- An Educational Website -
Race Cars 1918 to 1919
1918 Ascot Speedway
Match Race with Barney Oldfield
January 1918 - Los Angeles, California
Special $10,000 Match Race
Louis Chevrolet & Barney Oldfield
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
January 1918 - Los Angeles, California
Match Race: Chevrolet vs. Oldfield
note the stripped down Golden Sub
(Briggs Cunningham Collection)
January 1918 - Los Angeles, California
Barney Oldfield defeats Louis Chevrolet
in special match race at Ascot Park
(Newspaper Clipping)
1918 Uniontown Speedway
Liberty Sweepstakes
May 1918 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Special Match Race against Oldfield,
Louis Chevrolet in #16 Frontenac
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1918 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Close-up view of #16 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1918 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Starting Grid for Main Event,
#9, #1, & #16 Frontenac Race Cars
(Jim O'Keefe Collection)
May 1918 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Starting Grid
#9, #1, & #16 Frontenac Race Cars
(Motor Age)
May 1918 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
#16 Frontenac of Louis Chevrolet leads
pack of cars out of the banking
(Jim Vrabel Collection)
May 1918 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Frontenac Driver Ralph Mulford celebrates in Victory Lane with Louis
(Motor Age)
1918 Michigan State Fairgrounds
*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)
1918 Huntington, Indiana
Special Match Race
1918 Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Harkness Handicap
June 1918 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Newspaper advertisement for the
Harkness Handicap Race
(New York Tribune)
June 1918 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Frontenac machine of Louis Chevrolet,
note #26 superimposed on photograph
(John Kozub Collection)
June 1918 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
"Smiling" Ralph Mulford in Frontenac
pictured in pre-race practice session
(John Kozub Collection)
June 1918 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
#3 Frontenac with mechanicians Salvitore Barbarino & Emilio Jandelli
(Jandelli Family Collection)
June 1918 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
#3 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Library of Congress)
June 1918 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
#3 Frontenac with unidentified man at the wheel & Emilio Jandelli seated right
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
June 1918 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
#3 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Library of Congress)
June 1918 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
#3 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Motor Age)
(New York Evening Post)
1918 Chicago Speedway
Maywood, Illinois
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
June 1918 - Toronto, Canada
Gaston Chevrolet in Sunbeam race car
vs. Ruth Law in Curtis pusher biplane
(befastpast.blogspot)
June 1918 - Toronto, Canada
Stars of the IMCA circuit pose with the
FWD Christie car. Gaston 3rd from left.
(Smithsonian Institute)
June 1918 - Toronto, Canada
Gaston Chevrolet in Sunbeam race car
vs. Ruth Law in Curtis pusher biplane
(Toronto Sunday World)
July 1918 - Montreal, Canada
Walking Beam Duesenberg race car
vs. Ruth Law in Curtis pusher biplane
(Smithsonian Institute)
July 1918 - Montreal, Canada
Ruth Law in Curtis biplane racing
automobile at IMCA event
(Smithsonian Institute)
July 1918 - Montreal, Canada
Gaston Chevrolet in Sunbeam racing aviatrix Ruth Law in exhibition event.
(Smithsonian Institute)
July 1918 - Montreal, Canada
Ruth Law dips the wing of her Curtiss
biplane very close to Gaston Chevrolet
(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
(Jim O'Keefe Collection)
1918 Chicago Speedway
Maywood, Illinois
July 1918 - Chicago Speedway
#3 Frontenac on the starting grid
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Billy Dunbar Collection)
July 1918 - Chicago, Illinois
#3 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Billy Dunbar Collection)
July 1918 - Chicago Speedway
#3 Frontenac on the starting grid
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Motor Age)
July 1918 - Chicago, Illinois
#3 Frontenac in side by side action
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Billy Dunbar Collection)
July 1918 - Chicago Speedway
#3 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Motor Age)
July 1918 - Chicago, Illinois
#3 Frontenac in side by side action
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Motor Age)
1918 Sheepshead Bay Speedway
International Sweepstakes Races
August 1918 - Brooklyn, New York
300 Frontenac was driven by both
Arthur Duray, and Louis Chevrolet
(La Vie au Grand Air)
August 1918 - Brooklyn, New York
Driver Arthur Duray standing next to
group of Frontenac Race Cars
(La Vie au Grand Air)
August 1918 - Sheepshead Bay, NY
#2 Frontenac with driver Arthur Duray,
note special camouflage paint job
(Jim Dillon Collection)
August 1918 - Brooklyn, New York
Louis Chevrolet & fellow drivers take photo in front of DePalma's Packard
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
August 1918 - Brooklyn, New York
Huge crowd watches 4-car heat race on the high banks of Sheepshead Bay.
(Billy Dunbar Collection)
August 1918 - Brooklyn, New York
Louis Chevrolet #2, Dario Resta #1, Ralph Mulford #9, & Ralph De Palma #4
(Billy Dunbar Collection)
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
Sept 1918 - Sadalia, Missouri
IMCA Event
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Missouri State Archives)
Sept 1918 - Waterloo, Iowa
#33 Sunbeam Race Car
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Waterloo Courier)
Sept 1918 - Waterloo, Iowa
IMCA Event
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Waterloo Courier)
1918 Belmont Park
Long Island, New York
Oct 1918 - Belmont Park, Long Island
Major Thomas Hitchcock with flag standing next to Louis Chevrolet in Frontenac Racer
(Photo Paul Thompson / National Archives)
Oct 1918 - Belmont Park, Long Island
#16 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Aircraft Yearbook)
Oct 1918 - Belmont Park, Long Island
Louis Chevrolet kicking up dust cloud
in match race with Army Scout Plane.
(The Illustrated World)
Oct 1918 - Belmont Park, Long Island
#16 Frontenac
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Popular Mechanics)
Oct 1918 - Belmont Park, Long Island
Louis Chevrolet takes a power slide through the corner at Belmont.
(New York Herald)
1919 Indianapolis 500
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
(Detroit Public Library)
May 1919 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Louis & Arthur Chevrolet in Frontenac
parked in front of Art's garage
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
#7 Frontenac Race Car (#3 Under #7)
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Dick Wallen Collection)
May 1919 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Salvator Barbarino, Louis Chevrolet, and another Gent standing on the Bricks
(Detroit Public Library)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
#41 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
#7 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
Louis LeCocq in #15 Roamer Race Car,
Arthur Chevrolet sitting on pit wall
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
Frontenac with DOHC Cast Iron Engine,
Doc Caddy tuning carburetor
(Fred Usher Collection)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
Rare shot of Louis Chevrolet in #7 car,
2nd fastest qualifier at 103.1 MPH
(L' Auto - Paris)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
Official race program for 500 mile race
featured a colorful patriotic theme
(Dr. Harlan Hunter Collection)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
Classic pre-race panoramic photo
showing drivers, mechanics, & VIPs
(La Vie au Grand Air)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
Close-up view of panoramic image,
Gaston, Arthur, and Louis Chevrolet
(La Vie au Grand Air)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
Frontenac race cars on the grid,
#7, #41, #2, and #39
(La Vie au Grand Air)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
#7 Frontenac Race Car on 3rd Row
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1919 - Indianapolis Speedway
#7 Frontenac Race Car in Turn 1
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Newsreel Film Still)
May 1919 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Accidents Dominate Headlines
(Indianapolis News)
Rare Moto-Meter Cover
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(eBay Auction)
1919 Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Brooklyn, New York
June 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Advertisement for Automobile Races
(New York Tribune)
June 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
#7 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(New York Herald)
June 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Ken Purdy Collection)
1919 Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma Board Speedway
July 1919 - Tacoma, Washington
Newspaper Advertisement for Race
(Seattle Star)
July 1919 - Tacoma, Washington
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker (center),
Louis Chevrolet (5th from right)
(Chevrolet Family Collection)
July 1919 - Tacoma, Washington
#7 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Tacoma Public Library)
July 1919 - Tacoma, Washington
#7 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Tacoma Public Library)
July 1919 - Tacoma, Washington
Official Race Program
(Jerry Lettieri Collection)
July 1919 - Tacoma, Washington
Fine Portrait
Driver - Louis Chevrolet
(Tacoma Public Library)
July 1919 - Tacoma, Washington
Packed grandstand watches Louis lead
the field from the pole position
(The Oregonian)
July 1919 - Tacoma, Washington
Louis Chevrolet duels for lead with
Frontenac teammate Ralph Mulford
(The Oregonian)
Tacoma Speedway races
were sanctioned by the
American Automobile Association
1919 Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Brooklyn, New York
July 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
#41 Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(Detroit Public Library)
July 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Official Race Program
(ProgCovers.com)
Summer 1919
Frontenac Race Car
Gaston Chevrolet & Johnny Breshnahan
(Bibliotheque Nationale de France)
1919 Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Brooklyn, New York
Summer 1919 - Sheepshead Bay
Frontenac Race Car
Driver - Gaston Chevrolet
(The Henry Ford)
Sept 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Frontenac Race Cars on Starting Grid
Vie au Grand Air
(Bibliolique Nationale de France)
Sept 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Start of Race
Frontenac Machines in Action
(xxxxx)
Sept 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
#10 Duesenberg Leads
Chevrolet Brothers Follow
(Pathe Films Newsreel)
Sept 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
#10 Duesenberg Leads
#7 Frontenac of Louis in Hot Pursuit
(Pathe Films Newsreel)
Sept 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Gaston leading older brother Louie
Vie au Grand Air
(Bibliolique Nationale de France)
Sept 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Race Action
Louis & Gaston dueling for Lead
(Pathe Films Newsreel)
Sept 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Race Action
Louie's machine catches on fire
(Pathe Films Newsreel)
Sept 1919 - Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Gaston celebrates in Victory Lane,
Louie's unform tells a different story
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)