20Image.jpg)
June 1918 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
#3 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Library of Congress)
![No 3 Frontenac - Sheepshead Bay](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_576f58d818774f269caf2052abf57f59~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_49,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/No%203%20Frontenac%20-%20Jandelli.jpg)
June 1918 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
#3 Frontenac with unidentified man at the wheel & Emilio Jandelli seated right
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_0ec7758635bd481eb2d955c43e98e936~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_45,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_0ec7758635bd481eb2d955c43e98e936~mv2.jpg)
June 1918 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
#3 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Library of Congress)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_196bb784e0f04bc3957ffbf0f42e2884~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_56,h_60,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_196bb784e0f04bc3957ffbf0f42e2884~mv2.jpg)
June 1918 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
#3 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Motor Age)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_62570ed593884eaaba94dec6817db3e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_143,h_246,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/b8e75c_62570ed593884eaaba94dec6817db3e1~mv2.jpg)
(New York Evening Post)
1918 Chicago Speedway
Maywood, Illinois
![Louis Chevrolet Wins Chicago Speedway Race](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_c8139dfdd1fc4a74aef5844b1ec22da2~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_6,y_7,w_717,h_500/fill/w_111,h_77,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/L_%20Chevrolet%203%20Frontenac%20-%20June%2022%201918.jpg)
June 1918 - Chicago Speedway
Louis Chevrolet in the #3 Frontenac
is all smiles after 100 mile race victory
(Pep Magazine - La Crosse Clothing Co.)
1918 Canadian Races
IMCA Tour
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_9a75786111184031892a6d3837eb61ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_62,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_9a75786111184031892a6d3837eb61ed~mv2.jpg)
June 1918 - Toronto, Canada
Gaston Chevrolet in Sunbeam race car
vs. Ruth Law in Curtis pusher biplane
(befastpast.blogspot)
![Gaston Chevrolet with Christie Front Wheel Drive Car](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_8514af691c3c4b8f9ba6a4bc6f0cf613~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_74,h_49,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/1918%20IMCA%20Drivers.jpg)
June 1918 - Toronto, Canada
Stars of the IMCA circuit pose with the
FWD Christie car. Gaston 3rd from left.
(Smithsonian Institute)
![Gaston Chevrolet racing in Toronto](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_eb99c63f9c554bc1b67c4f78b3df2054~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_66,h_60,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Toronto%20Sunday%20World%20-%20July%201918.jpg)
June 1918 - Toronto, Canada
Gaston Chevrolet in Sunbeam race car
vs. Ruth Law in Curtis pusher biplane
(Toronto Sunday World)
![ston Chevrolet n Sunbeam Racer](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_8015076470c8482f934eeec34bd1c47b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_70,h_40,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Chevr%20v%20Law%20Montreal.jpg)
July 1918 - Montreal, Canada
Walking Beam Duesenberg race car
vs. Ruth Law in Curtis pusher biplane
(Smithsonian Institute)
![Ruth Law in Montreal](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_9df0f84cd08b47ba8905a9b503bc5e51~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_52,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Montreal%201918%20a.jpg)
July 1918 - Montreal, Canada
Ruth Law in Curtis biplane racing
automobile at IMCA event
(Smithsonian Institute)
![Gaston Chevrolet vs. Ruth Law](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_6aff1c5dcc454fa598d7715d192560ad~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_69,h_49,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Chevrolet%20v%20Law%202.jpg)
July 1918 - Montreal, Canada
Gaston Chevrolet in Sunbeam racing aviatrix Ruth Law in exhibition event.
(Smithsonian Institute)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_8c82b7c5bd6549e0a96bf80be2b9c2f0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_52,h_50,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_8c82b7c5bd6549e0a96bf80be2b9c2f0~mv2.jpg)
July 1918 - Montreal, Canada
Ruth Law dips the wing of her Curtiss
biplane very close to Gaston Chevrolet
(The Old Motor)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_8fdd404c7e4a44cda923d7ef81c2827f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_166,h_260,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/b8e75c_8fdd404c7e4a44cda923d7ef81c2827f~mv2.jpg)
Summer 1918
Gaston Chevrolet
IMCA Publicity Photo
(Huntington Press)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_add9f6df5a7749bf8d286f1f9fad054e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_54,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_add9f6df5a7749bf8d286f1f9fad054e~mv2.jpg)
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
(Jim O'Keefe Collection)
1918 Chicago Speedway
Maywood, Illinois
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_ea422432278c4611b25187f6eec6eff2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_69,h_27,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Starting%20Grid.jpg)
July 1918 - Chicago Speedway
#3 Frontenac on the starting grid
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Billy Dunbar Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_078182f1ee024a52a11ec684f264285a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_34,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Three%20Cars%20in%20Pits.jpg)
July 1918 - Chicago, Illinois
#3 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Billy Dunbar Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_84df6d897fe6474ea30179a990f48e17~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_49,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_84df6d897fe6474ea30179a990f48e17~mv2.jpg)
July 1918 - Chicago Speedway
#3 Frontenac on the starting grid
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Motor Age)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_3f00daa1c6a14b93aeb0f1cad5649cac~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_76,h_31,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Start%20of%20Race.jpg)
July 1918 - Chicago, Illinois
#3 Frontenac in side by side action
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Billy Dunbar Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_c21e816b4b744c02af3ee8e8f13a57fc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_61,h_56,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_c21e816b4b744c02af3ee8e8f13a57fc~mv2.jpg)
July 1918 - Chicago Speedway
#3 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Motor Age)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_83a5e6d691354afe86441791b2e40374~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_69,h_52,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_83a5e6d691354afe86441791b2e40374~mv2.jpg)
July 1918 - Chicago, Illinois
#3 Frontenac in side by side action
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Motor Age)
1918 Sheepshead Bay Speedway
International Sweepstakes Races
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_ae205b64dd0f490bac980749af4e87c5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_41,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_ae205b64dd0f490bac980749af4e87c5~mv2.jpg)
August 1918 - Brooklyn, New York
300 Frontenac was driven by both
Arthur Duray, and Louis Chevrolet
(La Vie au Grand Air)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_e47562ff6d0847e487e00ace44e6191d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_41,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_e47562ff6d0847e487e00ace44e6191d~mv2.jpg)
August 1918 - Brooklyn, New York
Driver Arthur Duray standing next to
group of Frontenac Race Cars
(La Vie au Grand Air)
![300 cubic inch Frontenac](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_191f18c662194ed3a9643c5082ce2ad7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_49,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Duray%201.jpg)
August 1918 - Sheepshead Bay, NY
#2 Frontenac with driver Arthur Duray,
note special camouflage paint job
(Jim Dillon Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_f281bea772c84d64b22a3022d45b0a48~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_69,h_46,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_f281bea772c84d64b22a3022d45b0a48~mv2.jpg)
August 1918 - Brooklyn, New York
Louis Chevrolet & fellow drivers take photo in front of DePalma's Packard
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
![1918 Sheepshead Bay Speedway](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_1f5ce2276ee24658b2f9b5371b8b67c3~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_27,y_27,w_2548,h_1475/fill/w_72,h_42,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/1918%20SHB%20BW%20Cleaned%20Cropped.jpg)
August 1918 - Brooklyn, New York
Huge crowd watches 4-car heat race on the high banks of Sheepshead Bay.
(Billy Dunbar Collection)
![Louis Chevrolet 1918 Sheepshead Bay](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_3a5a79a830c54ccebaa31478b655f0e4~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_1057,h_715/fill/w_69,h_47,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/1918%20SHB%20BW%20Cleaned%20Cropped%20Zoomed.jpg)
August 1918 - Brooklyn, New York
Louis Chevrolet #2, Dario Resta #1, Ralph Mulford #9, & Ralph De Palma #4
(Billy Dunbar Collection)
![Packard, Resta Special, And Frontenac](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_2b1c61351a404f259e97bb7114768cff~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_108,h_47,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Aug%2018th%201918.jpg)
August 1918 - Brooklyn, New York
DePalma in the Packard leads the Resta Special & Frontenac to the finish.
(New York Times / MoMA Collection)
1918 Summer Races
IMCA Tour
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_b1495ee43d004acbaf47853fc81d47e0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_116,h_225,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/b8e75c_b1495ee43d004acbaf47853fc81d47e0~mv2.jpg)
Sept 1918 - Sadalia, Missouri
IMCA Event
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Missouri State Archives)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_290f52bb2d914488bf9cd81b385e1f9d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_66,h_60,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_290f52bb2d914488bf9cd81b385e1f9d~mv2.jpg)
Sept 1918 - Waterloo, Iowa
#33 Sunbeam Race Car
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Waterloo Courier)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_ef893dcd0dab46d9818725e33199a0aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_145,h_225,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/b8e75c_ef893dcd0dab46d9818725e33199a0aa~mv2.jpg)
Sept 1918 - Waterloo, Iowa
IMCA Event
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Waterloo Courier)
1918 Belmont Park
Long Island, New York
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_ea9f094f5a924c67874b7782c0bc0766~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_116,h_66,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_ea9f094f5a924c67874b7782c0bc0766~mv2.jpg)
Oct 1918 - Belmont Park, Long Island
#16 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(The HAMB.com)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_0b6b8e6b52954112ac69381f2cbd354d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_61,h_55,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_0b6b8e6b52954112ac69381f2cbd354d~mv2.jpg)
Oct 1918 - Belmont Park, Long Island
#16 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Aircraft Yearbook)
![300 Cubic Inch Frontenac at Belmont Park](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_95408d168a0c4261ae57a30fd363fbaa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_45,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Illustrated%20World%20x.jpg)
Oct 1918 - Belmont Park, Long Island
Louis Chevrolet kicking up dust cloud
in match race with Army Scout Plane.
(The Illustrated World)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_df21dd1c616145828faca1e30d2e6e37~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_41,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_df21dd1c616145828faca1e30d2e6e37~mv2.jpg)
Oct 1918 - Belmont Park, Long Island
#16 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Popular Mechanics)
1919 Indianapolis 500
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_312341a00c814ea5be741523ad52b70b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_43,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_312341a00c814ea5be741523ad52b70b~mv2.jpg)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
Frontenac Race Car
Louis Chevrolet & Crew
(Detroit Public Library)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_4851d1455f5b4da389e58ae3a6487cb6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_143,h_225,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/b8e75c_4851d1455f5b4da389e58ae3a6487cb6~mv2.jpg)
May 1919 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Frontenac Race Car (note tape on axle),
Speedway grandstand in background
(Detroit Public Library)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_d0fe2d3ad3e14f6fbc6d52b149565fc7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_54,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_d0fe2d3ad3e14f6fbc6d52b149565fc7~mv2.jpg)
May 1919 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Louis & Arthur Chevrolet in Frontenac
parked in front of Art's garage
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
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May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
#7 Frontenac Race Car (#3 Under #7)
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Dick Wallen Collection)
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May 1919 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Salvator Barbarino, Louis Chevrolet, and another Gent standing on the Bricks
(Detroit Public Library)
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May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
#41 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_9f96843e288c482c885e2203565f5429~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_70,h_56,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_9f96843e288c482c885e2203565f5429~mv2.jpg)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
#7 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_8580a3bb12b54b98b62c96e17a6e9712~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_55,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_8580a3bb12b54b98b62c96e17a6e9712~mv2.jpg)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
Louis LeCocq in #15 Roamer Race Car,
Arthur Chevrolet sitting on pit wall
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_eb4002420275476589a6e1f3b6d9b2ad~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_70,h_47,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_eb4002420275476589a6e1f3b6d9b2ad~mv2.jpg)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
Frontenac with DOHC Cast Iron Engine,
Doc Caddy tuning carburetor
(Fred Usher Collection)
![Louis Chevrolet is 2nd fastest qualifier at 1919 Indy 500](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_aa1c89d7362141dabaac602da3acdcc7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_43,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Louis%20at%20Indy%201919%20-%20L%20Auto.jpg)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
Rare shot of Louis Chevrolet in #7 car,
2nd fastest qualifier at 103.1 MPH
(L' Auto - Paris)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_7be5a635dc694bf19f5b5f21e8672d64~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_199,h_255,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/1919%20Indy%20Program.jpg)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
Official race program for 500 mile race
featured a colorful patriotic theme
(Dr. Harlan Hunter Collection)
![1919 Indy Panoramic](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_5a961381fead4c9c87d7681543528d77~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_12,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/1919%20Drivers.jpg)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
Classic pre-race panoramic photo
showing drivers, mechanics, & VIPs
(La Vie au Grand Air)
![Gaston Chevrolet with his 2 Brothers](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_71a2b92aa4ca4a9c9b43aabbddf43785~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_36,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/1919%20Indy%20500%20Drivers.jpg)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
Close-up view of panoramic image,
Gaston, Arthur, and Louis Chevrolet
(La Vie au Grand Air)
![Frontenacs at Indy 1919](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_237830c12fde44b4a4d1807100958605~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_74,h_42,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/1919%20Indy%20500%20No%207%20and%20No%2041.jpg)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
Frontenac race cars on the grid,
#7, #41, #2, and #39
(La Vie au Grand Air)
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May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
#7 Frontenac Race Car on 3rd Row
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_c7dccf1fac0847f9aab63714ceb79e57~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_69,h_48,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_c7dccf1fac0847f9aab63714ceb79e57~mv2.jpg)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
#7 Frontenac Race Car in Turn 1
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Newsreel Film Still)
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May 1919 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Accidents Dominate Headlines
(Indianapolis News)
![Frontenac Moto Meter](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_34a08cbf989d4f379ee6286cf952f096~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_67,h_67,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Frontenac%20Moto%20Meter%20a.jpg)
Rare Moto-Meter Cover
​
(eBay Auction)
1919 Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Brooklyn, New York
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June 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Advertisement for Automobile Races
(New York Tribune)
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June 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
#7 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(New York Herald)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_440df3816bd647dd89c1a2e75ad89b1e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_119,h_234,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/b8e75c_440df3816bd647dd89c1a2e75ad89b1e~mv2.jpg)
June 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Ken Purdy Collection)
1919 Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma Board Speedway
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July 1919 - Tacoma, Washington
Newspaper Advertisement for Race
(Seattle Star)
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July 1919 - Tacoma, Washington
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker (center),
Louis Chevrolet (5th from right)
(Chevrolet Family Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_754751d745db49e58d2ea4db86e1dbd7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_70,h_56,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_754751d745db49e58d2ea4db86e1dbd7~mv2.jpg)
July 1919 - Tacoma, Washington
#7 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Tacoma Public Library)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_72d2b7150d4e4318a5edbbc9f7436b36~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_178,h_224,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/b8e75c_72d2b7150d4e4318a5edbbc9f7436b36~mv2.jpg)
July 1919 - Tacoma, Washington
#7 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Tacoma Public Library)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_4ae618c4c94947c1b6c68c366f609090~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_151,h_227,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/b8e75c_4ae618c4c94947c1b6c68c366f609090~mv2.jpg)
July 1919 - Tacoma, Washington
Official Race Program
(Jerry Lettieri Collection)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_4e88227fe0d84c0589a2009043fc0111~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_184,h_224,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/b8e75c_4e88227fe0d84c0589a2009043fc0111~mv2.jpg)
July 1919 - Tacoma, Washington
Fine Portrait
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Tacoma Public Library)
![Louis Chevrolet on the Pole at Tacoma](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_5b8b99e3633042a291e8bd224e3ddaec~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_56,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/7-04-19%20Tacoma%20Start.jpg)
July 1919 - Tacoma, Washington
Packed grandstand watches Louis lead
the field from the pole position
(The Oregonian)
![Lous Chevrolet racing against "Smiling" Ralph Mulford](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_83bb431e3ba048a8b574045c3e836cb1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_55,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/7-04-19%20Tacoma%20Action.jpg)
July 1919 - Tacoma, Washington
Louis Chevrolet duels for lead with
Frontenac teammate Ralph Mulford
(The Oregonian)
![American Automobile Association](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_a62dd5314cc74ff886ba0ce479549c48~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_50,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/AAA.jpg)
Tacoma Speedway races
were sanctioned by the
American Automobile Association
1919 Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Brooklyn, New York
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_b3111a9249194a2fbeec5ebafa2745bc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_70,h_49,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_b3111a9249194a2fbeec5ebafa2745bc~mv2.jpg)
July 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
#41 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Detroit Public Library)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_1c7c20db52294005b6b2cfd93efe01ea~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_51,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_1c7c20db52294005b6b2cfd93efe01ea~mv2.jpg)
July 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Official Race Program
(ProgCovers.com)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_4e8205c2cf09465d91ef8cada918b431~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_53,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_4e8205c2cf09465d91ef8cada918b431~mv2.jpg)
Summer 1919
Frontenac Race Car
Gaston Chevrolet & Johnny Breshnahan
(Bibliotheque Nationale de France)
1919 Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Brooklyn, New York
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Summer 1919 - Sheepshead Bay
Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(The Henry Ford)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_ab659d9f48704a769fbab2e9078cb50f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_35,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_ab659d9f48704a769fbab2e9078cb50f~mv2.jpg)
Sept 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Frontenac Race Cars on Starting Grid
Vie au Grand Air
(Bibliolique Nationale de France)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_1cd97666334b4b0fb4c376618800b828~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_56,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_1cd97666334b4b0fb4c376618800b828~mv2.jpg)
Sept 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Start of Race
Frontenac Machines in Action
(xxxxx)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_a1217c7be1e845e6862e1779b12641f4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_55,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_a1217c7be1e845e6862e1779b12641f4~mv2.jpg)
Sept 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
#10 Duesenberg Leads
Chevrolet Brothers Follow
(Pathe Films Newsreel)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_740f474eb93047079213e03c47ac35c9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_73,h_44,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_740f474eb93047079213e03c47ac35c9~mv2.jpg)
Sept 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
#10 Duesenberg Leads
#7 Frontenac of Louis in Hot Pursuit
(Pathe Films Newsreel)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_7954b9703db2461c9ca516f02ea7e1f5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_36,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_7954b9703db2461c9ca516f02ea7e1f5~mv2.jpg)
Sept 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Gaston leading older brother Louie
Vie au Grand Air
(Bibliolique Nationale de France)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_563066cd7af94785a58a9a191bdd6159~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_72,h_56,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_563066cd7af94785a58a9a191bdd6159~mv2.jpg)
Sept 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Race Action
Louis & Gaston dueling for Lead
(Pathe Films Newsreel)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_59009afb7c724c0490d22778d7459c08~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_71,h_53,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_59009afb7c724c0490d22778d7459c08~mv2.jpg)
Sept 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Race Action
Louie's machine catches on fire
(Pathe Films Newsreel)
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8e75c_d9353dc48790405284c16ca7b4eb9bf4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_70,h_56,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b8e75c_d9353dc48790405284c16ca7b4eb9bf4~mv2.jpg)
Sept 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Gaston celebrates in Victory Lane,
Louie's unform tells a different story
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)