Marmon's parent company was founded in 1851 manufacturing flour grinding mill equipment, and branching out into other machinery through the late 19th century. Small limited production of experimental automobiles began in 1902, with large scale production beginning in 1905. Marmons soon gained a reputation as a reliable, speedy upscale car.
A Marmon won the first Indianapolis 500 motor race.
Marmon introduced the rear-view mirror and extensive use of aluminum in auto manufacturing.
Marmon went out of business in 1933, the worst year of the Great Depression.
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