06 May 2011 16:30 | By Richard Dredge, Contributor, MSN Cars
The world's fastest cars in history

1903: Mercedes 60HP



1903: Mercedes 60HP (© Mercedes)
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Top speed: 75mph

Built at a time when Britain's national speed limit was just 12mph, the 60HP was capable of around 75mph, at which point its 9293cc four-cylinder engine would have been turning at all of 1200rpm. Just five examples are known to exist today, from a production run of around 250.

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