SpeedrooHow fast was La Jamais Contente, the car that set the land speed record in 1899?
65.8 mphAbout 105.88 km/h · Race
65.79 mph (105.88 km/h), the first car to beat 62 mph (100 km/h). It was electric.
That's about 1.9 times a red kangaroo's top speed of about 35 mph (56 km/h).
🚗65.8 mph
🪐Mercury spinning
By speed: La Jamais Contente is about 9.7× faster than Mercury spinning.
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