The land speed record for steam-powered cars has been broken for the first time in more than 100 years, after a British-built cars achieved an average speed of 225 kilometres per hour (140 miles per hour) on Tuesday.
Many of the earliest road vehicles were powered by steam, which were easier and safer to start than early gas-powered cars, which had to be cranked by hand. But by the 1920s, the convenience of the internal combustion engine had essentially made steam cars obsolete.
Now, Charles Burnett III has driven them back into the spotlight. He reached speeds of 219 km/hr (136 mph) and 243 km/hr (151 mph) during two drives at California's Edwards Air Force Base on Tuesday.
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