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Frontenac Motor Corporation

Logo: AACA Research, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer

Frontenac Motor Corporation was a joint venture of Louis Chevrolet, Indy 500 winner Joseph Boyer Jr., Indianapolis car dealer William Small, and Zenith Carburetor president Victor Heftler. Per articles of Incorporation on file in the Michigan State Archives, it was founded in Detroit in December 1915. The company focused on building high-performance automobiles that would be used in major AAA events, including the Indianapolis 500.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1914Founded1
  • HeadquartersIndianapolis1
  • Founded inIndianapolis1

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1914 Frontenac
Photo: AACA Research, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Frontenac Motor Corporation was a joint venture of Louis Chevrolet, Indy 500 winner Joseph Boyer Jr., Indianapolis car dealer William Small, and Zenith Carburetor president Victor Heftler. Per articles of Incorporation on file in the Michigan State Archives, it was founded in Detroit in December 1915. The company focused on building high-performance automobiles that would be used in major AAA events, including the Indianapolis 500.2

The story

Founded by Arthur Chevrolet, Gaston Chevrolet and Louis Chevrolet in 1914, in Indianapolis.1

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Timeline

  1. 1921Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1914Founded Founded in Indianapolis1

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