A Steam-Powered Car Sets a Land Speed Record

Land Speed Record In August 2009, the British Steam Car, driven by Charles Burnett III, smashed a record that had stood for a century: the

Land Speed Record
In August 2009, the British Steam Car, driven by Charles Burnett III, smashed a record that had stood for a century: the land-speed record for a steam-powered car. Burnett drove his vehicle on a track at Edwards Air Force Base at an average of 139.843 mph, breaking a record set in 1906 by Fred Marriott, who drove his Stanley Steamer Rocket at 127.659 mph.

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