Camille Jenatzy, Carrosserie Rheims & Auscher
The Never Happy, 1899
Record car
Château de Compiègne, National Car Museum
At the wheel of this electrically-powered prototype, its designer and driver, Camille Jenatzy, reaches 105,882 km/h. Thanks to its streamlined bodywork, produced by the bodybuilder...
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Camille Jenatzy, Carrosserie Rheims & Auscher
The Never Happy, 1899
Record car
Château de Compiègne, National Car Museum
At the wheel of this electrically-powered prototype, its designer and driver, Camille Jenatzy, reaches 105,882 km/h. Thanks to its streamlined bodywork, produced by the bodybuilder Rheims & Auscher, La Jamais contente is therefore the first car to exceed the symbolic 100 km/h threshold.
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