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SUMMARY:1878 Louis-Joseph Chevrolet born
DESCRIPTION:Louis-Joseph Chevrolet, born in LaChaux de Fonds, Switzerl
 and. By age 12, Louis was making money repairing bicycles and winning 
 races with physical ability and working with gear ratios. He drove his
  first De Dion tricycle in 1893 when the owner could not start it and 
 Louis offered to help. 1896 Louis got a job with De Dion, then Mors an
 d Darracq. He came to Canada in 1900 and, in 1901, New York. His 1st r
 ace was at Chicago's Harlem track May 27,1905 and bested Barney Oldfie
 ld's record. March 5th,1909 Louis drove for William Durant's Buick. Wh
 en Durant was ousted from newly formed GM for the 1st time, he formed 
 Chevrolet Motors Co on 11/3/1911. Chevrolet was given 100 shares of th
 e corp. for his name and a car design. Because of disagreements with D
 urant, Chevrolet sold his shares and left in 1915. Louis and his broth
 ers, Arthur and Gaston, founded Fontenac Motor Corp in 1916 to build p
 erformance parts for Fords. Louis Chevrolet passed away penniless June
  6, 1941 in Detroit.\n\nFor more information visit https://northeastwh
 eelsevents.com/events/1878-louis-chevrolet-born
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CATEGORIES:historic, milestone
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