AWESOME Video of a 112 Year Old Ford

[madokie]

AWESOME Video of a 112 Year Old Ford

Quite a car! Note the "starter!" It's a 1901 Ford!
You’re in it @ 70 mph with no seat backs, no seat belts and no
brakes! Can it get any better? State of the art cotton cord tire technology.

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[SunSeeker]

1. K & R

[Nika]

2. That is a sweet car. Nice to see it still alive and kicking.

[NBachers]

3. Neat!

[Art_from_Ark]

4. That thing could make 70mph?

I'm not sure my car could do that going downhill with a tailwind

[ConcernedCanuk]

5. 72 mph actually . . .

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In May 1901, Ford, with the help of several others, started working on an car nicknamed "Sweepstakes," which would later be entered in the race in Grosse Pointe. Its frame was made from ash and its two-cylinder engine was 539 cubic inches (8.8 litres). Sweepstakes would be completed and test driven within two months. Over a measured half mile, Sweepstakes was timed at 72 miles per hour, not bad for 1901!

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http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=103&i=3023

Note the size of the engine! "539 cubic inches (8.8 litres)"



1901: Henry Ford (4) about to pass Alexander Winton in the 1901 race. < < -- (from the same link above)

Those were brave dudes indeed!

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ps: Ford won the race, but never raced again.

[malaise]

6. Nice indeed

no seat belts???

[MerryBlooms]

7. Very cool.

[workinclasszero]

8. That is awesome little history lesson

Thanks for the video. Those guys were fearless back then eh?

[DianaForRussFeingold]

9. 72MPH-No brakes, Wow, Henry Ford sure was brave

Thank You, Love this...My new, favorite, car-video!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

10. did I hear that right? A dentist provided the porcelain for the spark plug

and that made all the difference ... 112 years ago. wow. thanks for posting this. K&R