
This car was built in 1905 only to break the standing land speed record.
In 1904, The Darracq Company’s engineer Paul Ribeyrolles designed a light chassis racing car with a powerful 11 litre engine. The car he created was to beat Gobron-Brillié’s ( a French car manufacturer) record that was earlier set by a driver named Louis Rigolly at 168 km/hr. And Ribeyrolles succeeded in doing that by edging past the 170 km/hr barrier.
Not content with this result the Darracq Co. now designed a more powerful car with an all new V8 engine that could produce about 200 hp and in the cold winter of 1905 set a new world record of clocking 175 km/hr. Soon after in 1906, the car was shipped to the USA to participate in the 1906 Daytona-Ormond speed trials and set another new land speed record of 198 km/hr.
This product is MADE IN ITALY.
Highlights | |
- Premium collectible | |
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- Licensed product | |
- Material: ZAMAC (zinc alloy), Rubber and Plastic | |
- Moving wheels | |
- Non-opening bonnet, boot and doors |
Specifications | |
Brand | Potpourri |
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Period | 1901-1946 |
Year | 1905 |
Model Origin | null |
Scale | 1:43 |
Box Dimension (in inches) | 7 x 3 x 3 |
Color | Red / Blue |
Make | Rio |
Theme | Street |
Material | Metal |