@edgarblythe,
Really, edgar? Well, we don't want to talk about the Stanley Steamer, I guess.
Too bad that we don't have a counterpart to that one given the awful oil spill.
Fun Facts
# In 1906, a sleekly designed version of the Stanley Steamer broke the land speed record on the beaches of Daytona Beach, Florida, by reaching a cruising speed of 127 miles per hour. Later that year, the same crew came back to the same Florida beach in a failed attempt to break their previous record. Unofficially, the Steamer hit a speed of 197 mph, but the car became airborne after hitting a small bump and crashed, so the results were not official.
How about a Chevy Van, folks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1lRulMdB1o