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About Stanley Steamers
The Stanley Brothers began manufacturing the steam car in Newton, Massachusetts from 1898. Until the self-starting petrol car was introduced in 1914, steam-powered cars were in fact more popular than petrol cars. In 1919 a Stanley Steamer broke the world steam record by reaching a speed of 126 mph. Eventually, petrol engines became more advanced and easier to run, and steam cars simply went out of fashion. In 1924, the Stanley Brothers ceased prodcution; one year later, Henry Ford sold his 1 millionth petrol car.
The car in this video was built in 1919. It has a detachable hood, weighs two tons and is painted racing green. The steam car uses an internal boiler, heated by a petrol/diesel mix, to run a steam engine. The car sounds exactly like a steam train when it accelerates, before reaching the breakneck speeds of 30mph. Not very many Stanleys exist today.
Peter Coles
Peter Coles has been an engineer all his life, and takes a passionate interest in steam power. He drives scheduled steam trains in Poland as a hobby. At his Hertfordshire home he restored a whole traction engine, which he later sold for something a little less ungainly. He bought the Stanley steam car as a wreck and spent two years restoring it to full working order. He often takes the car to steam fairs and carnivals, and hires it out for weddings.
Duration : 0:5:21
Tags: cars, documentary, engine, engineering, history, industrial, industry, massachusetts, Newton, stanley, steam, technology
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
nice car rly
at … 
at least u dont pay gas :)=
nice car rly
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Maybe when fuel ran …
Maybe when fuel ran out, this is our option. our technology will goes backward? anyway, it a great mankind inventions.
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
don’t remember …
don’t remember exactly. Couldn’t have been above 40mph.
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
exactly how fast …
exactly how fast can it go in miles per hour?
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
That was a great …
That was a great video and a great car.
Imagine what one might have today with a modern version.
I guess I’m a steam fan too.
Ray
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Brilliant,
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Brilliant,
Thanks for posting. I had the chance to see a Stanley once in Kingston ON Canada where lived then.
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
great cinematography
great cinematography
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
100 percent cool …
100 percent cool thanks :O)
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Brakes are overrated
Brakes are overrated
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
excellent steam car …
excellent steam car
not only past, maybe future as well
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
they had no power …
they had no power brakes in the early 1900s
and no power steering either. very hard to stop a heavy vehicle going over 25mph.
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
just think about it …
just think about it. you get 100 miles per quart of motoroil. then you get who knows how many miles per diesel/kerosene. these fuels can be converted to biofuels so your talking pure renewable practically cost free energy. just add some modern technology like power brakes, steering and suspension. GM and the big 3 can save themselves if they invested in a vehicle like this. It would cause an economic boom and maybe even put the japs out of business.
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Wonderful video…. …
Wonderful video….very nicelly done. I learned a lot and you made it enjoyable.
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
wow this is a whole …
wow this is a whole new world for me, why am i paying for gas? ill have to get me one on them, yea he does say no brakes, i hope its got some kind of brakes never heard of a car without brakes
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
It does have breaks …
It does have breaks but the breaks are only on the rear and the car is difficult to stop.
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Do want!
Do want!
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
this is quite fast …
this is quite fast nonetheless..joy to watch~
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
How more efficient …
How more efficient than gas? convert gas car?
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
How more efficient …
How more efficient is steam compared to gasoline engine?
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
04:20…Does he say …
04:20…Does he say “It has no brakes,so it’s very difficult to stop”? Also, Is this more fuel efficient than a gasoline car?
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
I think the world …
I think the world is ready for the return of the steam or water powered cars and home power units, what does everyone think, ready for no more gasoline usage and no more electric bills?
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
I love the ritual …
I love the ritual of starting the car and bringing it to life. It makes driving the machine a real event or occasion which you just can’t get in a modern car.
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
sexy car xD
sexy car xD
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Now that car is a …
Now that car is a thing of beauty
July 5th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Your facts are …
Your facts are slightly exaggerated but you are talking about Doble and his cars specifically E24 which unofficially touched 110mph