Steam car
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A steam car is a car propelled by a steam engine. A steam engine is an external combustion engine, whereas the gasoline and diesel engines that eventually became standard are internal combustion engin
White steam touring car (1909)
Stanley Steamer (1912)
Boiler in a 1924 Stanley Steamer Series 740, to the right is the condenser
Bollée L'Obéissante steam bus photographed in 1875
Doble steam car
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The Doble steam car was an American steam car maker from 1909 to 1931. Its latter models of steam car, with fast-firing boiler and electric start, were considered the pinnacle of steam car development
Steam car
…this, development has been directed toward flash boilers, which heat a much smaller quantity of water to get the vehicle started, and in the case of Doble cars, spark ignition kerosene burners. The steam car does have advantages over internal combustion-powered cars, although most of these are now less…
1924 Doble Model E at the Henry Ford Museum