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Race Cars 1924 to 1935
1924 Indianapolis 500
May 1924 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Custom Crankshaft for Fronty Ford
Clarence Warnock & Arthur Chevrolet
(Jarvis Erickson Collection)
May 1924 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Double Overhead Cam Fronty Ford
Exhaust Side
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1924 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Double Overhead Cam Fronty Ford
Carburetor/Intake Side
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1924 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Speedway Pit Lane
Fronty Ford Race Cars
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1924 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Fronty Ford Race Car in Gasoline Alley,
Barber Warnock Team & Art Chevrolet
(Kem Robertson Collection)
May 1924 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Fronty Ford Race Car
Henry Ford and Louis Chevrolet
(The Henry Ford)
May 1924 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Fronty Ford Race Car
Henry Ford and Louis Chevrolet
(Kettering University)
May 1924 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Speedway Pit Lane
Fronty Ford Race Cars
(The Henry Ford)
May 1924 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Barber Warnock Team in Pit Lane
Arthur Chevrolet standing in center
(FrontyVineyards.com)
May 1924 - Indianapolis, Indiana
#28 Fronty Ford Race Car
Driver - Alfred Moss
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1924 - Indianapolis, Indiana
#27 Fronty Ford Race Car
Driver - Fred Harder & Arthur Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1924 - Indianapolis, Indiana
#26 Fronty Ford Race Car
Driver - Bill Hunt
(The Henry Ford)
May 1924 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Fronty Ford Race Car
Driver - Alfred Moss
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1924 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Fronty Ford Race Car
Arthur Chevrolet supervises pit stop
(The Henry Ford)
May 1924 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Fronty Ford Race Car is shown
being pushed after pit stop
(The Henry Ford)
1924 Havana, Cuba
8/19/24 - Havana, Cuba
Louis visits the Oriental Park Track
and makes front page news
(La Prensa)
August 1924 - Havana, Cuba
Fronty Racer with 183 Frontenac Mill,
Postcard signed by Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
August 1924 - Havana, Cuba
Louis Chevrolet Behind the Wheel of
Fronty Racer with 183 Frontenac Mill,
(Photo: Orlando A. Moralez Pulido)
1925 Indianapolis 500
May 1925 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Fronty Ford Race Car (Skelly Special),
Driver Milt Jones with Arthur Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1925 - Indianapolis, Indiana
#22 FIAT Race Car
Driver Pietro Bordino with Art Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1925 - Indianapolis, Indiana
#17 Miller Race Car
Driver Ralph Hepburn & Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1925 - Indianapolis, Indiana
#4 Miller Race Car
Driver Tommy Milton with Art Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1925 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Miller Race Car
Driver Lora Corum with Art Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1925 - Indianapolis, Indiana
#12 Duesenberg & Peter DePaolo,
Louis Chevrolet waives checkered flag
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1926 Indianapolis 500
May 1926 - Indianapolis, Indiana
DOHC SuperCharged FWD Fronty
Driver Jack McCarver with Art Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1926 - Indianapolis, Indiana
DOHC SuperCharged FWD Fronty
Art Chevrolet kneeling
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1926 - Indianapolis, Indiana
DOHC SuperCharged FWD Fronty
Driver Jack McCarver with Art Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1926 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Fronty Ford Race Car (Hamlin Special)
Driver Jack McCarver with Art Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1926 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Fronty Ford Race Car (Hamlin Special)
Driver Jack McCarver with Art Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1926 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Fronty Ford Race Car (Hamlin Special)
Driver Jack McCarver with Team
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1926 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Supercharged Argyle Schmidt Special
Driver L.L. Corum with Art Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1926 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Miller Race Car
Peter DePaolo & Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis News)
May 1926 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Traditional drivers line up photo
Arthur & Louis Chevrolet kneeling
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1926 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Chrysler Imperial 80 Pace Car
Louis Chevrolet pacing the field
(Indianapolis News)
May 1926 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Chrysler Imperial 80 Pace Car
Louis Chevrolet leading the field
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1926 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Chrysler Imperial 80 Pace Car
Louis Chevrolet heads for green flag
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1928 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
April 1928 - Special 24 Hour Race
Stutz Black Hawk vs. Hispano Suiza,
Louis Chevrolet seen in the pits
(Dick Wallen Collection)
May 1928 - Indianapolis 500
Winner Louis Meyer & Miller Race Car,
Louis Chevrolet seen in Victory Lane
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Official Program for the
1928 Indianapolis 500
(National Indy 500 Collectors Club)
1929 Indianapolis 500
April 1929 - Indianapolis, Indiana
French Delage Racer of Louis Chiron,
Louis Chevrolet assisted team for race
(Indianapolis Star)
April 1929 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Cliff Durant, Louis Chiron, and Louis Chevrolet inspecting Delage race car
(Wire Report)
May 1929 - Indianapolis, Indiana
French Delage Racer of Louis Chiron,
Louis Chevrolet assisted team for race
(ebay Auction)
May 1929 - Indianapolis, Indiana
6-Cylinder Amilcar of Jules Moriceau,
with Ralph DePalma & Louis Chevrolet
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1929 - Indianapolis, Indiana
#27 FWD Miller of Albert Karnatz
Art Chevrolet with owner Tom Mulligan
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1929 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Traditional drivers line up photo
Louis Chevrolet standing in center
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1930 Indianapolis 500
SOHC Fronty Ford Engine
Carburetor / Intake Side
Used by Chet Miller in 1930 Indy 500
(Museum of American Speed)
May 1930 - Indianapolis, Indiana
SOHC Fronty Ford with Chet Miller,
car was owned by Reed & Mulligan,
Tom Mulligan was Art's Brother in Law
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
SOHC Fronty Ford Engine
Exhaust Header Side
Used by Chet Miller in 1930 Indy 500
(Museum of American Speed)
1931 Indianapolis 500
DOHC "Stagger Valve" Fronty Ford
Engine utilized Model A Ford block
Intake & Exhaust Ports on each side
(Museum of American Speed)
May 1931 - Indianapolis, Indiana
DOHC Fronty Ford with Gene Haustein,
car was owned by Reed & Mulligan,
Tom Mulligan was Art's Brother in Law
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
DOHC "Stagger Valve" Fronty Ford
Engine utilized Model A Ford block
Intake & Exhaust Ports on each side
(Museum of American Speed)
1932 Indianapolis 500
Track Credentials for the
1932 Indianapolis 500
(National Indy 500 Collectors Club)
May 1932 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Fronty Ford with Gene Haustein
Car was owned by Reed & Mulligan
Entry failed to qualify for race
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
Ticket Stub for the
1932 Indianapolis 500
(National Indy 500 Collectors Club)
1933 Indianapolis 500
May 1933 - Indianapolis, Indiana
#23 Goldberg Special
16-Cylinder Marmon w/ Cooper Chassis
Driver Ralph Hepburn with Art Chevrolet
(GentlemanIndiana.blogspot)
May 1933 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Brief article on 16-Cylinder Marmon
Arthur Chevrolet prepped car for race
(Indianapolis Star)
May 1933 - Indianapolis, Indiana
C.S. Goldberg Team
Art Chevrolet standing in back
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
1935 Indianapolis 500
Spring 1935 - Dearborn, Michigan
Construction of Miller-Ford race cars,
Arthur Chevrolet seen in white overalls
(Shutterstock.com)
Spring 1935 - Dearborn, Michigan
Art Chevrolet working on axle half shaft
assembly of Miller-Ford race car
(Wayne State University)
May 1935 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Arthur Chevrolet seen in the pits
tuning Miller-Ford V-8 race car
(Shutterstock.com)
May 1935 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Art Chevrolet tunes carburetors on V-8, Harry Miller is seen looking on
(Shutterstock.com)
May 1935 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Arthur Chevrolet is seen with the great Harry Miller prepping the Miller-Ford
(Indianapolis Star)
May 1935 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Arthur Chevrolet seen in the pits of
George Bailey's #35 Miller-Ford V-8
(Shutterstock.com)
May 1935 - Indianapolis, Indiana
#35 Ford V-8 with Driver George Bailey
Art Chevrolet prepped car for race
(Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
May 1935 - Indianapolis, Indiana
George Bailey in the #35 Miller-Ford
makes a pit stop during the race
(Shutterstock.com)
May 1935 - Indianapolis, Indiana
Arthur Chevrolet is standing on the pit wall clocking the car with a stopwatch
(Indianapolis News)