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'09 Blitzen Benz - 21.5 liters

Built with the aim of breaking the 200 km/h, the Blitzen Benz features a 4 cylinders engine based on the Grand Prix car. But its not the 4 cyl you might have in your Golf, the displacement was enlarged to 21.5 liters (1310ci) and the output reached 200bhp. On April 23, 1911, on Daytona beach, the pilot Bob Burman recorded an average speed of 225.65 km/h, faster than any vehicle on land had ever been. The record remained unbroken until 1919.

'17 Crow Lakester Lockheed

This gorgeous car, registered for road use as a 1917 Crow Lakester Custom, was hand-built from the wing tip tank of a Lockheed Super Constellation and uses a mix of automotive and aircraft parts. Wedged inside the tank is a 1.8-liter turbocharged Hemi four-cylinder mated to a five-speed manual transmission, and the two-person cockpit features gunner seats and an air-speed indicator in lieu of a speedometer. Recently sold for $187,000