Glenn Curtiss on his Curtiss Motorcycle 1907 Hammondsport NY World's Record PC

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Glenn Curtiss on his Curtiss Motorcycle 1907 Hammondsport NY World's Record Postcard. Average to good condition for age (light fading). Item #04242022A9772
This photo originally published in the February 1907 issue of The Motorcycle Illustrated (magazine).
On January 24, 1907, Curtiss set an unofficial world record of 136.36 miles per hour (219.45 km/h), on a 40 horsepower (30 kW) 269 cu in (4,410 cc) V-8 powered motorcycle of his own design and construction in Ormond Beach, Florida.  The air-cooled F-Head engine was intended for use in aircraft. He remained "the fastest man in the world", the title the newspapers gave him, until 1911, and his motorcycle record was not broken until 1930. This motorcycle is now in the Smithsonian Institution.  Curtiss's success at racing strengthened his reputation as a leading maker of high-performance motorcycles and engines.
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