Biography
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. For the 1911 Indianapolis 500, all of the drivers except for Gil Andersen were American citizens.
He worked as an engineer for the Stutz Motor Company. Stutz was in operation from 1911 and continued through 1935. Gil Andersen also was a co-founder of the ReVere Motor Company. 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 56.
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