Speed Record Cars

26 марта 1903 года Гораций Томас (Horace T. Thomas) установил на данном автомобиле рекорд скорости - 87,516 км/ч (54,38 миль/ч) в классе бензиновых двигателей весом 1000 фунтов. По сути, Pirate был урезанной версией Olds Curved Dash Runabout, самого продаваемого автомобиля в Америке. Благодаря длинным полуэллиптическим рессорам, образующим продольные балки рамы, топливный и масляный баки приобрели форму пули.

The Curtiss V-8 motorcycle was a 269 cu in (4,410 cc) V8 engine-powered motorcycle designed and built by aviation and motorcycling pioneer Glenn Curtiss that set an unofficial land speed record of 136.36 miles per hour (219.45 km/h) on January 24, 1907. Curtiss remained "the fastest man in the world," the title the newspapers gave him for going faster than any vehicle, on land, sea or air, until 1911, when his absolute record was broken by the 141.7 mph (228.0 km/h) Blitzen Benz automobile. No motorcycle surpassed the record until 1930. Curtiss's success at racing strengthened his reputation as a leading maker of high-performance motorcycles and engines.