Marquette-Buick #29 (1910)
Driven by Louis Chevrolet, car was involved in fatal accident during the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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#29 Marquette-Buick (USA) driving by Louis Chevrolet. Led first 8 laps. Finished 19th. Broke steering knuckle during lap 16. Crashed into parked touring car killing mechanician Charles Miller. Deaths of two mechanicians and spectator injuries during the 1910 race put an end to the Vanderbilt Cup Races on Long Island.
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