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Race Cars 1916 Season
300 CID Frontenac
Circa 1916 - SOHC Frontenac Engine
300 Cubic Inch Aluminum Mill
View from Carburetor/Intake Side
(Alcoa Archives)
Circa 1916 - Frontenac Chassis
Ladder Type Frame
Under Slung Gasoline Tanks
(The Automobile Journal)
Circa 1916 - SOHC Frontenac Engine
300 Cubic Inch Aluminum Mill
View from Magneto/Water Pump Side
(Motor World)
Spring 1916 - Detroit Michigan
300 CID SOHC Frontenac
(Fred Roe Collection)
Spring 1916 - Detroit Michigan
300 CID SOHC Frontenac
(Fred Roe Collection)
Spring 1916 - Detroit Michigan
300 CID SOHC Frontenac
Aluminum Coach Work by Reiss Co.
(Fred Roe Collection)
Spring 1916 - Detroit, Michigan
West Grand Boulevard
300 CID SOHC Frontenacs
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Spring 1916 - Detroit, Michigan
West Grand Boulevard
Joe Boyer Jr. with Louis & Gaston
(Wayne State University)
Spring 1916 - Detroit, Michigan
West Grand Boulevard
Louis Chevrolet in Frontenac Race Car
(Wayne State University)
Spring 1916 - Detroit, Michigan
West Grand Boulevard
300 CID SOHC Frontenacs
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Spring 1916 - Detroit, Michigan
300 Cubic Inch Aluminum Engine
Single Overhead Cam Frontenac
(Fred Roe Collection)
Spring 1916 - Detroit, Michigan
West Grand Boulevard
Gaston Chevrolet in Frontenac Race Car
(Veteran & Vintage)
Spring 1916 - Detroit, Michigan
West Grand Boulevard
Gaston Chevrolet in Frontenac Race Car
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Spring 1916 - Detroit, Michigan
300 Cubic Inch Aluminum Engine
Single Overhead Cam Frontenac
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Spring 1916 - Detroit, Michigan
300 CID SOHC Frontenac
Louis Chevrolet behind the wheel
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1916 Indianapolis 500
May 1916 - Indianapolis, Indiana
300 CID Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Minnesota Historical Society)
May 1916 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Driver - Arthur Chevrolet
(Fred Roe Collection)
May 1916 - Indianapolis, Indiana
#7 Frontenac
Driver - Arthur Chevrolet
(Fred Roe Collection)
May 1916 - Indianapolis, Indiana
#7 Frontenac
Driver - Joe Boyer
(Billy Dunbar Collection)
May 1916 - Indianapolis, Indiana
#7 Frontenac
Driver - Joe Boyer
(Billy Dunbar Collection)
May 1916 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Rare Photo
Gaston, Arthur, and Louis Chevrolet
(Billy Dunbar Collection)
May 1916 - Indianapolis, Indiana
#8 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1916 - Indianapolis, Indiana
#8 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis News)
May 1916 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Wichita Beacon)
May 1916 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Mark Herdman Collection)
May 1916 - Indianapolis 500
Traditional Drivers Line Up Photo
Arthur & Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1916 - Indianapolis 500
Race Action Pit Stop
Frontenacs of Arthur & Louis Chevrolet
(Motor Age)
1916 Cincinnati, Ohio
1916 Frontenac Team Cars
Carried the logo of the
Wolverine Automobile Club of Detroit
(Eldon Eby Collection)
Sept 1916 - Cincinnati, Ohio
#39 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Sept 1916 - Cincinnati, Ohio
#39 Frontenac of Louis Chevrolet
started on 4th row (next to grandstand)
(Library of Congress)
1916 Astor Cup
Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Coney Island, New York
Sept 1916 - Astor Cup
Sunbeam Race Car
Louis Chevrolet & Roscoe Sarles
(George Bain Collection)
Sept 1916 - Astor Cup
Sunbeam Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Detroit Public Library)
Sept 1916 - Astor Cup
DOHC 6-Cylinder Sunbeam Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Library of Congress)
Sept 1916 - Astor Cup
Sunbeam Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Munson's Magazine)
Sept 1916 - Astor Cup
#19 Sunbeam Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(ebay Auction)
Sept 1916 - Astor Cup
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Billy Dunbar Collection)
1916 Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Universal Trophy Race
Dec 1916 - Uniontown, PA
Traditional Driver's Line Up Photo,
Louis Chevrolet in white overalls
(Dick Wallen Collection)
Dec 1916 - Uniontown, PA
Race Action on Board Oval
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Marci McGuinness Collection)
Dec 1916 - Uniontown, PA
First Victory for Frontenac Race Car
Marred by Tragic Accident
(Pittsburgh Gazette Times)