The Jeantaude

The Comte de Chasseloup-Laubat set a land speed record of 57.6 mph at Acheres, near Paris on the 4th March 1899 in this formidable vehicle weighing over 3,000lbs or 1,400kg.

This vehicle had an electric motor and was powered by Fulman Batteries.  This vehicle is credited with the first land speed record.

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