This Is What It Took to Break the 100 MPH Barrier in 1905 | Napier L48

What was the car that broke the 100 mph barrier on American soil in 1905? The Napier L48. Learn more about the car through this recreation that still retains the original engine.
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Interviewee: Graeme Cocks, author of “Napier L48 Samson, An Edwardian Giant”
Video by: Chris Tropea, Associate Editor
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[@user-gc1zn5mn4p]

It's great to see this history preserved.

[@gacocks3012]

Thanks Chris, fantastic video.

[@AmbroseB1900]

Incredible story, a beautifully constructed machine. And an amazing speed for the time. Thanks for posting, it was a joy to see and hear the history.

[@FlyingScud]

My wife's grandfather, Frank Newton, raced the original at Brooklands. We have a mangled bit of metal presented to him, inscribed by 'E Dept of the Napier Motor Works' celebrating the Napier-FIAT match of August 3rd 1908. A Certificate from the Clerk of the Course notifies Frank that he lapped the circuit at 113.01mph on Whit Monday of that year in another race against the FIATs.

[@bloodybrit]

Apparently the first car to drive across South America was a Napier driven from Buenos Aires, I guess over the Andes somehow. I would love to find more on this story as it was driven by a relative.