![]() ![]() ![]() Drive was transmitted directly by the crankshaft to a rear-mounted differential using a chain. The engine had two double-acting cylinders, side-by-side and equipped with slide-valves, and it was a simple-expansion type. There is not a single documented incident of a Stanley boiler exploding. The resulting leakage would relieve the boiler pressure and douse the burner with very little risk to the passenger. Even if these failed, any dangerous over pressure would rupture one of the joints long before the boiler shell itself could burst. The boilers were reasonably safe since they were fitted with safety valves. In later models, the installation of a condenser caused oil-fouling in the expansion joints, and welded steel fire-tubes had to be used. In early models, the vertical fire-tubes were made of copper, and were expanded into holes in the upper and lower crown sheets. The boiler was reinforced by several layers of piano wire wound around it, which gave it a strong but relatively light-weight shell. Steam was generated in a vertical fire-tube boiler, mounted beneath the seat, with a vaporizing gasoline (later, kerosene) burner underneath. Specifications and design Stanley logo, 1919 1912 Stanley steam car 6hp Stanley steam car engine Gasoline burner for a Stanley steam car boiler Steam generator of a 1919 Stanley SteamerĮarly Stanley cars had light wooden bodies mounted on wooden "perch poles" with full-elliptic springs. In 1902 they formed their own Stanley Motor Carriage Company. The Stanleys later sold the rights to this early design to Locomobile. The ascent took more than two hours and was notable as being the first time a car had climbed the 7.6 miles (12.2 km) long Mount Washington Carriage Road the descent was accomplished by putting the engine in low gear and braking extensively. In 1899, Freelan and his wife Flora drove one of their cars to the top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire, the highest peak in the northeastern United States. ![]() During 18, they produced and sold over 200 cars, more than any other U.S. Stanley (1849–1940) founded the company, after selling their photographic dry plate business to Eastman Kodak. Stanley and his wife Flora drove to the top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire to generate publicity for their firm. The cars made by the company were colloquially called Stanley Steamers, although several different models were produced.Įarly history F. The Stanley Motor Carriage Company was an American manufacturer of steam cars it operated from 1902 to 1924. ![]()
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