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Racing & Results 1929 to 1937
1929 Season
4/24/29 - Akron, Ohio
Rubber City Sweepstakes
Joe Catone & Arthur Chevrolet
(Lancaster Daily Gazette)
5/10/29 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Louis Chiron prepares for Indy 500,
Louis Chevrolet helps Delage team
(Berkeley Daily Gazette)
5/11/29 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Jules Moriceau & Louis Chiron with
Ralph DePalma & Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis News)
5/23/29 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Albert Karnatz & Miller Arenem Special,
Art's brother-in-law was Tom Mulligan
(Indianapolis News)
5/23/29 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Albert Karnatz & Miller Arenem Special,
Art's brother-in-law was Tom Mulligan
(Indianapolis News)
7/07/29 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Marmon Roosevelt - Endurance Test,
Louis Chevrolet with AAA Inspectors
(Indianapolis Star)
9/02/29 - Cleveland, Ohio
Travel Air Monoplane wins race
equipped with Chevolair engine
(Chevolair Advertisement)
9/02/29 - Cleveland, Ohio
Travel Air Monoplane wins race
equipped with Chevolair engine
(Aero Digest)
9/02/29 - Cleveland, Ohio
Travel Air Monoplane wins race
equipped with Chevolair engine
(Indy Chamber of Commerce Bulletin)
1930 Season
5/26/30 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Chet Miller qualifies for the Indy 500,
Fronty Ford entered by Reed & Mulligan
(Indianapolis News)
5/31/30 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Team of Chet Miller borrows parts from
Model T parked in infield during race
(Indianapolis News)
5/31/30 - Northampton, Mass
Gee Bee Biplane with Chevrolet Engine
Wins Air Race
(Baltimore Sun)
8/19/30 - Kankakee, Illinois
Noted Fronty driver Dutch Baumann
succumbs to injuries in racing accident
(Indianapolis Star)
8/19/30 - Chicago, Illinois
Laird builds plane with Chevolair mill,
plans to go over 200 MPH
(Wire Report)
1931 Season
5/29/31 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Gene Haustein qualifies for the Indy 500
with a Stagger Valve Fronty
(Indianapolis News)
6/26/31 - Greenville, Ohio
Dutch Baumann Championship Cup,
Arthur Chevrolet enters Fronty in race
(Piqua Daily Call)
10/13/31 - Oakland, California
Stagger Valve Fronty in competition,
Arthur Chevrolet goes to West Coast
(Berkeley Daily Gazette)
1932 Season
4/29/32 - Mooresville, Indiana
Walnut Gardens Speedway
Stagger Valve Fronty in competition
(Indianapolis News)
5/04/32 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Arthur Chevrolet in the news
with 16 Cylinder "Creation"
(Indianapolis Star)
5/07/32 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Art Chevrolet's possible entry for 500,
Cooper Chassis with Fronty Engine
(Indianapolis News)
5/28/32 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Gene Haustein & Fronty Ford
fail to qualify for 500 mile race
(Indianapolis Star)
5/28/32 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Dusty Farhnow in 16-Cylinder Cooper
crashes machine in practice
(Indianapolis News)
5/28/32 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Dusty Farhnow in 16-Cylinder Cooper
crashes machine in practice
(Indianapolis Star)
May 1932
Official Program for the
Indianapolis 500 Mile Race
(National Indy 500 Collectors Club)
6/25/32 - Huntington, Indiana
Arthur Chevrolet
Testing Model A Fronty Fords
(Logonsport Pharos - Tribune)
1933 Season
5/19/33 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Arthur Chevrolet tests 16-Cylinder car
on the bricks at the Speedway
(Indianapolis Star)
5/29/33 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Ralph Hepburn has challenges
qualifying 16-Cylinder Marmon/Cooper
(Indianapolis Star)
10/05/33 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Barney Oldfield sets Tractor Record,
Charles Chevrolet represents AAA
(Jackson Clarion-Ledger)
1934 Season
May 1934
Official Program for the
Indianapolis 500 Mile Race
(National Indy 500 Collectors Club)
8/31/34 - Rhinebeck, New York
Wilbur Shaw slated to drive
Fronty Ford prepared by Art Chevrolet
(Poughkeepsie Eagle News)
May 1934
Ticket stub & rain check for the
Indianapolis 500 Mile Race
(National Indy 500 Collectors Club)
1935 Season
3/20/35 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Indiana State Fairgrounds
Arthur Chevrolet attends Midget Races
(Indianapolis Star)
4/16/35 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Miller-Ford Racing Team hires
Arthur Chevrolet to assist with cars
(Wire Report)
5/29/35 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Arthur Chevrolet helps George Bailey
qualify Miller-Ford for Indy 500
(Indianapolis Star)
1936 Season
5/29/36 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Indy 500 Banquet
Louis Chevrolet is Honored Guest
(Indianapolis Star)
10/10/36 - Long Island, New York
Roosevelt Speedway
Louis Chevrolet in Old Timers Race
(New York Sun)
10/10/36 - Long Island, New York
Roosevelt Speedway
Louis Chevrolet Wins Old Timers Race
(Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
1937 Season
5/06/37 - Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Stagger Valve Fronty set to compete,
Howdy Cox of Dallas to drive car
(Wilkes-Barre Record)
6/27/37 - Long Island, New York
Roosevelt Speedway
Louis Chevrolet enjoys day at the track
(Detroit News)
7/06/37 - Long Island, New York
Roosevelt Speedway - Vanderbilt Cup,
Arthur Chevrolet assists Shorty Cantlon
(Indianapolis Star)
9/05/37 - Detroit, Michigan
W-24 Duesenberg wins Gold Cup,
crankcase had a little Chevrolet DNA
(Detroit News)
9/05/37 - Detroit, Michigan
W-24 Duesenberg wins Gold Cup,
crankcase had a little Chevrolet DNA
(Kem Robertson Photo)
9/05/39 - Detroit, Michigan
Auggie Duesenberg & Louis Chevrolet
comment on W-24 following 1939 race
(Detroit Free Press)
July 2019 - Hillsborough, California
Notre Dame G-5 has been restored,
close-up view of engine turned dash
(Billy Dunbar Photo)
July 2019 - Hillsborough, California
Notre Dame G-5 engine bay with amazing W-24 Duesenberg engine
(Billy Dunbar Photo)
July 2019 - Hillsborough, California
Restored Notre Dame G-5 race boat,
with beautiful mahogany hull
(Billy Dunbar Photo)