1903 Turner-Miesse Steam Motor Car

Steam car BS-8348 in action at the transport enthusiast display at Jurby, Isle of Man, 22 July 2007. Further information about this type of car can be found at http://tinyurl.com/6dhfnx from where I found that:
"The fuel consumption was as follows:
3 miles to a gallon of water
(16 gallons could be carried).
10 miles to a gallon of paraffin
(9 gallons could be carried)." So it was not designed for going long distances! There is another operational car of this design on display in the Black Country Museum, Dudley.

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Vintage
• Steam
• Car

[popupwool]

With what does it produce the steam?

[jennywiom]

It is a paraffin-powered car with a 10h.p. engine with 3 cylinders. The paraffin is used to boil water in the boiler, to produce the steam.

[FEStanley]

Its a Turner-Miesse, a Belgian design made under license in Wolverhampton

[jennywiom]

Many thanks, I'll do a bit more research around that.

[suomunkrisu]

Why people don't start making steam cars again when oil is just simply too expensive and it's running out.

[jennywiom]

See my edited comments about the video, now I've found out a bit more about the car - it is a bit of a paraffin guzzler! Still, that's a lot cheaper than petrol/diesel at present.

[EvilNoobKitty123]

Look at that NASCAR!!!! LoL. xD

[rogerstill71]

Antediluvian!

[herbienbrian2]

wow! look at that thing take off!!!!

[DominikDrinkhahn]

@suomunkrisu

Paraffin is made from oil.

[ubuntunoobz]

@suomunkrisu steam engines are amazingly heavy if u put one in your car the frame will prob hit the floor

[bonyserg]

Fantastik car

[edisonphonographs]

Steam cars still use gas in their burners and piolet lights.

[popupwool]

Is that a "Chitty chitty bang bang"?