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On Jan. 12, 1904, Henry Ford set a land-​speed record of 91.37 mph on the frozen surface of Lake St. Clair in Michigan, driving a four-​wheel vehicle, dubbed the “999,” with a wooden chassis but no body or hood. Ford’s record was broken within a month, but the publicity from Ford’s achievement was valuable to the auto pioneer, who had incorporated the Ford Motor Company the previous year.

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