KN16
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Well not really. In 1933 Inventor/architect Buckminster Fuller designed the Dymaxion. It seated 11 got 33MPG (very good for the era) and while it was never documented doing over 90MPH it was claimed it could hit 120.
Only a handful were built and even fewer survive. It had a wood frame so you should be able to cobble one together if you wish. A rear mounted ford V8 produced 85HP through the front wheels. The rear wheel provided the steering and was controlled by a stick not unlike an airplane.
An early crash that killed a driver scared the investors away and nothing ever became of the project.