Stanley Motor Carriage Company - Wikipedia
The Stanley Motor Carriage Company was an American manufacturer of steam cars that operated from 1902 to 1924, going defunct after it failed to adapt to competition from rapidly improving Internal combustion engine vehicles.
Stanley Steamer -- General Information - Stanley Motor Carriage
The Stanley's first steam car was built for personal use but it gained immediate attention. With nearly 200 orders, an unexpected business blossomed. While their car looked similar to most others, their real advantage was simplistic automation. Their early steam engine boasted 13 moving parts with the count for the entire car at 37.
The Stanleys and their Steamer - American Heritage
In 1899 F. O. Stanley, with his wife as a passenger, drove a Steamer to the top of 6,288-foot Mount Washington, the highest peak in New England. The rugged dirt wagontrack wound for ten miles at a twelve per cent grade, but the Stanley made it in two hours and ten minutes —a remarkable feat for its day and the first time a motor vehicle had ...
"Steam. It's how we roll...." The Stanley Brothers in Their Steamer ...
2013年9月30日 · The Stanley Brothers in Their Steamer [BUMPED AND UPDATED] The 1890s prototype: "In 1899, Freelan and his wife Flora drove one of their cars to the top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire,[2] the highest peak in the northeastern United States.
1899 Locomobile Runabout - The Henry Ford
In 1902 Locomobile began production of a gasoline internal combustion engine. The company phased out its steam-powered vehicles in 1904. This steam-powered runabout, by Locomobile, was built from designs by twin brothers F.E. and F.O. Stanley. These early vehicles were fast, cheap, and relatively uncomplicated.
The Stanley Motor Carriage Co. - Virtual Steam Car Museum
The Stanley twins, F. E. & F. O., were partners in a photographic dry plate business in Newton, where they produced their first light steam car in 1897. This proved a great success, over 200 being sold in the first year of production. In 1898 a Stanley was timed over a mile at Charles River Park at 27.40 mph.
STANLEY STEAMER - 1906 - SPEED ACE
During 1898 and 1899, they produced and sold over 200 cars, more than any other U.S. maker. In 1899, Freelan and his wife Flora drove one of their cars to the top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire, the highest peak in the northeastern United States.
1899 LOCOMOBILE STEAM RUNABOUT - Christie's
Engine: two-cylinder; Suspension: front, full elliptic leaf springs transversally mounted, rear, full elliptical leaf springs. Centre tiller drive. At the turn of the century Lorenzo Barber and John Walker wanted to buy the steam car designs of the Stanley Brothers, who were not keen on selling. However they could not resist an offer of $250,000.
Bonhams Cars : From the Robert Ullrich Collection1899 LOCOMOBILE STEAM ...
2014年8月15日 · Here is a charming example of an early Locomobile steam Runabout. Several thousand of these little cars were produced from 1899 through 1903. This Runabout has been in the collection of Oregon steam enthusiast Robert Ulrich since 1991, when it was purchased from the widow of former NBC orchestra leader David Rose in Los Angeles. Mr.
Stanley Steam Car - Graces Guide
American twins Francis E. Stanley (1849–1918) and Freelan O. Stanley (1849–1940) produced their first steam car in 1897. 1899 March. Announce the one hundredth order for their steam waggons.