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National built cars from 1900 to 1924 in Indianapolis, originally powered by electric motors. Electricity was phased out as a power source in 1906 when Arthur C. Newby became company president. Newby was one of the four founders of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway where National won the 500-mile race in 1912 with an average speed of 78.2 mph. National still holds the record for the largest engine ever to win the Indy 500. That four-cylinder engine displaced 490 cubic inches.
This car is the only surviving 1905 National and the oldest National in existence. The 1905 National set the World Record for 24-hour endurance run traveling 1094 miles. The average speed while running was 52 mph. It was driven by W.F. Clemens and Charlie Merz, who also drove a National in the first Indy 500 race, finishing 7th.
This car is the only surviving 1905 National and the oldest National in existence. The 1905 National set the World Record for 24-hour endurance run traveling 1094 miles. The average speed while running was 52 mph. It was driven by W.F. Clemens and Charlie Merz, who also drove a National in the first Indy 500 race, finishing 7th.
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