FAMOUS AUTOMOTIVE RELATED: a Virtual Cemetery

Louis Chevrolet

25 Dec 1878 – 6 Jun 1941

Franco-American automotive designer, best known as...

Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA

Louis Chevrolet

25 Dec 1878 – 6 Jun 1941

Franco-American automotive designer, best known as...

Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA

Boyd Coddington

28 Aug 1944 – 27 Feb 2008

Legendary Hot Rod Designer and Builder. Coddington...

Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Larry Desmedt

28 Apr 1949 – 30 Aug 2004

Custom Motorcycle Builder. Known as "Indian...

Cremated , Location of ashes is unknown

William Clifton “Bill Jr.” France, Jr

4 Apr 1933 – 4 Jun 2007

Auto Racing Executive. Following the retirement of...

Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA

Bobby Hamilton

29 May 1956 – 7 Jan 2007

Race Car Driver. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, at...

Old Hickory, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

George Melvin Holley, Sr

11 Apr 1878 – 27 Jun 1963

Automotive Engineer and Designer. In 1899, he and...

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA

Evel Knievel

17 Oct 1938 – 30 Nov 2007

Daredevil, Entertainer. Robert Knievel was born in...

Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA

David Mann

10 Sep 1940 – 11 Sep 2004

Artist. He was first began doing sketches in high...

Cremated , Ashes scattered

Steve McQueen

24 Mar 1930 – 7 Nov 1980

Actor. Most remembered for his roles in "The...

Cremated , Ashes scattered at sea

Colin McRae

5 Aug 1968 – 15 Sep 2007

World Rally Championship Driver. Born in Scotland,...

Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland

Paul Newman

26 Jan 1925 – 26 Sep 2008

Actor. He began acting while attending Ohio...

Cremated , Ashes given to family or friend

Warren Mercer Oates

5 Jul 1928 – 3 Apr 1982

Actor. He was a popular performer, whose...

Cremated , Ashes scattered

Robert E. Petersen

10 Sep 1926 – 23 Mar 2007

Entrepreneur. In 1948 he founded Hot Rod Magazine,...

Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Elvis Presley

8 Jan 1935 – 16 Aug 1977

Rock Singer, Actor. His career reached such...

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Ed “Big Daddy” Roth

4 Mar 1932 – 4 Apr 2001

Hot Rod Designer. Cartoonist. Born the son of...

Manti, Sanpete County, Utah, USA

Carroll Hall Shelby

11 Jan 1923 – 10 May 2012

Champion Auto Racer and Builder. After being...

Leesburg, Camp County, Texas, USA

Dennis Wilson

4 Dec 1944 – 28 Dec 1983

Rock Musician, Singer, and Songwriter. He is best...

Body buried at sea