Comment by vessenes
4 months ago
Interesting questions (and responses). Nota bene - The 1927 Bugatti Type 35 had top speeds ca 125. So, there were cars that fast pre-1930. I have no idea if Edison made, repped, or had anything to do with one such car, though.
Edison was close friends with Ford and tried to get the electric car market going waaay back around the turn of century.
https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/thomas-edis...
https://www.slashgear.com/1769684/ford-model-t-top-speed/ Says that Frank Kulick hit 108mph in 1912 in a modified Model T. (Yeesh). So I’d say we should rate the Edison / 125 comment as at the very least possible, and not insane.