Cawood steam car rally

[Coyote575]

I have seen compressed air powered cars that are being experimented with now, the function like steam cars, but with out boilers and fuels.

[JeremyPetho]

the advantage advantage over the internal combustion engine is that the revs don't need to be kept up

[megabassX]

Amazing acceleration

[mordicus124]

steam car or ferrari ...... steam ferrari steam ferrari FUCK IT STEAM FOREVER

[pennyf9]

steam driven cars would beat a hybrid anyday!

[boltjet135]

@pennyf9 it's strang how at the start of the 20th centurary, electric, steam and internal combustion were all viable options, weird to think electric coming back, dubt these old beuties will replace the electronic crap

[NoiteraD]

@boltjet135 Sadly, they wont because theyre unefficient, because you first have to use power to make steam, so in the end you dont really save any energy, but still, there should be modern steam cars out there, they would still be awesome as a fun car.

[boltjet135]

@NoiteraD for real. electric cars have always been a bit crap tough ;)

[AngryVGFur]

@NoiteraD that's not really true. boiling water to create kinetic energy has a slightly higher thermal efficiency than internal combustion (about 30% versus 25%, I think) plus burning the fuel at ambient is much cleaner than burning it under compression, it produces less of a particular type of pollutant and it burns more completely than it would in an internal combustion engine. When you really boil it down, no pun intended, the modern gas engine is inherently inefficient.

[MegaZsolti]

how powerful is the gray car?

[NickBlackDIN]

how much would a working steam car similar to that cost?

[KenMacMillan]

Next time you go on a blind date, pick her up in a steamer. If she's not embarrassed, she's a keeper.

[fiattrickbox]

why is everyone experimenting with electic cars nowadays doesnt anyone realise that steam cars hold the future?

[WWoodyW]

that thing motors once it gets going

[johnson1095]

Wish modern Technology, would it be possible to make a steam car that isn't so noisy?

[nw8000]

I am right in thinking this is cawood near york north yorkshire? If so whens the next one i wanna come!

[ChevyToughRebel]

Dang that thing hauled!

[Jacobswasteland]

that thing was gone in no time flat

[NathansBackwoods]

That excelerated quick!

[Bidone1967]

Wow! Thats a lot of very nice steam cars!

[shloop4]

that steam car hauls ass

[tonytiger75]

The typical fuel used in a Stanley is gasoline, the burners run just like the old fashioned gasoline blow torches. Steam cars can get about as much fuel economy as modern cars and they burn the fuel in a more efficient and complete way. The Stanley was not the best on fuel economy or water usage, but they were the absolute best car on the road as far as power goes, nothing on the road could touch a steam car in 1906

[crazyjc15]

only one word can describe my feelings twards this steam car.........WANT....(drules) 0.0

[popupwool]

What fuel causes steam? Is it cheaper than gas engine? What is top speed?

[KFCHambone]

you should put a nitrous kit on there or maybe a super charger. make up on some lost ponies... haha

[KenMacMillan]

gotta love that sound

[cant7think7clearly]

It's out of this world!

[seanhewitt1]

37 km amybe give or take

[joness105639]

how fast do they go?

[04clemea]

the one i went on did about 45mph

but the Grey one in the video did about 70 mph

[popupwool]

Could I convert my pontiac firefly to this? Is it cheaper than the gas engine? What fuel creates the steam?

[djypsydjazz]

Water creates the steam. I am not entirely sure but the car might have had to been purpose built to be steam run because of the unique components found in such a car.

[edisonphonographs]

Early stanley steam cars had a burner and a piolet light that both ran off of gasoliene. Later the burners ran off kerosene and the piolet still burned gasoliene. To pressurize the piolet fuel air is pumped into the piolet tank with a bicycle pump. There is no pump driven off the car for pressurizing the piolet fuel so it must be done by hand. The main burner fuel is pumped out of the main tank to a smaller tank against air pressure. The main burner fuel pressure is automatically controlled.

[NathansBackwoods]

you could do it, but it would not have as much power because its not doubble acting, you need a boiler, heat source, engine mods. pull out the cam on eache lobe make a lobe on the opposite side, this will make it a two stroke, then make a new manafold to get the stem to the intake valves.