Have you ever wondered when the first car was capable of speeds over 100 mph? It doesn’t phase us today to do that easily; in fact, it’s one of the things that often impresses us the most when we are looking at a new vehicle: “0-129 mph in 10.6 seconds” like the 2021 Dodge Hellcat SRT can do in less time than it takes to say the make and model of the vehicle! Melloy Dodge loves automotive history, and this one is no different.
A group of wealthy men and engineer’s gathered once a year at a long flat bach in Ormond, FL, to race their vehicles, hoping to test the speed limit. This annual tradition was known to these men and others as “The Vanderbilt Cup Races.” On January 31st, 1905, a British Man named Arthur McDonald, racing a 90 Horsepower Napier (number 5 in the photo), would break the 100 mph limit barrier at 104.65.
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