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Stanely 10hp 4 Seater Tourer - SOLD

Reg: BS 9198

Has completed many miles on tours and events under the present ownership, great little car with extensive work completed over the last couple of years.

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This car sold within just a couple of days on the site - sorry - Congratulations to the new owner

 

    
 
 
EBAY - Morris 1000 Steam Car   £6,000 ended  

This 1971 Morris 1000 Pick up was converted to steam many years ago by an atomic scientist, it’s called WINDRUSH.

The car has had very little use since new and as far as I know there is no rust and the car is in very good condition.

The conversion has been done in such a way to maintain its originality and integrity. The head has been changed and the boiler & burner put in the back as you will see from the pictures but nearly everything else remains original.

I am interested in replacing it with a pre war car so if you have anything for sale let me know and as soon as mine sells I will be interested.

Now as a buy it now price of £6,000

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Bonhams, London   Sold £43,850  

1904 Stanley Model CX 8hp Runabout
Registration no. A 944 (see text)
Chassis no. 1017
Engine no. 0271

(as listed below in for sales)
This Stanley Model CX was imported new in 1904 by the sole UK agent F Wilkinson, of Manchester, though nothing else is known of its early history. In 1931 Richard Shuttleworth bought the car intending to fit a new boiler and have the engine overhauled. The boiler and the engine were removed but had not been replaced when be was killed in flying accident in 1940. The car then remained within the Shuttleworth Collection until Guy Black bought it for restoration in 1987. It seems that Guy did not undertake the restoration but sold the Stanley on to professional engineer Geoff Harris who, in conjunction with the late Phil Hopes, set about a major mechanical overhaul, had a new boiler made and rebuilt the original engine. Subsequent owners Stuart Gray and Peter Williams, both well-known steam-car enthusiasts, made various mechanical and cosmetic improvements.
This Stanley Model CX is fitted with a small multi-tube (316 in total) boiler operating at 300psi. The engine has twin, high-pressure, double-acting cylinders with bores of 3" and a 4" stroke, and is mounted beneath the car, integral with the rear axle and final drive. The burner is powered by vaporised petrol at 120psi and is started in much the same way as a Tilley lamp or Primus stove, using propane (originally acetylene) to heat the vaporising tube prior to ignition. Petrol consumption is about 12mpg. The feed water is held in a tank surrounding the boiler so that it is preheated, and the water consumption is about one gallon per mile giving a range of 20+ miles. In addition to the two obvious seats on top of the body, there is accommodation for a further two passengers at the front of the car, accessible by lifting a backrest and lowering a footrest. A new, plywood-lined wicker basket - mounted behind the seat - carries the propane cylinder and other necessary support items.


Built in 1994 and installed in 1996, the Goold No. 14 wire-wound boiler, together with the rest of the pressure system, had a complete 10-year examination and hydraulic test in June 2006. No measurable wastage was found. The engine has been rebuilt by Geoff Harris and is housed in a beautifully made copper cover. In the period 2001/2002 the entire burner assembly was rebuilt in stainless steel using a new Ottaway burner plate. At the same time, the pilot was converted to propane and the burner fitted with a continuous sparker device. In addition, the entire car was professionally repainted and lined out; all nickel parts were re-plated, wheel rims stove enamelled and the wheels rebuilt with stainless steel spokes and nipples. New kingpins were made and fitted also, and the crown wheel converted so as to double as a disc brake. Two callipers were designed, cast, machined and fitted so as to provide an improvement over the original single band brake. At the same time a new gear ring of hardened steel was fitted to the crown wheel. The entire modification is concealed within the copper casing (total cost £2,000).


More recently (May 2010), the Stanley was despatched to specialist restorers, Fairbourne Carriages, of Harrietsham, Kent for a 'body off' rebuild of the chassis and running gear. Work carried out (see schedule and photographs on file) included making new hickory chassis poles; sand-blasting and rust inhibiting metal components; and applying multiple coats of paint and varnish.
This car has good provenance and is reputedly as pretty and practical as any of the five CXs listed on the Steam Car Club of GB's Register of such cars in the UK. It is said to be very easy to fire up, maintaining a good head of steam and boiler water level on the road, even with a full load of four passengers, and has successfully completed several London to Brighton Veteran Car Runs. The boiler has been certified for use up to 12th July 2011 and the car, which is currently taxed, has an entry in this year's LBVCR, number 462 - the vendor has agreed to 'sit' with the purchaser on the Run! Previous boiler certifications are on file together with sundry restoration invoices, servicing/driving instructions (written by the previous owner), fresh MoT, Swansea V5C document and VCC Dating Certificate (number '2290'). Additional equipment includes a rear wheel hub puller, jack, spare reflex water gauge glass and some consumable spares. It should be noted that the registration mark 'A 944' is not included in the sale but is available via separate negotiation with the vendor.

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RM Auction, London   SOLD £78,400

 
1902 Toledo Steam Car

Estimate £60,000 - £80,000

6.25 hp, horizontal double-acting steam engine with single chain drive, transverse semi-elliptic front spring, live rear axle with full-elliptic leaf springs, and mechanical differential brake.

- Rare Ohio-built steamer, formerly owned by D. Cameron Peck
- Attractive restoration
- London-to-Brighton candidate

The Toledo had its genesis in the northern Ohio city of that name, a product of Colonel Albert Pope’s American Bicycle Company. Introduced in 1901 at the New York Auto Show, it was initially called the Billings, after its designer. Once Frederick Billings assigned his interests to the makers, the company was reorganised as the International Motor Car Company, and the International steam car was produced in two models, the Toledo and the Westchester. By the end of 1901, the car was called simply “Toledo,” and in 1902 a companion internal combustion model was introduced. Steam cars were discontinued in 1903, and Colonel Pope’s Pope Motor Car Company took over. Subsequent cars were sold as Pope-Toledos.

Mechanical specification of the Toledo steam runabout included a twin-cylinder, double-acting engine, but in contrast to the Stanley-designed Locomobile, it used poppet valves, not slide valves, and the superheating boiler was of water tube design.

This car was part of the well-known Chicago Museum of Science and Industry Collection in the early 1950s when it was owned by Lenox Lohr, the museum’s president and a colleague of renowned collector D. Cameron Peck. Finished in dark green with black leather seating, it has matching green running gear and black rubber tyres. It was restored to good touring condition some years ago. Its most recent owner had the boiler converted to liquefied petroleum fuel and drove it on the New London-New Brighton antique car run in Wisconsin, USA in 2006. The body is distinguished by cane-work on the sides and its black-finished lamps. It comes complete with a collection of old documentation, including a bill of sale from Lenox Lohr and a letter from the museum transferring its interest. An attractively presented older restoration, its condition and presentation invite use and enjoyment.

DOCUMENTS:
US Title

Offered without reserve

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RM Auction, Hershey Lodge, USA   SOLD $63,250  

1909 Stanley Model E2 Runabout

Chassis No 284

Estimate: $60,000 - $80,000 Sold for $63,250

10 hp, double-acting two-cylinder steam engine, solid front axle and live rear axle with full-elliptic leaf springs, and two-wheel mechanical drum brakes. Wheelbase: 100"

- From the Collection of Gerald Sichel
- Iconic coffin-nose steam car

Completely original coffin-nose Stanleys are very rare, and this car is no exception. Boilers and burners need replacement simply as a result of normal use, and pre-1912 cars are constructed almost entirely of wood, so wear, tear and weather frequently lead to completely new bodies.

This car, although largely reconstructed, has a known provenance extending back forty years. In the early 1970s, it was owned by R.T. Reynolds of Auburn, Maine. In 1973, Reynolds sold it to George Sprowl, Sr. of Searsmont, Maine. Sprowl constructed a new body for the car and had steam car veteran Maynard Leighton fabricate a new boiler. At this time, the car was fitted with a new stainless steel burner.

After Sprowl completed his renovation of the car, it encountered some engine trouble and was sold to the late steam car specialist Carl Amsley in Pennsylvania. Although Amsley refurbished, restored, reconstructed and fabricated more Stanleys than anyone else over the years, his role with this car is believed to have been fairly minor. After repairing the engine, he sold it to Arthur Whiting in Vermont, from whom Mr. Sichel acquired it around 2003.

The car as seen is basically as restored by Sprowl in 1973. The brass accessories are period correct and in good condition, as are all gauges and controls, although there are detail discrepancies from correct Model E2 configuration. Seating is leather and in good condition. Engine and chassis are in fair condition. The car has not been steamed recently, so a thorough inspection and recommissioning by a qualified technician should be carried out before attempting to drive it. The historically-inappropriate chassis number has apparently been on the car for this entire period. Its origin is unknown.

The coffin-nose Stanley is the iconic steam car of America’s past. This car could be put in service for simple enjoyment or could become the basis for a more extensive restoration, as a new owner may wish.

 

  

 

 

  
 
RM Auction, Hershey Lodge, USA   SOLD $48,400  

1905 Stanley Model CX Runabout

Estimate $70,000 - $90,000 - Sold for well under the estimate at $48,400!!

8 hp, double-acting two-cylinder engine, live axle suspension, full-elliptical leaf springs, mechanical brakes. Wheelbase: 78"

- Perhaps the best remaining original Stanley Steamer in existence
- From long-term family ownership; only three-owners since new
- Includes original license plates and operation papers

Stanley Motor Carriage Company of Newton, Massachusetts was the world's most famous maker of steam-powered automobiles. From 1901 through 1927, the company manufactured nearly 11,000 vehicles and set numerous land speed records.

Offered for public sale for the first time is 1905 Stanley Model CX chassis no. 1305. Last driven 98 years ago and carefully stored since, period and marque experts believe this to be the most original Stanley example in existence.

Chassis no. 1305 was purchased new by wealthy Boston-area lawyer Albert Worthen, who was a close friend of company founders Francis and Freelan Stanley. Mr. Worthen and his brother Hadley only drove the car until 1912, when after only about 2,400 miles, the vehicle was stored in the family barn. Not until its sale by heirs to well-known Stanley enthusiast Don Bourdon in 1980 did the car leave hibernation on the Worthen family property. Thereafter the car was stored in as-found condition for an additional three decades, when the extraordinary time capsule was acquired by its current owner.

This rare Model CX features the factory-installed 16-inch diameter boiler, eight-horsepower engine and 48-gear ratio within the 78-inch wheelbase chassis. The runabout body maintains its original exterior, interior, lights and dual Ashton Valve gauges with Stanley Motor Carriage labels. The car's folio even includes operation papers from 1910 and original license plates from 1912 – its last year registered for use on public roads. The current owner has installed a new boiler so that the car is useable, however, the original boiler and burner are included with the sale.

Since acquiring it, the car's third owner has presented it in one concours d'elegance, where attendees and judges alike appreciated its barn-find patina and historical importance.

Contrary to the catalogue, the car still has the original boiler intact and fitted to the car. Also included is a new boiler and burner if the new owner chooses to run the car.

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BONHAMS UK   SOLD  

1910 Stanley Model 60 10hp Reg No:- BF 4908.

Serial Number:- 5491   

Engine Number:- 6-440

For sale at the Bonhams Auction, Beaulieu Autojumble, Beaulieu Notional Motor Mueum

Sold to Member Mr M Parr - no doubt we will be seeing this car out next year with us at events - congratulations to the Parr family.

    
       
BONHAMS USA   SOLD - $180,800  

Exceptional Motorcars and Automobilia
Quail Lodge, 12 Aug 2010 to 13 Aug 2010 at 11:00am

Three interesting cars 1 steam car in the auction click here for link to site

 

  

The ex-Edward "Ted" Jameson
1904 White Model E Steam Touring Car
Chassis no. C1571

SOLD FOR $180,800

   
       
John O Groats to Lands End Lykamobile - SOLD

The car is loosely based on an 1898 Stanley but has a lot of modern changes. The engine unit is very different as it uses a modified Hackworth design and the steam is produced by a modern day diesel burner which sits nicely hidden in the basket. From cold start to full working pressure takes around 5 to 6 minutes and it has a working pressure of 250 psi (17.25 bar). The car cruises at around 18 mph (29 kph) and the top speed I have reached is 37 mph (60kph). It also produces enough steam to climb steep hills at a steady 5-6mph. (8 / 9.5 kph).

 

    

There are lots of electronics hidden under the floor where you put your feet, these control water levels and safety cut offs to the burner should you ever let the boiler run dry.


It is road registered and was registered in 2008. Currently it has 6 months left on the boiler certificate, however if someone should purchase the vehicle it will be supplied with a new 12 month certificate. As a guide to how reliable the car is, last August we traveled the whole length of the UK from John O Groats to Lands End in the Lykamobile. We covered 1072 miles (1725 km) which took us 15 days and raised a large amount for charity. We believe my car was the first of that style steam car to achieve this journey in 100 years. All the side panels on the car are as they were on the charity run with the sponsors names on the side (as in the photograph's) however new wooden side panels will also be supplied so whoever purchases the can can paint and swap them over if they prefer. Everything mechanically is in perfect working order with bushes and bearing, plus water pump clacks etc being replaced since the run.

This is a great price for a tested car - The kits have now sold out but even they retailed at £15755 and then it still had to be put together.

Included is all the additional extra's like an original pair of Lucas Lights, Locomobile steps, dummy water gauge, dummy exhaust, Riello burner (much better than the one supplied), old fuel tank plus lots of other add ons.

Lots of spares are still available and although I am selling it as a private sale, three months warranty will be given on my vehicle by our company.

Contact

Dean Rogers
Steam Traction World Ltd
www.SteamTractionWorld.co.uk
Tel: (0)1327 301030
Fax: (0)1327 300808
Email: dean@steamtractionworld.co.uk
 
 
Tete D Aigle   POA  

Fitting for a Condensing Stanley. This item was on a car which climbed Mt Washington.
Contact Gerry Stoneman on 01884 253491 or email hoth20pwr@btinternet.com.


   
 
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