The first recorded rear view mirror use was when racer Ray Harroun won the Indianapolis 500 in 1911. Instead of having a co-pilot in the passenger seat as a pair of rear-facing eyes, Harroun used ...

Ray Harroun, however, did not. He replaced the passenger by fashioning a rearview mirror on the dashboard. You can’t argue with the results -- Harroun won the race in 6 hours, 42 minutes and 8 ...