Background
Gil Andersen was born on September 27, 1879 in Horten, Vestfold county, Norway.
Gil Andersen was born on September 27, 1879 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. Foreign the 1911 Indianapolis 500, all of the drivers except for Gil Andersen were American citizens.
New York In 1928 Andersen established a new American stock car speed record, when he clocked 106.52 mph in a Stutz Blackhawk on the measured mile at Daytona Beach, Florida.
He worked as an engineer for the Stutz Motor Company. Stutz was in operation from 1911 and continued through 1935.
ReVere Motor Company is a defunct luxury car manufacturing company which was in operation from 1918 until 1926. Gil Andersen died on July 26, 1935 in Logansport, Indiana at age 55.