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Bought in 1903 by the press baron Alfred Harmsworth and capable of the then almost inconceivable speed of 80mph, it has been described as one of the world’s first “supercars”.
Capable of speeds of 80mph, the Mercedes-Simplex 60 HP was the fastest production car in the world at the start of the 20th century and triumphed in races too.