Skene (automobile)
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The Skene was an American
automobile
manufactured from 1900 to 1901. A twin-cylinder 5 hp steam car
, it was built in Springfield, Massachusetts
. Despite its makers claims of "many points of superiority", the Skene seems to have been rather unremarkable.
The Skene American Automobile Company was a short-lived maker of steam automobiles. Its advertising claimed it had 125 cars under construction at its Lewiston, ME factory. Its showroom was in Springfield, MA. The existing advertising indicates that the company was in search of investors and capital. The only surviving Skene steam car is currently owned by an English collector. To view Skene American Automobile Company advertising, visit the Virtual Steam Car Museum at www.virtualsteamcarmuseum.org.
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manufactured from 1900 to 1901. A twin-cylinder 5 hp steam car
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...
, it was built in Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
. Despite its makers claims of "many points of superiority", the Skene seems to have been rather unremarkable.
The Skene American Automobile Company was a short-lived maker of steam automobiles. Its advertising claimed it had 125 cars under construction at its Lewiston, ME factory. Its showroom was in Springfield, MA. The existing advertising indicates that the company was in search of investors and capital. The only surviving Skene steam car is currently owned by an English collector. To view Skene American Automobile Company advertising, visit the Virtual Steam Car Museum at www.virtualsteamcarmuseum.org.