250 Horses

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Race driver Paul Sartori, ca. 1906, in Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt's 250 horse power auto, built for the Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910. ( via !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! )


DISCUSSION (5)


Kinja'd!!! Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > ttyymmnn
03/03/2014 at 09:19

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They don't make cars like that anymore.

...well, Blastolene does...


Kinja'd!!! RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn
03/03/2014 at 09:20

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Jay has two Vanderbilt Cup entrants. A 1907 Renault, and a 1905 Stanley Steamer.

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Here's the 1905 Christie 4-cyl as well:

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Kinja'd!!! Noah - Now with more boost. > ttyymmnn
03/03/2014 at 09:23

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250 HP in 1906?! damn.


Kinja'd!!! kanadanmajava > ttyymmnn
03/03/2014 at 09:45

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That is pretty big looking straight-8. According to a source that I found the engine broke before it managed to race.


Kinja'd!!!  V8 Rustler > ttyymmnn
03/03/2014 at 13:06

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Raw horsepower