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Exact original vehicle, driver and record date; period black-and-white halftone rather than a modern exterior photograph.Daily spotlight · October 6
France · Record run · April 29, 1899

Jenatzy La Jamais Contente

A silver electric torpedo shot across a road outside Paris and became the first automobile to break 100 km/h.

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Two 25 kW electric motors supplied by Fulmen batteriesPurpose-built open-seat torpedo-bodied record car on an exposed chassisTwo 25 kW motors; period horsepower claims vary and are not adopted
23 photos62 facts2 3D views

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Photo: La Vie au Grand Air · Public Domain Mark 1.0 (PD-old-70-expired; U.S. pre-1931 publication)

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1990 Japanese-market first-generation Honda NSX NA1Profile · 1990
Honda · Japan

NSX

2,977 cc C30A V6

33 photos111 specifications10 3D viewsInstrument cluster
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Exact GAZ-M1 model, but the photographed car’s individual build year is not documented.Profile · 1937
GAZ · Soviet Union

M1

3,285 cc carbureted inline-four

34 photos97 specifications3 3D views
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Commons identifies the displayed vehicle as an Opel Patentmotorwagen System Lutzmann. It represents the exact model family; restoration state and the first 1,545 cc spring-1899 specification are not inferred.Profile · 1899
Opel · Germany

Patentmotorwagen System Lutzmann

1,545 cc horizontal single-cylinder petrol engine

30 photos103 specificationsInstrument cluster
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1953 Citroën 2CV Type A, the same early type and body family as the 1948 launch car but five years newer.Profile · 1948
Citroën · France

2CV Type A launch car

375 cc air-cooled flat-twin petrol

21 photos39 specifications1 3D viewInstrument clusterRelated recording
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Commons identifies the exact 1980 Audi quattro, but market, engine, trim and restoration originality are not stated. The low-resolution original should be displayed at modest size.Profile · 1980
Audi · Germany

quattro

2,144 cc turbocharged inline-five

20 photos20 specifications3 3D viewsInstrument clusterRelated recording
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Ferrari F430Profile · 2004
Ferrari · Italy

F430

4.3 L V8

20 photos11 specifications6 3D viewsInstrument clusterRelated recording
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Exact original vehicle, driver and record date; period black-and-white halftone rather than a modern exterior photograph.Profile · 1899
Jenatzy · France

La Jamais Contente

Two 25 kW electric motors supplied by Fulmen batteries

23 photos62 specifications2 3D viewsInstrument cluster
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Commons identifies the 1948 Porsche 356 No. 1 Roadster in the Porsche Museum. The image shows its preserved/restored museum presentation, not necessarily every detail as first completed in Gmund.Profile · 1948
Porsche · Austria

356 No. 1 Roadster

1,131 cc air-cooled Volkswagen-derived flat-four petrol

20 photos24 specificationsInstrument cluster
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Commons identifies an 1894 Hildebrand & Wolfmuller on display at Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum. It is not asserted to be the Science Museum specimen used for some profile measurements.Profile · 1894
Hildebrand & Wolfmüller · Germany

Motorrad

1,488 cc horizontal twin-cylinder four-stroke

20 photos15 specificationsInstrument cluster
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Exact 1930 Model C chassis, but Rauch & Lang Phaeton body rather than the profile sedan; representative body style is disclosed.Profile · 1930
Ruxton · United States

Model C Sedan

4.4-liter Continental side-valve inline-eight petrol

20 photos12 specificationsInstrument cluster
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Exact 1912 Cadillac Model 30 Touring body; individual starter and lighting equipment are not independently visible in the period photograph.Profile · 1912
Cadillac · United States

Model 30 Touring

256 cu in (about 4.2 liters) naturally aspirated inline-four petrol

20 photos15 specificationsInstrument cluster
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Exact BP1 model, photographed as a 1914 example; profile launch year is 1913 and the one-year difference must remain visible.Profile · 1913
Peugeot · France

Bébé BP1

855 cc inline-four petrol

20 photos13 specificationsInstrument cluster
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Commons identifies the National Motor Museum survivor as an 1899 Fiat 3½hp. The photograph supports the exact vehicle identity; its current restoration details are not treated as factory evidence.Profile · 1899
Fiat · Italy

3½ HP

Rear-mounted horizontal two-cylinder Otto-cycle petrol engine; official Fiat sources disagree between 679 and 697 cc

20 photos12 specifications
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Dodge Viper RT/10 first generationProfile · 1992
Dodge · United States

Viper RT/10

8.0 L V10

21 photos10 specifications3 3D views
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Exact 1898 Egger-Lohner C.2 Phaeton electric vehicle at the Porsche Museum; not the later Lohner-Porsche wheel-hub car.Profile · 1898
Egger-Lohner · Austria

C.2 Phaeton

Rear-mounted 2.2–3.7 kW octagonal electric motor

20 photos12 specifications
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Exact 1923 Austin Seven Tourer; the file page does not independently name the B-body or Chummy nickname, so those details remain sourced from the profile’s technical references.Profile · 1923
Austin · United Kingdom

Seven B ‘Chummy’ Tourer

747 cc naturally aspirated side-valve inline-four petrol

20 photos12 specificationsInstrument cluster
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Commons identifies a 1908 Buick Model 10 Roadster. The open two-seat runabout body matches the profile; touring-runabout wording varies in period descriptions.Profile · 1908
Buick · United States

Model 10 Touring Runabout

165 cu in (2.7 L) overhead-valve inline-four

22 photos14 specificationsInstrument cluster
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1930 Model J with Murphy Disappearing Top Torpedo Convertible Coupe body; two years later and a specific coachbuilt body rather than the 1928 launch specification.Profile · 1928
Duesenberg · United States

Model J launch specification

420 cu in (6.9-liter) naturally aspirated DOHC inline-eight petrol

20 photos12 specificationsInstrument cluster
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Exact 1954 short-nose works family, but XKC404 rather than the profile's prototype XKC401; later restored presentation state.Profile · 1954
Jaguar · United Kingdom

D-Type works prototype XKC401

3,442 cc XK twin-overhead-cam inline-six petrol

5 photos15 specificationsInstrument clusterRelated recording
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Commons identifies a 1929 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Super Sport Zagato at the 2018 Mille Miglia. It does not establish chassis 312910.Profile · 1929
Alfa Romeo · Italy

6C 1750 Super Sport

1,752 cc supercharged DOHC inline-six

8 photos16 specificationsInstrument cluster
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Commons identifies a 1953 Buick Skylark Convertible. The file page does not separately prove the Model 76X chassis code.Profile · 1953
Buick · United States

Roadmaster Skylark

322 cu in (5.3 L) Fireball overhead-valve V8 with four-barrel Airpower carburetion

4 photos14 specifications1 3D viewInstrument cluster
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Exact 1950 Transporter T1; restored promotional livery is not presented as factory originalProfile · 1950
Volkswagen · Germany

Transporter T1

1,131 cc air-cooled flat-four petrol

1 photo11 specifications1 3D viewRelated recording
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Filename/category explicitly identify a 1955 Bristol 405 Saloon.Profile · 1955
Bristol · United Kingdom

405 Saloon

1,971 cc inline-six

6 photos12 specifications
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exact year and model; trim limitedProfile · 1966
Oldsmobile · United States

Toronado Deluxe

425 cu in Toronado Rocket overhead-valve V8 with four-barrel carburetor

3 photos15 specifications1 3D view
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