f.f.jones Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 (HOME MADE ?) Steam Buggy - $4,500 (Chewelah) https://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/d/chewelah-steam-buggy/7499188008.html Very cool Steam Buggy! Estate sale.509,690,2927 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 That is pretty cool. Very reasonably priced. I wonder if it is homemade? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prewarnut Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 ...has to be, so much wrong going on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 The motor looks to be a real 1900ish steam engine (I am far from an expert on Stanleys, could maybe be one of their later ones or not). The chassis looks to be modern box tubing and modern welds. Some welds attaching old to new look very poor quality (probably due the the poor quality of the iron in the old pieces?). Quite a few old pieces were included on it. An interesting "attempt" at recreating something to appear early without enough knowledge of how an early vehicle would have been built. As I understand it, the later Stanley's engine was built onto the rear end, with parts integral between the two. I have seen them up close, but never looked really close. Early Stanley, Locomobile, and most other early steam cars the engine was separate from the rear end and the rear end was driven by a chain similar to gasoline automobiles of that early era. I would be very curious to see what the burner and boiler look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercub Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 If it was wood or coal fired, it would be a win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif in Calif Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 The real thing to thing about is the boiler. many people died "learning about steam". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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