1905 Stanley 'Teakettle' Record Car
1905 Stanley 'Teakettle' in Wheels: The Joy of Motoring, Documentary
Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin: 
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◊ 2007-03-23 00:41 |
Record breaking car, capable of 127mph.! |
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◊ 2007-03-23 11:48 |
I am a bit puzzled here .The car is indeed a Stanley record machine but the 1906 Stanley factory built "beetle" or "rocket" that broke the record of 127.6 mph driven by Fred Marriott at Ormond Beach Fla in 1906 had a V front and a smaller exhaust tube .This one has a round pointed front and a long exhaust tube .It may be Louis S. Ross's " Teakettle" Stanley that set a measured mile at 94.73 mph in 1905.If anyone has more information I would be inetrested. |
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◊ 2007-03-23 16:14 |
Did some further research.This is indeed not Marriott's 1906 Stanley "Beetle" but Louis Ross's 1905 Stanley "Teakettle" which covered the mile at 94.73 mph a year earlier in 1905 also at Ormond Beach Fla .Together with a Mercedes ( Bowden) and a Napier ( Macdonald) they broke former 1904 Vanderbilt cup records. |
