Vehicle on display at the Hagerty Drivers
Foundation Display in Henry Ford Museum of American
Innovation
DEARBORN, Mich.,
July 15,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Historic Vehicle
Register's (NHVR) display in Henry Ford Museum of American
Innovation will feature a new vehicle starting this month as part
of The Henry Ford's partnership with the Hagerty Drivers
Foundation. The 1911 Marmon Wasp is on display in the NHVR
exhibition space now through November.
The Wasp, winner of the inaugural Indianapolis 500-mile race in 1911 is one of
America's most significant race cars. Ray
Harroun, an engineer, airplane pilot and race car driver
custom-built and drove the single-seat Marmon to victory. It is
believed to be among the first cars to utilize a rearview mirror
which allowed Harroun a slight advantage in that he did not have a
passenger "riding mechanic" watching traffic behind him. In the
100-plus years of racing at the Indianapolis track, the annual Memorial Day
competition has become one of the most important races in the world
drawing some of the largest single-day spectator counts for a
sporting event.
The NHVR rotating exhibit is part of a partnership between The
Henry Ford and the Hagerty Drivers Foundation to display cars from
the National Historic Vehicle Register that tell the story of the
automobile in American history. The yellow #32 1911 Marmon
Wasp, owned by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, was added to
the National Historic Vehicle Register in 2016.
The NHVR display is included with admission to Henry Ford Museum
of American Innovation. For more information and updates on hours
and tickets, visit thf.org or follow The Henry Ford on social media
@thehenryford.
About The Henry Ford
Located in Dearborn, Michigan, The
Henry Ford, a globally recognized destination, fosters inspiration
and learning from hands-on encounters with artifacts that represent
the most comprehensive collection anywhere focusing on innovation,
ingenuity and resourcefulness in America. Its unique venues include
Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, Greenfield Village, Ford Rouge Factory Tour,
Benson Ford Research Center and Henry Ford Academy, a public
charter high school. Together with its online presence at thf.org,
its national television series The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation
and Invention Convention Worldwide, the growing affiliation of
organizations fostering innovation, invention and entrepreneurship
in K-12 students, The Henry Ford inspires individuals to unlock
their potential and help shape a better future.
About The Hagerty Drivers Foundation's National Historic
Vehicle Register
The National Historic Vehicle Register records the important
history of America's significant automobiles, preserving their
information for future generations in perpetuity at the Library of
Congress. Following the model of preservation work and legislation
that has existed at the federal level for significant buildings,
bridges, and airplanes, but never cars, the Historic Vehicle
Association (now the Hagerty Drivers Foundation) initiated a
collaboration with the U.S. Department of the Interior in 2013 to
include automobiles in the Historic American Engineering Record
through a National Historic Vehicle Register program. Following
criteria set forth by the Heritage Documentation Programs and the
Secretary of the Interiors Standards, many more vehicles will be
added in the future. For more information, please
visit https://driversfoundation.org/.
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