Showing posts with label Marmon Wasp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marmon Wasp. Show all posts

Marmon Herrington since 1851: 4 wheel drive and beyond, makers of busses, tanks, and the Rhino... never heard of the Rhino?

For the best write up and photo gallery see the Popular Science October 1954 pages 125, 126 and 127 ... Since none of us have that issue, go right here for Google (thanks Google!) who has a library scanning project underway: http://books.google.com/books?id=GCEDAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA2-PA26&lpg=RA2-PA26&dq=Marmon-Herrington+rhino&source=bl&ots=cPP0J40U4f&sig=PhUp8XzQuE3aQ0Rg6AKZX9FcKs0&hl=en&ei=

Marmon Wasp indy 500 replica

For pictures of the original: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/08/winner-of-first-indianapolis-500-race.html

Winner of first Indianapolis 500 Race, it was lighter, more reliable than the competition... and had one thing they didn't. Rear view mirror.

For a 2009 replica of the Wasp; http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/11/marmon-wasp-indy-500-replica.htmlThis Marmon Wasp won the first Indianapolis 500 Race in 1911... at that time, all race cars held two men, a driver and a co-driver/mechanic. The Marmon was a single seater, unlike every other car on the track which had a seat for a driver and riding mechanic.Marmon figured that shaving the

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