In 1911, the Marmon Wasp was the car that Ray Harroun drove to win the first Indianapolis 500 automobile race. Back then, it took him 6 hours, 42 minutes and 8 seconds to do it averaging a speed of 74.6 MPH. What as unique about this car was at the time, it was the first to have an aerodynamic cowl and a long tail to help reduce win drag but more importantly, it was the first to utilize a rear view mirror to help Harroun to see if there were cars behind him. It's this kind of innovation out of necessity that makes vintage cars like this so cool.
