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   From: rphenry@home.com.retro.com   
      
   "Rodney Kelp"  wrote in message   
   news:dK2dndrIwuDrxp3cRVn-pQ@adelphia.com...   
   > There were many steam vehicles in the teens to the twentys. Then along   
   came   
   > the internal combustion engine with the electric starter.   
   > The steam cars were winning all the world land speed records at the time.   
   A   
   > 20 horsepower steam engine had 600 ft/lbs of torque!   
   > They were going 200 miles per hour back then!.   
      
   On what roads!?!?   
      
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