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Description: | Stanley Steam Car, 1908, fitted with an air compressor mounted directly under a two-cylinder 'Swift' motor car engine (1911). The driving engine is a 20 hp Stanley steam engine which is driven by compressed air. Its maximum speed was 30 mph (on the level) with petrol consumption in the range of 15 to 20 mpg. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | private cars | Temporal: | 1910 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Callendar, H L | Identifier: | 1930-839 | Go to resource |
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