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Race Cars 1920 Season
Havana, Cuba
Oriental Park Hippodrome
April 1920 - Havana, Cuba
Louis Chevrolet and All Star Drivers
visit Cuba to compete in races
(Motor Age)
April 1920 - Havana, Cuba
#7 Frontenac featured on cover of
Oriental Park race program
(HobbiesEnRed.com)
April 1920 - Havana, Cuba
Frontenac and Duesenberg race cars
in competition at Oriental Park
(University of Miami Archives)
183 CID DOHC
Frontenac Engine
Spring 1920 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Cast Iron Block
3-Liter Frontenac Engine
(C.W. Van Ranst Collection)
Spring 1920 - Indianapolis, Indiana
3-Liter DOHC Frontenac Engine
Exhaust Side
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Spring 1920 - Indianapolis, Indiana
3-Liter DOHC Frontenac Engine
Water Pump / Ignition Side
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Spring 1920 - Indianapolis, Indiana
3-Liter DOHC Monroe/Frontenac Engine
(C.W. Van Ranst Collection)
Spring 1920 - Indianapolis, Indiana
3-Liter DOHC Monroe/Frontenac Engine
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Spring 1920 - Indianapolis, Indiana
3-Liter DOHC Frontenac Engine
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Preparations for the
1920 Indianapolis 500
Spring 1920 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Aluminum Frontenac Coachwork
being shaped on wooden body bucks
(Morton & Brett Speedway Catalog)
May 1920 - Indianapolis Speedway
183 Frontenac in practice run
Driver - Arthur Chevrolet
(Indianapolis News)
May 1920 - Indianapolis Speedway
Accident with 183 Frontenac put
Arthur Chevrolet in the hospital
(Motor Age)
May 1920 - Indianapolis Speedway
Accident with 183 Frontenac put
Arthur Chevrolet in the hospital
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1920 - Indianapolis Speedway
The tired faces of
Thane Houser & Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Star)
May 1920 - Indianapolis Speedway
183 Frontenac in Gasoline Alley
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Star)
May 1920 - Indianapolis Speedway
183 Frontenac in practice
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Kem Robertson Collection)
May 1920 - Indianapolis Speedway
183 Frontenac in qualification run
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis News)
May 1920 - Indianapolis Speedway
183 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1920 - Indianapolis Speedway
183 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Vanity Fair)
May 1920 - Indianapolis Speedway
183 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Newsreel Film Still)
May 1920 - Indianapolis Speedway
Johnny Bresnahan seated next to
Gaston Chevrolet in Frontenac race car.
(Jarvis Erickson Collection)
May 1920 - Indianapolis Speedway
183 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Chevrolet Family Collection)
May 1920 - Indianapolis Speedway
183 Monroe/Frontenac in practice
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Motor Age)
May 1920 - Indianapolis Speedway
183 Monroe/Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1920 - Indianapolis Speedway
Pre-race Publicity Photo
last known image of 3 brothers together
(The Hancock Democrat)
1920 Indianapolis 500
May 1920 - Indianapolis 500
#3 Frontenac in Gasoline Alley, Louis Chevrolet is seen with his mechanic
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1920 - Indianapolis 500
Louis Chevrolet in the #3 Machine,
note the original Pagoda in the distance
(Blockley Tyre Co. LTD - Julian Majzub)
May 1920 - Indianapolis 500
Starting Grid (Enlargement)
#3 Frontenac of Louis on the Front Row
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1920 - Indianapolis 500
Gaston Chevrolet (center) is seen before
the race inspecting his engine
(Dr. Wayne Herstad Collection)
May 1920 - Indianapolis 500
Start of Race - Frontenacs take Lead
#6 Joe Boyer, #4 Gaston, & #3 Louis
(Indianapolis News)
May 1920 - Indianapolis 500
183 Frontenac race cars at speed,
#8 of Art Klein, and #6 of Joe Boyer
(Newsreel Film Still)
May 1920 - Indianapolis 500
#3 Frontenac makes pit stop
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Kem Robertson Collection)
May 1920 - Indianapolis 500
#4 Frontenac crosses the finish line,
Gaston Chevrolet wins the Indy 500
(Indiana Daily Times)
May 1920 - Indianapolis 500
#4 Frontenac takes the Checkered Flag
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Delco Ignition Advertisement)
May 1920 - Indianapolis 500
Gaston Chevrolet wins 500 mile race,
brother Louis celebrates on the right
(Goodyear News Service)
May 1920 - Indianapolis 500
Post Race Celebration
Frontenac team swarms Gaston's car
(Newsreel Film Still)
May 1920 - Indianapolis 500
Gaston is elated with the victory, and is
greeted by fellow competitors & friends
(Newsreel Film Still)
May 1920 - Indianapolis 500
Frontenac team pushes Gaston's car
enroute to Victory Lane
(Newsreel Film Still)
May 1920 - Indianapolis 500
Frontenac Team in Victory Lane
Gaston, Barney Oldfield, and Louis
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1920 - Indianapolis 500
Gaston's winning car was sponsored by
the Monroe Automobile Company
(Smithsonian Institute)
1920 Uniontown Speedway
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
June 1920 - Uniontown Speedway
Starting Grid
#4 Frontenac - Gaston Chevrolet
(Emedio Guerrieri Collection)
June 1920 - Uniontown Speedway
Starting Grid
Gaston Chevrolet & Johnny Bresnahan
(Enedio Guerrieri Collection)
June 1920 - Uniontown Speedway
#4 Frontenac race car
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Ken Purdy Collection)
June 1920 - Uniontown Speedway
Race Action - Frontenacs at Speed
in front of very large crowd
(Motor Magazine)
June 1920 - Uniontown Speedway
Race Action - #4 Frontenac
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Goodyear News Service)
June 1920 - Uniontown Speedway
Race Action - #4 Frontenac
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Goodyear News Service)
June 1920 - Uniontown Speedway
Gaston Chevrolet dueling Tommy Milton
in terrific side by side action
(Billy Dunbar Collection)
1920 Tacoma Speedway
Tacoma, Washington
July 1920 - Tacoma Speedway
#4 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Tacoma Public Library)
July 1920 - Tacoma Speedway
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
Mechanician - Johnny Breshnehan
(Fred Roe Collection)
July 1920 - Tacoma Speedway
#4 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Tacoma Public Library)
July 1920 - Tacoma Speedway
#4 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Dick Wallen Collection)
July 1920 - Tacoma Speedway
Tom Alley & Marcel Treyvoux
with Louis Chevrolet looking on
(Tacoma Public Library)
July 1920 - Tacoma Speedway
Frontenac team invades Washington,
Gaston in same car he won Indy with
(The Oregonian)
1920 Elgin Road Race
Elgin, Illinois
August 1920 - Elgin, Illinois
Newspaper advertisement touting the stars of the Triple A racing circuit
(Chicago Tribune)
August 1920 - Elgin, Illinois
Gaston Chevrolet & Johnny Bresnahan seen in the garage area at Elgin
(Charles Test Collection)
August 1920 - Elgin, Illinois
#5 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Chicago History Museum)
August 1920 - Elgin, Illinois
Gaston Chevrolet on starting grid,
Arthur Chevrolet signals with flag
(Elgin Board of Commerce)
August 1920 - Elgin, Illinois
#5 Frontenac Race Car gets Airborne
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Motor Age)
August 1920 - Elgin, Illinois
Gaston Chevrolet makes unscheduled
pit stop for clogged fuel line
(Motor Age)
1920 New York State Fair
Syracuse Mile
September 1920 - Syracuse, New York
Official Program
State Fair Automobile Races
(ProgCovers.com)
September 1920 - Syracuse, New York
#3 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Michael Fuller Collection)
September 1920 - Syracuse, New York
#3 Frontenac race car takes the lead
with Gaston Chevrolet behind the wheel
(Michael Fuller Collection)
1920 San Joaquin Valley Classic
Fresno, California
October 1920 - Fresno, California
San Joaquin Valley Automobile Classic
Starting Grid
(San Francisco Chronicle)
October 1920 - Fresno, California
Traditional driver's Line Up Photo
Gaston (standing 3rd from left)
(Dick Wallen Collection)
October 1920 - Fresno, California
Triple A Big League Race Action
#5 Frontenac of Bennett Hill
(Motor West)
1920 Thanksgiving Day Classic
Beverly Hills, California
November 1920 - Beverly Hills, CA
Colossal Board Track
with Steeply Banked Corners
(Dick Wallen Collection)
November 1920 - Beverly Hills, CA
#3 Frontenac in Practice
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
November 1920 - Beverly Hills, CA
#3 Frontenac in Practice
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Motor Age)
November 1920 - Beverly Hills, CA
Official Race Program
for the Los Angeles Speedway
(Dick Wallen Collection)
November 1920 - Beverly Hills, CA
Ceremonial panoramic photograph,
Gaston Chevrolet standing 9th from left
(Miles F. Weaver Collection)
November 1920 - Beverly Hills, Panoramic photo (right half of image),
Eddie O'Donnell seen 8th from right
(Miles F. Weaver Collection)
November 1920 - Beverly Hills, CA
Mr. Weaver sets up panoramic camera,
Gaston Chevrolet standing 5th from left
(PBA Galleries)
November 1920 - Beverly Hills, CA
#6 Frontenac on the Grid
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(PBA Galleries)
November 1920 - Beverly Hills, CA
#6 Frontenac before the start,
Gaston Chevrolet poses for the cameras
(Newsreel Film Still)
November 1920 - Beverly Hills, CA
#6 Frontenac is seen on the grid,
Gaston makes final check before race
(Billy Dunbar Collection)
November 1920 - Beverly Hills, CA
Drivers are given command to start,
Gaston is seen in the #6 Frontenac
(PBA Galleries)
November 1920 - Beverly Hills, CA
Huge crowd was in attendance,
Gaston shown racing at speed
(Revs Institute)
November 1920 - Beverly Hills, CA
#6 Frontenac racing on the high banks,
Gaston Chevrolet leading the #3 car
(Revs Institute)
November 1920 - Beverly Hills, CA
Close-up of the #6 Frontenac
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Revs Institute)
November 1920 - Beverly Hills, CA
Beginning of fatal Accident, Gaston's car
tangles with Eddie O'Donnell
(Los Angeles Herald Examiner)
November 1920 - Beverly Hills, CA
#9 Duesenberg of Eddie O'Donnell
rolls to the bottom of the banking
(Revs Institute)
November 1920 - Beverly Hills, CA
#6 Frontenac of Gaston Chevrolet rips
down many feet of wooden guard rail
(Revs Institute)
November 1920 - Beverly Hills, CA
#6 Frontenac is moved to inside of track, so that racing could resume
(Revs Institute)
November 1920 - Beverly Hills, CA
#6 Frontenac suffers major damage to
frame, engine, and coachwork
(Revs Institute)
November 1920 - Beverly Hills, CA
After the race finished a large group of
people inspect the damaged guard rail
(Kem Robertson Collection)
November 1920 - Beverly Hills, CA
Fatal Accident of Gaston Chevrolet
makes National Headlines
(Los Angeles Times)