Stanley steam car

Eck steele on the road with the stanley steamer.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• stanley
• steam
• car
• traction
• engine
• vintage

[rayunseitig]

wow, what a car.

[mageac]

@railrdr523 not very big at all, some electric engines are high rpm, but they don't have to be,

for example the motor in a telsa roadster makes 280ish hp, and 200 ft lb of torque, it can be lifted quite easily by one man.

also its torque curve is pretty much flat from 0 - 6000 rpm

[mageac]

@railrdr523 electric is up there as well, probably a similar torque curve as a steam engine

[crackerstolemybike]

@railrdr523 its true tho. the wheels had to spin as the steam fills so rapidly, the piston wont be stopped at all. you can park up against a wall and the steam will still push through no matter what.

[AYEcorolla]

Brits: Only they would have the nuts to drive steam powered car on the public street and have the candor to say it with pride.

[AwwC00L]

these cars had so much power you could spin the rim inside the tire

[Axbent]

@OlympicClassDandy thats why theyre used in nuclear power plants!

[DAKOTA56777]

Stanley's car set a speed record in 1906 or 08 but the record was at 127MPH.

[oisiaa]

On days where the dew point is low it wouldn't be much of an issue.

[thiagotecnico]

hey dude!! respect the speed limit!!