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</blockquote>[[Image:Louischevroletbig.jpg|thumb|250px|Louis Chevrolet Memorial, Indianapolis Speedway]]
This is a list of vehicles made by [[Chevrolet]].
[[Image:Louis Chevrolet in a Buick s055205.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Louis Chevrolet in a [[Buick]] racer in [[Crown Point, Indiana]], during the Cobe Cup Race in 1909]]
[[Image:Louis Chevrolet in Buick ca 1900.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Louis Chevrolet in a [[Buick]] he designed, circa 1900]]
'''Louis-Joseph Chevrolet''' (December 25, 1878, [[La Chaux-de-Fonds]], [[Canton of Neuchâtel]], [[Switzerland]]&nbsp;&ndash; June 6, 1941, [[Detroit, Michigan]]), of French descent was a [[racing driver]] and a  co-founder (with [[William C. Durant]]) of the [[Chevrolet|Chevrolet Motor Car Company]], which was acquired by [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] and is their bestselling brand nationwide and in many cases synonymous with General Motors itself.


In 1886 his family left Switzerland to live in [[Beaune]], in the [[Côte-d'Or]] ''[[Department (country subdivision)|département]]'' of [[France]]. It was there as a young man Louis developed his mechanical skills and interest in auto racing. He worked for the Roblin mechanics shop from 1895 to 1899, at which time he went to [[Paris]], where he worked for a short time before emigrating to [[Montreal, Quebec]] in [[Canada]] in 1900 to work as a [[chauffeur]]/mechanic. The following year, he moved to [[New York City]], where he worked briefly for a fellow Swiss immigrant's engineering company, then moved to the [[Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn]] operations of the [[France|French]] car manufacturer [[De Dion-Bouton#Expansion|de Dion-Bouton]].  In 1905, he was hired by [[FIAT]] as a racing car driver, and a year later became employed by a [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] company developing a then-revolutionary [[front-wheel drive]] racing car.  His racing career continued as he drove for Buick, becoming a friend and associate of Billy Durant.<ref>http://media.gm.com/me/chevrolet/en/corporate/c_history/index.html</ref>
* [[Chevrolet 150|150]] (1953-1957)
* [[Chevrolet 210|210]] (1953-1957)
* [[Chevrolet 3100|3100]] 1/2 Ton Trucks.
* [[Chevrolet 3600|3600]] 3/4 Ton Trucks.
* [[Chevrolet 3800|3800]] One Ton Trucks.
* [[Chevrolet 4100|4100]] 1 1/2 Ton Short Wheelbase Trucks.
* [[Chevrolet 4400|4400]] 1 1/2 Ton Long Wheelbase Trucks
* [[Chevrolet 5100|5100]] Cab-Over-Engine Short Wheelbase Trucks.
* [[Chevrolet 5400|5400]] Cab-Over-Engine Medium Wheelbase Trucks.
* [[Chevrolet 5700|5700]] Cab-Over-Engine Long Wheelbase Trucks.
* [[Chevrolet 6100|6100]] Two Ton Short Wheelbase Trucks.
* [[Chevrolet 6400|6400]] Two Ton Long Wheelbase Trucks.
* [[Chevrolet 6700|6700]] School Bus Chassis.
* [[Chevrolet C/K|C/K1500 pickup]]
* [[Chevrolet C/K|C/K2500 pickup]]
* [[Chevrolet C/K|C/K3500 pickup]]
* [[Chevrolet Suburban|C/K1500 Suburban]]
* [[Chevrolet Suburban|C/K2500 Suburban]]
* [[Chevrolet Apache|Apache]] ([[1958]]-[[1959]])
* [[Chevrolet Astro|Astro]] ([[1985]]–[[2005]])
* [[Chevrolet Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[2002]]–present)
* [[Daewoo Kalos|Aveo]] ([[2003]]–present, rebadged [[Daewoo Kalos]])
* [[Daewoo Gentra|Aveo]] ([[2006]]–present, rebadged [[Daewoo Gentra]])
* [[Chevrolet Beauville|Beauville]] ([[1970]]-[[1995]])
* [[Chevrolet Bel Air|Bel Air]] ([[1953]]-[[1975]])
* [[Chevrolet Biscayne|Biscayne]] ([[1958]]-[[1972]])
* [[Chevrolet Bison|Bison]] ([[1977]]–[[1988]])
* [[Chevrolet Blazer|Blazer]] ([[1969]]–[[2005]])
* [[Chevrolet Bonanza|Bonanza]]
* [[Chevrolet Bonaventure|Bonaventure]]
* [[Chevrolet Brookwood|Brookwood]] ([[1958]]-[[1961]], [[1969]]–[[1972]])
* [[Chevrolet Bruin|Bruin]] ([[1978]]–[[1988]])
* [[Chevrolet Camaro|Camaro]] ([[1967]]–[[2002]]) ([[2009]])
* [[Chevrolet Cameo Carrier|Cameo Carrier]] ([[1955]]–[[1958]])
* [[Chevrolet Caprice|Caprice]] ([[1965]]–[[1996]], North American market)
* [[Chevrolet Caprice Royale|Caprice Royale]] (Middle East market)
* [[Chevrolet Captiva|Captiva]] ([[2007]]–present)
* [[Chevrolet Cavalier|Cavalier]] ([[1982]]–[[2005]])
* [[Chevrolet Celebrity|Celebrity]] {[[1982]]-[[1990]]}
* [[Chevrolet Chevelle|Chevelle]] ([[1964]]–[[1977]])
* [[Chevrolet Nova|Chevy II]] ([[1962]]–[[1968]])
* [[Chevrolet Citation|Citation]] ([[1980]]-[[1985]])
* [[Chevrolet Cobalt|Cobalt]] ([[2005]]–present)
* [[Chevrolet Colorado|Colorado]] ([[2004]]–present)
* [[Chevrolet Corsica|Corsica]] ([[1987]]–[[1996]])
* [[Chevrolet Corvair|Corvair]] ([[1960]]–[[1969]])
* [[Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier|Corvair Greenbrier]] (van) ([[1960]]–[[1965]])
* [[Chevrolet Corvette|Corvette]] ([[1953]]–present)
* [[Chevrolet El Camino|El Camino]] ([[1959]] - [[1987]])
* [[Chevrolet Epica|Epica]] ([[2006]] - present)
* [[Chevrolet Equinox|Equinox]] ([[2004]]–present)
* [[Chevrolet Express|Express]] ([[1997]]–present)
* [[Chevrolet Gentleman Jim|Gentleman Jim]]
* [[Chevrolet HHR|HHR]] ([[2006]]–present)
* [[Chevrolet Impala|Impala]] ([[1958]]–[[1985]], [[1994]]–[[1996]], [[2000]]–present)
* [[Chevrolet Kingswood|Kingswood]] ([[1959]]-[[1960]], [[1969]]-[[1972]])
* [[Chevrolet Kingswood Estate|Kingswood Estate]] ([[1969]]-[[1972]])
* [[Chevrolet Kodiak|Kodiak]] ([[1980]]-present)
* [[Chevrolet Lacetti|Lacetti]]
* [[Daewoo Lanos|Lanos]]
* [[Chevrolet Lumina|Lumina]] ([[1990]]–[[2001]])
* [[Chevrolet Malibu|Malibu]] ([[1964]]–[[1983]], [[1997]]—present)
* [[Geo Metro|Metro]] ([[1998]]–[[2001]])
* [[Chevrolet Montana|Montana]]
* [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo|Monte Carlo]] ([[1970]]–[[1988]], [[1995]]–[[2007]])
* [[Chevrolet Monza|Monza]] ([[1975]]-[[1980]])
* [[Chevrolet Nomad|Nomad]]
* [[Chevrolet Nova|Nova]] ([[1962]]–[[1979]], [[1984]]-[[1988]])
* [[Chevrolet Niva|Niva]] ([[2002]]–present)
* [[Daewoo Nubira|Nubira]] ([[2003]]-present)
* [[Chevrolet Omega|Omega]]
* [[Chevrolet Optra|Optra]] ([[2003]]-present) (Available in [[General Motors Canada|Canada]])
* [[Chevrolet Opala|Opala]] ([[1969]]-[[1992]]) (The first [[Brazil]]ian Chevrolet)
* [[Chevrolet Outdoorsman|Outdoorsman]]
* [[Chevrolet Parkwood|Parkwood]] ([[1959]]-[[1961]])
* [[Geo Prizm|Prizm]] ([[1998]]–[[2002]])
* [[Chevrolet Silverado|Silverado]] ([[1999]]–present)
* [[Chevrolet Spark|Spark]]
* [[Chevrolet Sprint|Sprint]] ([[1985]]–[[1988]])
* [[Chevrolet SSR|SSR]] ([[2004]]–[[2006]])
* [[Chevrolet Suburban|Suburban]] ([[1936]]–present)
* [[Chevrolet Superior Sedan|Superior Sedan]] (1920s)
* [[Chevrolet S-10|S-10]] ([[1982]]–[[2003]])
* [[Super Sport|SS]]
* [[Chevrolet Tahoe|Tahoe]] ([[1994]]–present)
* [[Chevrolet Titan|Titan]] ([[1968]]–[[1988]])
* [[Chevrolet Townsman|Townsman]] ([[1953]]-[[1957]], [[1969]]-[[1972]])
* [[Chevrolet TrailBlazer|TrailBlazer]] ([[2002]]–present)
* [[Chevrolet Tracker|Tracker]] ([[1998]]–[[2004]])
* [[Chevrolet Uplander|Uplander]] ([[2005]]–[[2008]])
* [[Chevrolet Vectra|Vectra]]
* [[Chevrolet Vega|Vega]] ([[1970]]-[[1977]])
* [[Chevrolet Viva|Viva]] ([[2004]]-)
* [[Chevrolet Venture|Venture]] ([[1997]]–[[2005]])
* [[Chevrolet Volt|Volt]]
* [[Chevrolet Yeoman|Yeoman]] ([[1958]])


With little in the way of a formal education, this mechanical genius learned car design while working for [[Buick]] and started designing his own engine for a new car in 1909. He built this [[overhead valve]] six-cylinder engine in his own [[machine shop]] on Grand River Boulevard, [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]].<ref>Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925'' (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.179.</ref> Shortly thereafter, he would partner with Durant to start the Chevrolet Motor Car Company there. Chevrolet had differences with Durant over the design and in 1915 sold Durant his share in the company. The next year, the company was folded into Durant's [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]].
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At that time, Chevrolet shifted into the racing car industry, partnering with Howard E. Blood of [[Allegan, Michigan]] to create the [[Cornelian automobile|Cornelian]], a state-of-the-art racing car, which he used to place 20th in the 1915 [[Indianapolis 500]] automobile race. In 1916, he and his younger brother [[Gaston Chevrolet|Gaston]] started [[Frontenac Motor Corporation]], designing and producing another line of racing cars. They became well-known for, among other things, their Fronty-[[Ford]] racers.
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Louis also competed in the Indianapolis 500 four times, with a best finish of 7th in 1919. Younger brother Gaston won there in 1920 in a car Louis built, and brother [[Arthur Chevrolet|Arthur]] also competed twice.
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Louis Chevrolet died nearly penniless, and is buried in the Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]. His bust stands at the entrance to the museum at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
 
==Indy 500 results==
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<td>
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Car
!Start
!Qual
!Rank
!Finish
!Laps
!Led
!Retired
|-
![[1915 Indianapolis 500|1915]]
|27
|23
|81.010
|23
|20
|76
|0
|Valve
|-
![[1916 Indianapolis 500|1916]]
|8
|21
|87.690
|13
|12
|82
|0
|Rod
|-
![[1919 Indianapolis 500|1919]]
|7
|12
|103.100
|2
|7
|200
|9
|Running
|-
![[1920 Indianapolis 500|1920]]
|3
|3
|96.300
|3
|18
|94
|0
|Steering
|-
|colspan=6|'''Totals'''
|452
|9
|
|}
</td>
<td>
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Starts
|4
|-
!Poles
|0
|-
!Front Row
|1
|-
!Wins
|0
|-
!Top 5
|0
|-
!Top 10
|1
|-
!Retired
|3
|}
</td>
</tr></table>
==Awards==
*In 1992, he was inducted into the [[International Motorsports Hall of Fame]].
*He was named to the [[National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum|National Sprint Car Hall of Fame]] in 1990.
*He was inducted in the [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]] in 1995.
 
== Notes ==
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==Sources==
*Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925''. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.
 
== External links ==
*[http://automotivehistoryonline.com/Chevrolet.htm Chevrolet History and Photos]
*[http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/index.php/drivers/driver/chevrolet Louis Chevrolet] (VanderbiltCupRaces.com)
 
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