The Car that invented the Rearview Mirror / Marmom Wasp / #Indy500 2026
The Car That Invented the Rearview Mirror | Marmon Wasp | #Indy500 2026 The 1911 Marmon Wasp won the very first Indianapolis 500 — but its greatest legacy is something every driver uses every day: the rearview mirror. Ray Harroun mounted one on the hood so he could race without a riding mechanic. The rest is history. 2026 Indy 500 race week. It all started here. Shop rare auto collectibles → autobutiq.com #Indy500 #MarmonWasp #AutoHistory #Autobutiq #PaddockNews
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A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat 1-8 people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo. There are over 1.6 billion cars in use worldwide as of 2025. The French inventor Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot built the first steam-powered road vehicle in 1769, while the Swiss inventor François Isaac de Rivaz designed and constructed the first internal combustion-powered automobile in 1808. The mode...
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