TIL that the first car to break 100mph did it on a Belgium beach in 1904 as there were no suitable roadways to accommodate it. This was achieved by Louis Rigolly in the automobile pictured (a 3.5-litre 4-cylinder Gobron-Brillié racing car).

TIL that the first car to break 100mph did it on a Belgium beach in 1904 as there were no suitable roadways to accommodate it. This was achieved by Louis Rigolly in the automobile pictured (a 3.5-litre 4-cylinder Gobron-Brillié racing car).

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