Empire Steam Car
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The Empire Steam Car was a United States steam car
manufactured between about 1925 and 1927. Built with a three-cylinder compound engine
, it was designed by Carl Ubelmesser and built in New York City
by the Gruban Machine & Steel Corporation. Only one car was built, and it was not entirely finished.
The car survives.
Steam car
A steam car is a light car powered by a steam engine.Steam locomotives, steam engines capable of propelling themselves along either road or rails, developed around one hundred years earlier than internal combustion engine cars although their weight restricted them to agricultural and heavy haulage...
manufactured between about 1925 and 1927. Built with a three-cylinder compound engine
Engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert energy into useful mechanical motion. Heat engines, including internal combustion engines and external combustion engines burn a fuel to create heat which is then used to create motion...
, it was designed by Carl Ubelmesser and built in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
by the Gruban Machine & Steel Corporation. Only one car was built, and it was not entirely finished.
The car survives.
See also
- Steam carSteam carA steam car is a light car powered by a steam engine.Steam locomotives, steam engines capable of propelling themselves along either road or rails, developed around one hundred years earlier than internal combustion engine cars although their weight restricted them to agricultural and heavy haulage...
- Empire (1901 automobile)Empire (1901 automobile)The Empire was an American automobile manufactured from 1901 until 1902. A product of Sterling, Illinois, it featured a vee-twin engine geared to its right-hand rear wheel.-References:*David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles....
- Empire (1910 automobile)Empire (1910 automobile)The Empire was an American automobile manufactured from 1910 until 1919. Marketed as "the little aristocrat", the Empire 20 was a four-cylinder shaft-driven runabout built in Indianapolis. The model "A" was a conventional runabout for three passengers with a rumble seat...
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