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	Motorsports Hall of Fame
		Youngest of a trio of brothers who were to leave an indelible mark on American racing, Gaston Chevrolet remains an enigmatic and unheralded figure in motor sport, primarily due to his untimely death in a terrible crash at the Beverly Hills Speedway on Thanksgiving Day in 1920.
		Gaston Chevrolet was born in Deaunt, France on Oct. 26, 1892.
		Gaston maintained a careful pace among the leaders, and when they faltered he made up a two-lap deficit to win the big one.
	www.mshf.com /hof/chevrolet_gaston.htm (311 words)

	Gaston Chevrolet
		In 1916, Gaston Chevrolet became a partner with his brothers in the Frontenac Motor Corporation.
		With winter, racing moved to the West Coast and at the Los Angeles Speedway board track in Beverly Hills, California Gaston Chevrolet was killed when his racecar crashed on lap 146.
		Gaston Chevrolet is interred next to his brothers in the Roman Catholic Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Gaston_Chevrolet (274 words)

	Gaston Chevrolet - WOI Encyclopedia Italia
		Gaston Chevrolet (October 26, 1892 – November 25, 1920) was a French-born American racecar champion driver and automobile manufacturer.
		In 1916, Gaston Chevrolet became a partner with his brothers in the Frontenac Motor Corporation.
		Gaston Chevrolet is interred next to his brothers in the Roman Catholic Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.
	www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php/Gaston_Chevrolet (309 words)

	Gaston Chevrolet Information
		Gaston Chevrolet (October 26, 1892 – November 25, 1920) was a French-born American racecar champion driver and automobile manufacturer.
		In 1916, Gaston Chevrolet became a partner with his brothers in the Frontenac Motor Corporation.
		Gaston Chevrolet is interred next to his brothers in the Roman Catholic Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.
	www.bookrags.com /Gaston_Chevrolet (277 words)

	Gaston Chevrolet at AllExperts
		Gaston Chevrolet (October 26, 1892 – November 25, 1920) was a French-born American racecar champion driver and automobile manufacturer.
		In 1916, Gaston Chevrolet became a partner with his brothers in the Frontenac Motor Corporation.
		Gaston Chevrolet is interred next to his brothers in the Roman Catholic Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.
	en.allexperts.com /e/g/ga/gaston_chevrolet.htm (342 words)

	Cruise-IN.com: "Marque of the Month" featuring a look at the people and companies who were part the Indiana's ...
		Chevrolet who designed and built the first of the more than 125 million cars which bear his name was an integral part of auto racing and the Indiana automotive manufacturing scene.
		Chevrolet joined the Buick racing team in 1909 at the invitation of William C. Durant, the founder of General Motors.
		Louis Chevrolet was one of the outstanding drivers during the pioneer days of auto racing, designer of comfortable and dependable passenger cars, and designer and builder of fast and durable race cars.
	www.cruise-in.com /resource/cismar06.htm (575 words)

	This Day in History 1920: Gaston Chevrolet dies
		Gaston Chevrolet, the younger brother of famous automobile designer and racer Louis Chevrolet, was killed during a race in Beverly Hills, California, on this day.
		Gaston, born in La-Chauz-de-Fonds, Switzerland, came to America in the early nineteenth century to join his brothers Louis and Andre in the establishment of a racing car design company: the Frontenac Motor Corporation.
		The Chevrolets moved their operations to Indianapolis, and rapidly made the Monroe racers ready for the 1920 Indy 500, the first to be held since 1914.
	www.history.com /tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=7815 (333 words)

	National Corvette Museum - Timeline
		A prototype fiberglass-bodied Chevrolet full-sized convertible is accidentally rolled during a test run.
		Chevrolet decides to change its VIP-only marketing policy for the Corvette, making it available for sale to the general public.
		Chevrolet enters four Corvettes in the 12 Hours of Sebring race in Florida.
	www.corvettemuseum.com /library-archives/timeline/1951.shtml (1299 words)

	Find Chevrolet Dealers in Gaston, North Carolina
		The process of buying a new Chevrolet car or truck can seem overwhelming if you don't know where to begin.
		Edmunds.com makes it easy to find trusted Chevrolet car dealers in Gaston, saving car buyers time and money on what will be an important purchase.
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	www.edmunds.com /dealerships/Chevrolet/NorthCarolina/Gaston.html (125 words)

	Gaston Chevrolet Dealers in Oregon — Find Gaston Oregon car dealers at NewCars.com
		NewCars.com is dedicated to connecting you to local Gaston Chevrolet dealers in Gaston that will give you a free price quote with no obligation to buy.
		Gaston Chevrolet dealers are working hard to find the best possible price for your new car purchase or lease.
		If you are ready to locate the closest Gaston Chevrolet dealer with the best pricing on cars and trucks, simply enter your ZIP code in the form to the right.
	www.newcars.com /chevrolet/car-dealers/oregon/gaston/index.html (145 words)

	Gaston County Used Cars for Sale - Gaston Car Classifieds
		With our large selection of quality Gaston county used cars you are sure to find the perfect car, truck, or SUV at the right price.
		It is the buyer's responsibility to call or e-mail each seller to verify the information and pricing contained within the Gaston county car classified ads.
		Due to the risk of online fraud, we suggest you utilize an escrow service when buying used cars in Gaston county online.
	www.northcarolinacarclassifieds.com /01/gaston.html (139 words)

	My 50 Years in Palms (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Without legal gambling, the race track was destined to fold and become a board track for auto racing.
		I saw one of the races on the old Beverly Racetrack when Gaston Chevrolet and two other men were killed in a spectacular crash.
		The rolling cars stripped much of the fence and here we were high up in the air with no place to go.
	www.cheviothills.org /Worsfold6.htm (610 words)

	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
		Louis Chevrolet was the eldest, born in 1878, Arthur the middle brother and Gaston the youngest, born in 1892.
		Gaston Chevrolet beat the best that day, because competing in that race were many of the Indy 500's early legends: prior winners like Frenchmen Jules Goux and Rene Thomas, Italian-American Ralph De Palma, Indianapolis resident Howdy Wilcox and Ralph Mulford, who had driven in all the Indy 500s to date.
		Gaston’s victory at the Indy 500 was the first for an American car since 1912 (the Monroe that Gaston Chevrolet drove was a an American-built Frontenac clone), the French Peugeots and Delages and German Mercedes having dominated in the interim.
	www.brickyard.com /news/story.php?story_id=1372 (1581 words)

	Louis Chevrolet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Louis-Joseph Chevrolet (December 25, 1878, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchatel, Switzerland - June 6, 1941, Detroit, Michigan) was a racing driver and the founder of the Chevrolet Motor Car Company, which was acquired by General Motors and is their best-known brand worldwide, and in many cases synonymous with General Motors itself.
		A mechanical genius with little in the way of a formal education, Louis was the older brother of Gaston Chevrolet (1892-1920), who won the 1920 Indianapolis 500 in a car he had built.
		Louis Chevrolet is buried in the Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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	e-MotorClassics - Louis Chevrolet (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Louis Chevrolet was mechanically minded and the switch to automobile engines was not a complete change of professions.
		Louis Chevrolet had an edge in the early racing days, as he was a mechanic.
		In an ironic turn of events, the younger brothers were unable to race for Buick as a result of the GM management changes, and Louis Chevrolet was hired by Durant to design the power train for the new car Durant was having built, the Chevrolet.
	www.e-motorclassics.com /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=43 (724 words)

	Louis Chevrolet - A Brief Biography of this Chevy Founder.
		Chevrolet had differences with Durant over the design of the Chevrolet automobiles and in 1915 sold Durant his share in the company.
		Louis was the older brother of Gaston Chevrolet (1892-1920), who won the 1920 Indianapolis 500 in a car he had built.
		Louis Chevrolet died on June 6, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan and is buried in the Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.
	www.thehistoricalarchive.com /happenings/louis-chevrolet-a-brief-biography-of-this-chevy-founder (450 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Born near Beaune, in the CÃ´te-d'Or dÃ©partement of France where his Swiss parents had emigrated to a few years earlier, he was the younger brother of Louis (1878-1941, founder of the Chevrolet car company) and Arthur Chevrolet (1884-1946).
		With winter, racing moved to the West Coast and at the Beverly Hills Speedway board track in Beverly Hills, California.
		Gaston Chevrolet was killed when his racecar crashed on lap 146.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Gaston_Chevrolet (293 words)

	Heinrich Chevrolet
		Its founder, Louis Chevrolet, was a racing driver, born on December 25, 1878 in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland.
		In Brazil, the Chevrolet Opala was based on the German Opel Commodore from the late 1960s, continuing in production until the early 1990s, when it was replaced by a version of the Opel Omega.
		The Chevrolet Camaro was a compact car introduced in North America by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors at the start of the 1967 model year as competition for the Ford Mustang.
	www.breadlike.com /pages7/39/heinrich-chevrolet.html (2365 words)

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		The first Chevrolet to win the Indy 500 was Gaston Chevrolet in 1920.
		Gaston was the youngest of the three Chevrolet brothers Louis, Arthur & Gaston, all of whom were involved in racing.
		Gaston’s racing career began in 1916 when he failed to qualify for the Indy 500.
	www.goulds.com /racestory.asp?ID=230 (1160 words)

	nwi.com: Pacing the pack
		Chevrolet paces Indiana's Memorial Day classic a record 17 times for the 90th running of the Indianapolis 500.
		General Motors' Chevrolet Division has a rich heritage in racing that harkens to company co-founder and namesake Louis Chevrolet, a gifted engineer and talented race car driver who competed in the Indianapolis 500 four times.
		His brother Gaston Chevrolet won the Indy 500 in 1920.
	nwitimes.com /articles/2006/06/01/wheels/wheels/0253c26edaebaff086257178007ec4b1.prt (470 words)

	Chevrolet
		Some 3000 had been manufactured by 1912, their popularity encouraging Chevrolet and Durant to expand their line-up, the Little Four based on Durant’s own Little Runabout, the first to carry the now familiar blue-and-white badge, while a single seat version was aptly called the Royal Mail.
		Forming the Chevrolet Aircraft Corporation with brother Arthur, Louis would have little to do with the company that bore his name, apart from a brief spell in the 1930’s, and would die in almost total obscurity in 1941.
		In the meantime the Chevrolet company had gone from strength to strength, first acquiring the Maxwell Motor Company factory in New York in 1914, then releasing the incredibly popular 490 – with a for the time bargain basement price of, you guessed it, $490.
	www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au /car_info_chevrolet.htm (635 words)

	gaston chevrolet (Site not responding. Last check: )
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	murphythebear.com » Blog Archive » 20. Paucity of Porsche Prototypes - Penske to Persevere in 2007
		Why: The Chevrolet engine was way down on power and Cosworth agreed to do it because the income from Chevy helped to ballance the books to reduce the pressure on the F1 program.
		So, Gaston Chevrolet in 1920, becasue he and his brothers developed it as Frontenac for Ford in the first place.
		The Frontenacs enjoyed numerous victories during the 1916 and 1917 seasons before the suspension of racing activities for World War I. 1921 was the last Fronty win at Indianapolis (Gaston Chevrolet won in 1920, and Tommy Milton in 1921) and Chevrolet went on to make heads and valve assemblies for Model T dirt track racers.
	murphythebear.com /blog/2006/08/22/20-paucity-of-porsche-prototypes-penske-to-persevere-in-2007 (1124 words)

	Team Spirit - The Flint Journal presents: Journal of the 20th Century
		Flint’s auto racing reputation reached its zenith when Gaston Chevrolet won the 1920 Indianapolis 500 on Memorial Day.
		Gaston, whose brother Louis founded the Chevrolet Motor Car Co., set a race record of 88.618 mph.
		Six months later, Gaston died in a crash during a Thanksgiving Day race in Los Angeles.
	www.flintjournal.com /20thcentury/1920/1920team.html (682 words)

	nwi.com
		Creators Louis and Gaston Chevrolet immigrated to America from Switzerland to chase the American dream and build their version of the Chevrolet motorcar.
		Louis Chevrolet and Carl G. Fisher, one of the Speedway's founders, developed a friendship during the track's first year as Chevrolet began to build and drive race cars to compete in the fledgling auto industry.
		Today's Indy 500 also marks the return of Chevrolet as a competitor at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, challenging the field for the first time since 1993 with the all-new Chevy Indy V8 racing engine.
	www.nwitimes.com /articles/2002/05/26/export11125.txt (891 words)

	Gaston Chevrolet Car Dealers \|\| Locate Gaston Chevrolet Auto Dealerships Near You
		No two Gaston Chevrolet car dealers are the same, even if they are owned by the same corporation.
		That's why it is so important to get new car price quotes from multiple Gaston Chevrolet car dealers near you to compare prices and get the best deal possible.
		Locate Gaston Chevrolet car dealers in your area and contact as many as you'd like, free of charge, for price quotes on used and new cars.
	www.newcardealers.com /cardealers/03-new/chevrolet/north-carolina/gaston/index.html (112 words)

	Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC
		When Gaston Chevrolet won at Indy in 1920, he was on Firestone tires.
		All of us with Chevrolet are proud of the consecutive championships, but we're not resting on our laurels.
		Sam is back in 2003 with his Chevrolet and Firestone equipment, and fans who come to IRL events this year are going to see him push his engine and tires to the edge, seeking that third championship.
	www.bridgestonetire.com /news/us_en/r_30415a.html (540 words)

	Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The three most prominent American automobile designers and builders in 1920 were Fred Deusenberg and the Chevrolet brothers, Louis and Gaston.
		Gaston was the one who turned the trick as he raced a Monroe machine, which his brother Louis had designed, to victory in the Indianapolis classic.
		It was the peak moment of Gaston's racing career and unfortunately it was to be his last triumph.
	library.humboldt.edu /vetc/video.php?ID=0123&ST=1&V=50 (194 words)

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