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    Wanted: White Steam Car, 1907 - 1910, with Flowmotor

    in Automobiles Wanted

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    Good Morning!  I am a historian of technology.  I had steam car disease in high school but could not afford it.  15 years ago, we bought our first Stanley, The BettyAnne, and we have enjoyed her immensely.  Researching her took us to New Zealand and resulted in a biography of Hector Halhead "Steam" Stewart. 

     

    I am now researching a book on the White Steam Car.  Now that I understand Stanleys, I would love to experience the White steam car.  1907 - 1910, a car with a Flowmotor.  I am particularly interested in Rollin White, who was a professionally trained engineer - Sibley College - with a background in machine tool and bicycle manufacturing.  He was in France in the 1890s installing ball bearing machinery and almost certainly made contact with Serpollet.

     

    Let me know if you find a White for sale!


    Very best wishes!

     

    Don Hoke

    The Virtual Steam Car Museum

    Rolls Royce Sued Rollin Motors Company, ca: 1924

    in British Other - MG, Triumph, Jaguar, etc.

    Posted

    I am researching the Rollin Motors Company of Cleveland, OH, ca: 1922 - 1926.  Apparently, Rolls Royce sued Rollin for trademark infringement about 1923 - 1924.  This is a story I've been told, but I cannot document it.

     

    Do any of the Rolls Royce experts out there know about this?

     

    The image of Rollin's logo comes from a 1923 trade catalogue.

     

    This is part of the book I am writing about the White Steam Car.  Rollin White invented the flash steam generator used in the White Steam Car, then in later life created the Rollin.

     

    Thank you very much.

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    Museum of Speed 1905 White Steam Car Image

    in What is it?

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    Does anyone have an original of this image?  Ormond / Daytona Beach, Third International World Championships  January 23 - 28, 1905.

     

    The photo credits "The Museum of Speed," but this organization no longer exists.  Any help greatly appreciated.

     

    I am writing a book on the White Steam Car.

     

    Thanks very much!

     

    Don Hoke

    The Virtual Steam Car Museum, Inc.

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    Hershey, Fall 2020 ...?

    in Hershey Meet

    Posted

    Vintage Steam Products did not get the surveys.  Please send again.  Thank you.

     

    I strongly believe Hershey 2020 should proceed this fall.  If some people decide not to come, I respect their decisions. 

     

    But by by October, we'll know so much more about COVID 19 and how to deal with it.  There should be no problem keeping a "social distance" from people.

    Two Double Row Ball Bearings 30 mm x 50 mm x 98 mm

    in Parts For Sale

    Posted

    For Sale:  Two Double Row Ball Bearings.
     
    Measurements:   OD  98 MM  = 3.842"
                                  ID   50 MM =  1.965"
                                  Wide  30 MM = 1.180"
     
    Excellent Condition.  I put them in the rear end of my 1925 Stanley Steam Car, not realizing I needed sealed bearings!  They have less than 20 miles on them.
     
    They fit easily into the Stanley rear end, no pressing!
     
    One bearing marked:  "USA  22  285A"
    One bearing marked:  "WRC  3210  M  USA  20  311D"
     
    Retail Cost at Motion Industries in Dallas, TX  $108.63 each.
     
    Ship UPSP Small Flat Rate Box.  $7.50
     

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    Olive Green Mohair, Hirsch 144-G. Need Five Yards

    in Parts Wanted

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    Desperately Need Five Yards of Olive Green Mohair.

     

    Same as Hirsch 144-G to finish 1925 Stanley Restoration.

     

    The first upholsterer wasted . . . NEVER MIND!

     

    If you have as much as a yard, It would be a tremendous help.

     

    Thank you.  I've attached the old Hirsch Mohiar sample card.  He no longer carries the 144-G.

     

    Call Don Hoke or contact through VIntage Steam Products or the Virtual Steam Car Museum.

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    1900 Locomobile Trace Catalogue - Syracuse, NY

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Good Afternoon, Auto Literature Collectors and Libraries! 
    I am finishing a booklet about a lady sitting in a Locomobile in front of a Syracuse, NY, fountain in 1900. See attached image. 
    A very good friend and Locomobile expert sent me a photocopy of a 1900 Locomobile trade catalogue that was distributed by the Syracuse Automobile Company, which sold this locomobile. See attached images. 
    Does anyone know where the original brochure is located? Is it in a library or private collection? 
    I don't want to buy it, but just get high quality scans of the original brochure. 
    Thanks very much! 
    Best wishes! 
    Don Hoke 

     

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    1900 Locomobile Trace Catalogue - Syracuse, NY

    in Steam Cars (Stanley, White, etc.)

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    Good Afternoon, Steam Car Afictionados! 
    I am finishing a booklet about a lady sitting in a Locomobile in front of a Syracuse, NY fountain in 1900. See attached. 
    A very good friend and Locomobile expert sent me a photocopy of a 1900 Locomobile trade catalogue that was distributed by the Syracuse Automobile Company, which sold this locomobile. See attached images. 
    Does anyone know where the original brochure is located? Is it in a library or private collection? 
    I don't want to buy it, but just get high quality scans of the original brochure. 
    Thanks very much! 
    Best wishes! 
    Don Hoke 

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    Cadillac Eight - What Year?

    in Cadillac & LaSalle

    Posted

    10 hours ago, jdome said:

    It is probably a 1915 type 51, the first year for the first generation (15-17) "Cadillac 8". It is a V8 but Cadillac referred to it and marketed it simply as the "Cadillac 8" as it is referred to on the post card. They began to use the V8 term in advertising in 17 but it wasn't heavily marketed as "V8" until 1918 when they came out with the first true "flathead V8" with the removable flat casting. Each bank of the first 8 was a big 4-cylinder jug. The car on the card is the 7-pass model. It is difficult to determine the exact year from this front view because the 15-17 look very similar with only miner differences. Oddly, the 15 had small cowl lights like the one on passenger side but the light on the driver's side looks slightly larger - about the size they went to in 16 or 17.

    Thank you very much!  I knew there were Cadillac experts such as you out there who would know.  I'll mention your help in a footnote when the book comes out in five years.

    Identifying Automobiles on Postcards

    in AACA - Library and Research Center

    Posted

    Good Morning, Automobile Researchers!

     

    Can you help The Virtual Steam Car Museum identify these internal combustion cars illustrated on these postcards?

     

    They are all posed in the huge tree at Stanley Park in Vancouver, BC.

     

    Thank you very much!

     

    Don Hoke

    The Virtual Steam Car Museum, Inc.

     

     

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    Cadillac Eight - What Year?

    in Cadillac & LaSalle

    Posted

    Good Morning, Cadillac Experts!

     

    Can anyone identify the year and model of the car in this postcard?  These are four variations of the same card, including a reproduction card.

     

    The wording reads "CADILLAC EIGHT" and identifies the giant tree at Stanley Park in Vancouver, BC.

     

    Thanks very much!

     

    Best wishes!

     

    Don Hoke,  The Virtual Steam Car Museum, Inc.

     

     

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    Book For Sale: Hector Halhead "Steam" Stewart Biography

    in Steam Cars (Stanley, White, etc.)

    Posted

    The biography of New Zealand steam car engineer, Hector Halhead "Steam" Stewart is now in print and availabe on the Vintage Steam Products web page. 

    Stewart was born in the New Zealand bush, built his first steam car from a burned up Locomobile, and made a lot of money in Featherston during World War I. 

    He traveled to America to secure the Stanley Steam Car distributorship for New Zealand, imported Stanleys, went back to America to help design the 1925 SV Stanley. 

    Stewart returned to America in 1927 to work with Abner Doble in Detroit on steam buses and then brought Doble to New Zealand to build steam buses in Auckland. He made brass hand grenade parts during World War II. 

    The book is published by the Virtual Steam Car Museum, a non-profit virtual museum. 

    It is 638 pages long, includes 500+ illustrations, and weighs 8 pounds. 

    Retail price is $80.00 USD plus postage. Order today!

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    Needed: Stanley Model 740 or 750 Fuel Pressure Tank

    in Steam Cars (Stanley, White, etc.)

    Posted

    Good Evening Steam Enthusiasts! 

    The fuel pressure tank on The BettyAnne, our 1925 Stanley SV252G, is showing its age. It held pressure for a while, but has sprung a leak. 
    The leak is now repaired with silver solder and a drain plug, but I suspect this is not a permanent repair. 

    1. Who has a Stanley Model 740 or 750 fuel pressure tank for sale? 

    2. Vintage Steam Products would consider making these tanks if we had enough orders to cover the set up cost. How many folks would be interested in one of these tanks. They are about 14" long and 6" in diameter. Each would have a drain plug, a fuel inlet/outlet fitting, and an air inlet fitting. I suspect we would make them from copper just as we do the existing pressure tanks for non-condensing Stanleys. They would be pressure tested to about 350 psi. 

    3. The Stewart Biography is at the printer. I will have a proof copy at the Stanley Museum Seminar in a few weeks. Thanks very much to the folks who helped sponsor it! $80.00 plus postage and handling. 125 copies in the initial press run. Thank heaven for Print On Demand! 

    4. If you need something from Vintage Steam Products, I can deliver to Vermont, but Carolyn must know by July 27th at the very latest. 

    Very best wishes! 

    Don Hoke 
    The Virtual Steam Car Museum and Vintage Steam Products.

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