Ray Keech and his 36-cylinder Triplex

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 06/27/2014 at 10:11 • Filed to: None

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From the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , where they feature old photographs from the newspaper's collection:

Feb. 18, 1928: Ray Keech of Atlantic City posed alongside his 36-cylinder triplex, with which he hoped to break the world's land speed record. He succeeded on April 22, beating the record with a speed of 207.55 miles per hour at Daytona Beach, Fla. His record held till March 1929, when it was exceeded by Maj. H.O.D. Seagrave in his car, the Golden Arrow. Not long after, Mr. Keech !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! during a race in Altoona, Pa., though he was posthumously declared the winner of the race and awarded $4,500.

CO-OCD > ttyymmnn 06/27/2014 at 10:23

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All done while wearing leather goggles and probably nothing else to aid in safety! Man I would have loved to live back then. 36 cylinders, I am in!!!

ttyymmnn > CO-OCD 06/27/2014 at 10:25

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And sitting directly behind a huge fuel tank that was made out of sheet metal.