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more about #steam more comments → layabout: Waste of time & money! more » P161911 probably shoudn't have: Looks like Howard Hughes' Doble was doing 133MPH in 1925. [www.hemmings.com] Are there differnt classes for steam cars too. more » AustinMiniMan: Some records are symbolic... it's cool someone went 127MPH in 1906... it's petty that someone went 131MPH in 2009. Let it be. And besides, a 3.5 MPH... more » brandegee: Couldn't they just build pressure until the boilers blow and measure the velocity of the largest piece? Oh right, two runs. Never mind. more » clank-o-tron: As someone who owns goggles and multiple vests, I'm very excited by this news. Very excited indeed. more » Tyson: You know, one of the most awesome things I've ever experienced was riding in the engine of a steam train. Steam propulsion is so ridiculous and so ama... more » mr_dude: In other news, the Future Carriage set a land speed record of 45mph for horsedrawn carriages. This marvel of technology included an kinetic energy re... more » 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 » -
#landspeedrecords
British Steam Car Powers Past 127MPH Record, Unofficially
The British team attempting to break the long-standing steam-powered land speed record have beaten the 127 MPH mark, unofficially. They still need a visit from the FIA and another pair of runs to make it official.
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#racingnews
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. -
#projectcarhell
Project Car Hell, Pressure Drop Edition: Stanley Steamer or Gardner-Serpollet?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Yesterday, we saw a cat-piss-enhanced, meth-head-damaged, Camaro-suspended '53 Chevy take a beating in the Choose Your Eternity poll at the hands of the Jaguar-powered, bugs-in-face customized '51 Chevy. But you ask me, all these internal-combustion vehicles are getting a trifle monotonous. We need to change things up today, by looking at a pair of external-combustion vehicles. Yes, steam-powered cars! Thanks (and a PCH Tipster T-shirt) go to dwegmull for finding these cars for us. More » -
