Marmon Wasp
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The Marmon Wasp is a historic American race car famed for winning the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911 and pioneering the use of the rearview mirror in motorsport.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marmon Wasp canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6245858 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marmon Wasp Context triple: [Indianapolis 500, firstWinningCar, Marmon Wasp]
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A.
Wolseley Viper
The Wolseley Viper was a high-compression, British-built version of the Hispano-Suiza V8 aero engine widely used in World War I fighter aircraft.
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B.
Autavia
Autavia is a line of high-performance sports chronographs and watches by TAG Heuer, originally designed for automotive and aviation use.
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C.
Rolls-Royce Kestrel
The Rolls-Royce Kestrel is a British liquid-cooled V-12 aircraft engine widely used in the interwar period and known for powering many early Hawker biplanes and other RAF aircraft.
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D.
Studebaker Dictator
The Studebaker Dictator was a late-1920s to 1930s mid-priced automobile produced by the Studebaker Corporation, known for its controversial name and role as one of the company’s mainline models before being renamed due to political sensitivities.
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E.
Mercedes-Benz W194
The Mercedes-Benz W194 is a 1950s racing sports car that marked Mercedes-Benz’s return to international motorsport and laid the groundwork for the iconic 300 SL Gullwing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marmon Wasp Target entity description: The Marmon Wasp is a historic American race car famed for winning the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911 and pioneering the use of the rearview mirror in motorsport.
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A.
Wolseley Viper
The Wolseley Viper was a high-compression, British-built version of the Hispano-Suiza V8 aero engine widely used in World War I fighter aircraft.
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B.
Autavia
Autavia is a line of high-performance sports chronographs and watches by TAG Heuer, originally designed for automotive and aviation use.
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C.
Rolls-Royce Kestrel
The Rolls-Royce Kestrel is a British liquid-cooled V-12 aircraft engine widely used in the interwar period and known for powering many early Hawker biplanes and other RAF aircraft.
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D.
Studebaker Dictator
The Studebaker Dictator was a late-1920s to 1930s mid-priced automobile produced by the Studebaker Corporation, known for its controversial name and role as one of the company’s mainline models before being renamed due to political sensitivities.
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E.
Mercedes-Benz W194
The Mercedes-Benz W194 is a 1950s racing sports car that marked Mercedes-Benz’s return to international motorsport and laid the groundwork for the iconic 300 SL Gullwing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic vehicle
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racing car ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
1911 Indianapolis 500
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linked to:
Indianapolis 500
|
| associatedPerson |
Howard Marmon
ⓘ
Ray Harroun ⓘ |
| averageSpeed | approximately 74.6 mph ⓘ |
| bodyStyle | single-seat roadster ⓘ |
| brakeType | mechanical brakes ⓘ |
| category |
Indy 500 winning cars
ⓘ
one-off racing cars ⓘ |
| chassisType | custom racing chassis ⓘ |
| color | yellow ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalSignificance | symbol of early American motorsport innovation ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum ⓘ |
| dateOfRaceWin | 1911-05-30 ⓘ |
| designer |
Howard Marmon
ⓘ
Ray Harroun ⓘ |
| driver | Ray Harroun ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | inline-6 ⓘ |
| engineDisplacement |
about 477 cubic inches
ⓘ
approximately 7.8 liters ⓘ |
| era | Brass Era automobiles ⓘ |
| finishingPosition | 1 ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | preserved as a museum exhibit ⓘ |
| innovation | rearview mirror used instead of riding mechanic ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Marmon Motor Car Company ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | wasp-like pointed tail and yellow color ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering the use of the rearview mirror in motorsport
ⓘ
winning the inaugural Indianapolis 500 ⓘ |
| powerOutput | approximately 100 horsepower ⓘ |
| productionCount | 1 ⓘ |
| raceCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| raceDistance | 500 miles ⓘ |
| raceLaps | 200 ⓘ |
| raceLocation | Indianapolis Motor Speedway ⓘ |
| raceTeam | Marmon Motor Car Company ⓘ |
| raceWon | Indianapolis 500 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 1 ⓘ |
| startingPosition | 28 ⓘ |
| tireSupplier | Firestone ⓘ |
| topSpeed | over 90 mph ⓘ |
| transmission | manual transmission ⓘ |
| usedRidingMechanic | no ⓘ |
| wheelArrangement | front-engine rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstRace | 1911 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marmon Wasp Description of subject: The Marmon Wasp is a historic American race car famed for winning the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911 and pioneering the use of the rearview mirror in motorsport.
Referenced by (3)
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