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more about #britishsteamcar more comments → LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard: I threw my cell phone at approximately 170mph, I'd class that as steam powered... ...the phone lived. more » Six Flags Over Tomsk: Very cool. Best of luck, chaps! more » dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity: By low speed, they really mean low speed. See the video on this page: [www.steamcar.co.uk] more » TBM-Fan: but how quickly can it take a turn and can you break like an normal car? cause steam keeps pushing till someone decides to break more » Graverobber: Steaming for vengeance. I'd love to see it in action, but all that steam would wreak havoc with my hairdo. more » 71rivnut: "No good! It's full of steam!" more » Bumblebee: I question the function of and necessity for the two fins (...or whatever you call them. God it's been a long time since I was 11). But they look mean. more » BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ: Steampunks.. more » Rust-MyEnemy: By the way, in case there was any doubt:- This is awesome. more » smalleyxb122: Seriously? 360 hp in a streamliner should be good for way more than 170 mph. Perhaps they are being conservative. Look at that frontal area! And the c... more » Rust-MyEnemy: On designing a high-speed steam powered car for the 21st century, I would make sure that the steam is under sufficient pressure to foam the milk for y... more » DoctorNine: I would like some small vertical front fins on something that long, personally. Doesn't look like it could deal with gusts too well with only the aft... more » layabout: They've set one record already,the worlds dullest build up to the worlds most boring speed record attempt. Well done. more » layabout: Generally any Brits that are interested in anything steam powered are to be avoided,they can bore anyone to death within seconds. Move on,steam power ... more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: 'Automatic shutdown systems' - isn't that just a fancy way of saying Lucas electrics? It seems hard to believe that the steam powered record has been ... more » -
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Steam-Powered Car Land Speed Record Test Successful
It seems like the team of British speed freaks aiming at one of the oldest land speed records on the books is one step closer after successfully testing their steam-powered speedster.
