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How far do the condensing cars go before they run out of water?

Same as the Waterhouse Victoria, except over 300k cheaper. I would prefer the victoria, but again, low entry point.

That was the cheapest opportunity anyone will ever have to own a Model G DuPont.

I have some more interesting pictures that I think are Stanley from around the same time. I'll post them down in the Steam forum so as to keep this thread on track. Probably this afternoon.

Let me go see what other pictures of that car I have.

Stan Smith has shot of this room from the other end facing the Model H. I don't feel right about scanning it, but you can make out the victoria in the back of the photo.

I found my Stan Smith book. Club sedans were built by either Merrimac or Waterhouse. You could distinguish them by the visor (Merrimac). He says one of all survives and it must be the one you posted that Hyman sold some time ago.

Thanks. could you tell me how many wheels it has, I'm not sure.

Anybody know what this is? Way out of my area of expertise.

I scanned a couple more of the cars going around the race track. Looks like a parade around a horse track. Early AACA event? Glidden?

If you had gone to the Eastern Grand Classic like I told you to you could have sat in it.

Thanks! I've been reading quiet a bit so I know the lingo, but there are still many things about steam cars that confuse me. So, how much water does a non condensing car car, and how much does a condensing car carry and how far can they go?

We need a Locomobile expert but I believe they are the same car. I didn't love the color choices, but the restored car is fantastic. I spent about 20 minutes talking to the owner, who restored it over a long period in his back yard barn. It is really a cool car.

https://www.acdclub.org/forum/duesenberg-acd-forums/518-frank-yount-texas-oil-man#1379

I scanned this one just for Walt. The lead car is pictured at least 2 other times in this thread. This is not prewar, but not too far past WWII.

Yes. I believe we had more discussion about it in the Lincoln thread down in the CCCA forum. There were two built if I recall correctly.

So I think I noticed that the Brooks we were discussing had the super heater. I assume that is a post boiler mechanism to heat the steam to a higher temp? Also, do Stanley owners add oil separators when they restore the condenser cars or is that just an issue everybody has? thanks! A.J.

It occurred to me that if someone can look past the embarrassing colors on this car you have a coachbuilt body which means it is CCCA eligible. That was worth something not too long ago.

I think that the Stanley body is later than 1913. Brewster was putting that body on their chassis as late as the early 1920s. https://dons-neatstuff.com/early.htm

besides the condenser and an extra 2,000 lbs what are the mechanical differences between that car and a 22-24 Stanley?

Btw, going 90 MPH in that is insane.

The non condensing cars are much faster than a late Stanley or a Brooks because it is basically the same boiler and engine but 1/2 the weight. Correct?

I don't suppose you have any pictures you might be able to share?

Based on my naive understanding of the two, the Brooks was quite similar in all most all respects to the last condenser Stanley's. I've never been in a steam car in my life, so I have no idea, but I my understanding is that the earlier non-condenser Stanley's are much faster because they are lighter.