The mid-1920s marked the end of the steam car era in the US, and by that time, companies like Stanley Motor Carriace Co. had been making such vehicles for the better part of a quarter of a century ...

which was based on the 1920 Dober steam engine concept. The original small block Chevy 305 engine was sawed in half to make place to the boiler and the other new parts. The modified car had a two ...

The British Steam Car made several low-speed runs last week ... The campaign continues a British tradition for speed that dates from the 1920s and '30s, when Sir Malcolm Campbell set several ...

Many of the earliest road vehicles were powered by steam, which were easier and safer to start than early gas-powered cars, which had to be cranked by hand. But by the 1920s, the convenience of ...

Technology has come a long way since the 1920s, too -- most notably, we're now masters of materials. Original steam cars needed huge, heavy boilers to withstand the heat and pressure, and even ...

steam-engines were quite common, built by companies like Stanley, White, and Doble. Gasoline-powered cars soon overtook them, and by the end of the 1920s, steam had fallen by the wayside.

Persu was an aerodynamic obsessive, and was actually the first person to place car wheels under the bodywork to make his designs more efficient. In the 1920s, his obsession with the airflow over a ...

Many of the earliest road vehicles were powered by steam, which were easier and safer to start than early gas-powered cars, which had to be cranked by hand. But by the 1920s, the convenience of the ...