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Inventor, Industrialist, Businessman

AmericanBorn Howard Carpenter MARMON

American engineer and the founder of the Marmon Motor Car Company

Born on May 24, 1876 in Richmond, Indiana , United States

Died on April 4, 1943 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida , United States

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He was a pioneer in automobile engineering credited with a number of innovations including the use of weight-saving aluminium components in car manufacture, and development of the 16 cylinder V16 engine. He is most known for his creation of the six cylinder V6 engine Marmon "Wasp", a car driven to victory by the company designer, Ray Harroun in the inaugural Indianapolis 500 race in 1911. ...   He was a pioneer in automobile engineering credited with a number of innovations including the use of weight-saving aluminium components in car manufacture, and development of the 16 cylinder V16 engine. He is most known for his creation of the six cylinder V6 engine Marmon "Wasp", a car driven to victory by the company designer, Ray Harroun in the inaugural Indianapolis 500 race in 1911.



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