While it might not seem like a big deal today, breaking the 100-mph barrier in an automobile was a huge milestone in the early 1900s. This exacting recreation of the vehicle that did it on American soil, a 1904 Napier L48, features the actual engine that powered the original car to the record.
A 15-liter engine good for less than 300 horsepower is absolutely bonkers.
I love pre-war race cars.
In reply to Colin Wood :
And today a Toyota GR Corolla gets 300 horsepower out of a 1.6-liter 3-cylinder. Half the cylinders, a little more than a tenth of the size of the Napier's power plant. However, the prewar cars have a certain aura about them.
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