Carol Carpenter Marmon, later Princess Carol Tchkotoua
Parent(s)
Daniel W. Marmon, Elizabeth Carpenter
Howard Carpenter Marmon (May 24, 1876 – April 4, 1943) was an American engineer and the founder of the Marmon Motor Car Company. He was a pioneer in automobile engineering credited with several 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 Marmon "Wasp", a car driven to victory by the company designer, Ray Harroun in the inaugural Indianapolis 500 race in 1911.[1]
^Hanley, George Philip; Hanley, Stanley Pankiw (1985). The Marmon Heritage. Rochester, MI: Doyle Hyk Pub Co. p. 26. ISBN0961581700.