Tuesday, July 13, 2021

The First Vehicle to Go Over 100mph!



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.


There would be only one problem…

 The French make this claim one year earlier, in 1904. Louis Rigolly claims that crown in Ostend, Belgium, July 21, 1904, where witnesses state that he reach 103 mph in a 13.5 Liter Gordon-Brillie. This lapse in time was due to the painfully slow spread of information throughout the world. Nowadays, information is available at the flick of a switch. 

 If you are looking to fill your need for speed, Melloy Dodge offers a wide variety of vehicles that can do just that! Not only do we sell the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcats, but we now sell the customizable 2021 Dodge Durango Hellcat SRT. Come in and see what we can do to get you into the car of your dreams!

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