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Louis Chevrolet (11878 - 1941) built bicycles during his childhood years in his native Switzerland. In 1900, he emigrated to Canada and then to the United States, where he participated in a new sport called automobile racing. He would earn international fame both as a Buick driver and a mechanic.
His fame helped capture the attention of William C. 'Billy' Durant, the founder of General Motors, of which Buick was a part. Durant split from GM in 1911 and privately hired Chevrolet to design a car for the public. This led to Durant, Chevrolet, and two other individuals incorporating the Chevrolet Motor Car Company on November 3rd of 1911, with headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. Two prototypes soon followed, with the first production car produced in late 1912, called the Classic Six.
Louis Chevrolet resigned from the company in 1913, but he produced the 'Baby Grand' model before he left. This particular example, currently on display in the Swigart Museum, is one of the first examples made.
Powering the 'Baby Grand' is a four-cylinder, valve-in-head engine cast en block. It has a three-speed selective transmission with a cone clutch. The lubrication is a splash system with a positive pump. There is a thermo-siphon cooling system with a fan and a double-jet carburetor. This car has the optional electric lighting and starter, with coil and distributor ignition, instead of the magneto.
The car has a base price of $875, plus $125 for the electric options, bringing the total to $1,000.By Daniel Vaughan | Jun 2016
His fame helped capture the attention of William C. 'Billy' Durant, the founder of General Motors, of which Buick was a part. Durant split from GM in 1911 and privately hired Chevrolet to design a car for the public. This led to Durant, Chevrolet, and two other individuals incorporating the Chevrolet Motor Car Company on November 3rd of 1911, with headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. Two prototypes soon followed, with the first production car produced in late 1912, called the Classic Six.
Louis Chevrolet resigned from the company in 1913, but he produced the 'Baby Grand' model before he left. This particular example, currently on display in the Swigart Museum, is one of the first examples made.
Powering the 'Baby Grand' is a four-cylinder, valve-in-head engine cast en block. It has a three-speed selective transmission with a cone clutch. The lubrication is a splash system with a positive pump. There is a thermo-siphon cooling system with a fan and a double-jet carburetor. This car has the optional electric lighting and starter, with coil and distributor ignition, instead of the magneto.
The car has a base price of $875, plus $125 for the electric options, bringing the total to $1,000.By Daniel Vaughan | Jun 2016
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