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Named in list of steam cars—details unknown. [25] Conrad: US: 1900–1924: A variety of 2 seat and 4 seat models plus a dos-a-dos. [25] [31] [106] Cook: England: 1901–1902: Named in list of steam cars—details unknown. [25] Cotta: US: 1901–1903: A 4 wheel drive and steering steam car made by Charles Cotta's Cotta Automobile Company of ...
The first experimental steam-powered cars were built in the 18th and 19th centuries, but it was not until after Richard Trevithick had developed the use of high-pressure steam around 1800 that mobile steam engines became a practical proposition. By the 1850s there was a flurry of new steam car manufacturers.
The company continued to show them in their catalogues as late as 1912. About 10,000 White steam-powered cars were built, more than the better known Stanley. In 2019 Mitch Gross and Chris Rolph drove a 1910 model MM 40 hp White steam car from Beijing to Paris, likely the only time such a feat has been done by a steam car.
Pages in category "1960s cars" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 492 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
This category is for all road vehicles powered by steam. The category is also intended for (steam) road haulage vehicles and their manufacturers. It includes manufacturers of steam lorries and of the vehicles themselves. Also included are people closely associated with the development of steam road vehicles.
Train enthusiasts and history buffs alike will soon have a new Southeast Asian destination, as Vietnam prepares to unveil a revamped pair of vintage steam locomotives from the 1960s.
This is a chronological index for the start year for motor vehicle brands (up to 1969). For manufacturers that went on to produce many models, it represents the start date of the whole brand; for the others, it usually represents the date of appearance of the main (perhaps only) model that was produced.
Murdoch's model steam carriage of 1784, now in Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum. Early research on the steam engine before 1700 was closely linked to the quest for self-propelled vehicles and ships [citation needed], the first practical applications from 1712 were stationary plant working at very low pressure which entailed engines of very large dimensions.