Empire Steamer (automobile)
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The Empire Steamer was a steam-driven
car
designed by William Tillerwinkler (or Terwilliger) of the Empire Auto Company of Amsterdam, New York
. Several experimental models were made from 1898 but production only started in 1904. The car had a two cylinder engine with boiler mounted centrally. the cars were advertised at USD2000.
Steam engine
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.Steam engines are external combustion engines, where the working fluid is separate from the combustion products. Non-combustion heat sources such as solar power, nuclear power or geothermal energy may be...
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designed by William Tillerwinkler (or Terwilliger) of the Empire Auto Company of Amsterdam, New York
Amsterdam (city), New York
Amsterdam is a city located in Montgomery County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 18,620. The name is derived from the city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands....
. Several experimental models were made from 1898 but production only started in 1904. The car had a two cylinder engine with boiler mounted centrally. the cars were advertised at USD2000.
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...
- Empire Steam CarEmpire Steam CarThe 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...