Mercedes: absolute world record in Florida

  • Date
    27 January 1904
  • Description
    William K. Vanderbilt Jr. breaks the absolute world record for the mile at the four-day Ormond-Daytona Beach Automobile Tournament in Florida/USA, driving a 90 hp Mercedes racing car at a speed of 148.5 km/h.
Record established at the meeting in Ormond Daytona Beach, Florida/USA, January 27- 30, 1904. Scene at the start, the subsequent winner William K. Vanderbilt jr. (start number 1) at the wheel of a 90 hp Mercedes.
R16513
Ormond Daytona Beach, 1904
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