“The Never Satisfied” is the name of the French vehicle made of Partinium that was the first car to go over 100 kilometers per hour, in 1899. Does not look like it has a lot of safety features… That must have been like seeing a space craft for people in 1899. Amazing!
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1899:
First 100km/h vehicle
“La Jamais Contente (English: The Never Satisfied) was the first vehicle to go over 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph). It was an electric vehicle with a light alloy torpedo shaped bodywork and with Fulmen batteries. The high position of the driver and the exposed chassis underneath spoiled much of the aerodynamics. The light alloy, called partinium, is an alloy of aluminum, tungsten and magnesium.”
Michael Bradley - Time Traveler 