Not content with producing vehicles for land transportation, Ford ventured into aviation with the 1925 Ford Trimotor, a three-engined transport plane which proved as robust as the Model T. The company then turned its attention to water, teaming up with Sabre Engines to build Miss Britain IV, a 550hp powerboat, featured as this week's image from the company's photo archive.
Powered by a modified Ford Cargo truck engine, Miss Britain IV took to Coniston Water in the Lake District, on 15 November 1982. Achieving a speed of 124.24mph (199.94km/h) it broke the previous world diesel water speed record of 119.05mph. It was then retired and earlier this year was donated to the Classic Boat Museum on the Isle of Wight.
