Gil Andersen (sometimes misspelled Anderson) (27 November 1879 – 26 July 1935) was an Norwegian-American racecar driver active during the formative years of auto racing.
Gil Andersen was born in Horten, Vestfold county, Norway. He later became a full citizen of the United States. He competed in the first six Indianapolis 500 races, appearing in annual races from 1911 through 1916. For the 1911 Indianapolis 500, all of the drivers except for Gil Andersen were American citizens.[1]
He worked as an engineer for the Stutz Motor Company. Stutz was in operation from 1911 and continued through 1935. Gil Andersen also worked for ReVere Motor Company. ReVere Motor Company is a defunct automobile manufacturing company which was in operation from 1918 until 1926.[2]
Gil Andersen died during 1935 in Logansport, Indiana.
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References
- ^ 1911 Indianapolis 500(Autoblog)
- ^ Gil Andersen (The Indy 500 drivers — Where are they now?[1])
- ^ Gil Andersen, Extended driver stats (ChampCarStats.com)
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