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Henry Ford, along with Ed "Spider" Huff, raised Ford Motor Company's profile by driving the "Arrow" across frozen Lake St. Clair at a world-record speed of 91.37 miles per hour. Ford built two nearly identical "999" racers but the car that broke the world record on January 12, 1904, was named the "Arrow."
Henry Ford, along with Ed "Spider" Huff, raised Ford Motor Company's profile by driving the "Arrow" across frozen Lake St. Clair at a world-record speed of 91.37 miles per hour. Ford built two nearly identical "999" racers but the car that broke the world record on January 12, 1904, was named the "Arrow."
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Date Made
1904
Subject Date
1904
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.19.496
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Dimensions
Height: 13.5 in
Width: 9 in
Inscriptions
From top of page down: One mile in 39 2/5 seconds / was made at Detroit last Tuesday on / a straightaway course, this speed being / 91-1/3 MILES PER HOUR / This wonderful ride was made by Mr. / Henry Ford, on that old reliable, un-/ equaled speed machine, the / FORD 999 RACER / Being officially timed under / the rules of the American Automobile / Association, this new figure is the / WORLD'S RECORD / for a straightaway mile, any class of car, / breaking the previous mark, held in / France, by 6 3-5 seconds. / It is not uninteresting that the builder and / driver of this car is also the designer and / builder of the regular Ford Runabout and Tonneau made by /The Ford Motor Co., Detroit, Mich.
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