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Louis-Joseph Chevrolet was born on December 25, 1878, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, a center of watchmaking in northwestern Switzerland. [1] He was the second child of Joseph-Félicien Chevrolet, a watchmaker, and Marie-Anne Angéline Mahon. [2]
In Canada, on 30 September 1910, after obtaining a loan of $52,935.25 ($1,730,983 in 2023 dollars [7]) (cosigned by R S McLaughlin), went into partnership with Louis Chevrolet in 1911, starting the Chevrolet company. In 1914, a disagreement with Louis Chevrolet resulted in Durant buying out his partner. [9]
Chevrolet (/ ˌ ʃ ɛ v r ə ˈ l eɪ / SHEV-rə-LAY), colloquially referred to as Chevy, is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM).. Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941), Arthur Chevrolet (1884–1946) and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant (1861–1947) started the company on November 3, 1911 [2] as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company.
The 1912–14 Chevrolet Type C, also called the Chevrolet Classic Six (Series C), Chevrolet Model C, Classic Six, or, at the time it was new, simply "the Chevrolet" (since there were no other models to confuse it with until 1914 when the models H and L were released), was the first Chevrolet, and was also sold by other makes. It was a well ...
The man behind Chevrolet's iconic machine, the Corvette, is retiring. ... Hendrick paid $3 million for the mid-engine Corvette with VIN 0001 to add to his collection of about 140 Corvettes dating ...
After abandoning the vehicle in Gloucester City, New Jersey, Masi warned Coyle to turn the money in to police. [6] Coyle refused, and days later he allegedly met with Mario Riccobene, a member of the Philadelphia crime family who was to instruct him on how to properly handle the money. Coyle gave Riccobene $400,000, hoping the latter would have ...
He won a 100-mile (160 km) match race against top racers Tommy Milton (driving a Chevrolet race car) [1] and Ralph Mulford. With the coming of winter in late 1920, racing moved to the West Coast . While competing in the last race of the season on the board track at the Beverly Hills Speedway , Chevrolet was killed when his Frontenac crashed on ...
Castro won the largest-ever lottery jackpot, and he opted for a lump sum of $997.6 million, just shy of $1 billion, according to the California Lottery. After taxes, Castro walked away with $628.5 ...