Steam-Powered Car Named Best Invention

Posted By Guest on December 22, 2009

Named as one of TIME’s 50 Best Inventions of 2009, the British Steam Car is affectionately known as the "fastest kettle in the world."
Steam Powered Race Car

The British Steam Car, driven by Charles Burnett III, smashed a record that had stood for a century: the land-speed record for a steam-powered car. Burnett drove his vehicle on a track at Edwards Air Force Base at an average of 139.843 mph, breaking a record set in 1906 by Fred Marriott, who drove his Stanley Steamer Rocket at 127.659 mph.

Steam-Powered Car Sets a Land Speed Record