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Stanley from Cars, Cars 2, and the Cars Toons short "Time Travel Mater" is a Stanley Steamer. Another Stanley Steamer appears in the 1965 film The Great Race starring Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis, with Natalie Wood as the driver of the car. And a Stanley Steamer appears in the 2003 film Seabiscuit. Boston Red Sox pitcher Bob Stanley was ...
In 1906, he set the world land speed record at 127.659 mph (205.5 km/h) at the Daytona Beach Road Course, while driving the Stanley Land Speed Record Car. [2] [3] This garnered Stanley Motor Carriage Company the Dewar Trophy. A crew of four accompanied the car to Daytona, Marriott was chosen to be driver because he was the only bachelor. [4]
On August 25, 2009, Team Inspiration of the British Steam Car Challenge set a new record for steam vehicles, surpassing the long-held record established by a Stanley Steamer in 1906. The team achieved a speed of 139.843 mph (225.055 km/h) [ 58 ] [ 59 ] at Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert .
In 1906 the land speed record was broken by a Stanley steam car, piloted by Fred Marriott, which achieved 127 mph (204 km/h) at Ormond Beach, Florida. This annual week-long "Speed Week" was the forerunner of today's Daytona 500. This record was not exceeded by any land vehicle until 1910, and stood as the steam-powered world speed record till ...
Company founder Louis S. Ross (1877–1927) gained national fame in the early 1900s while an employee of Stanley Motor Carriage Company racing his own-design and own-built [2] Stanley Steamer-powered "Wogglebug" race car at Ormond-Daytona Beach. [1] Ross's "Wogglebug" was powered by two steam engines.
Stanley steam-powered. [citation needed] Pellandine: Australia: 1970s-2012: Peter Pellandine conducted experiments with a steam car for the South Australian government. He made an attempt on the steam speed record in 1976 and continued his interest in developing steam-powered cars until his death in 2012. [citation needed] Pritchard: Australia ...
Abner Doble built his first steam car between 1906 and 1909 while still in high school, with the assistance of his brothers. It was based on components salvaged from a wrecked White Motor Company steamer, driving a new engine of the Doble brothers' own design. It did not run particularly well, but it inspired the brothers to build two more ...
The steamers were considered to be in a safe place until a thaw set in. [42] This was at Stanley's Landing three miles upriver from Hood River. [43] The small steam tug Maja was also trapped with Joseph Kellogg and Capital City. [43] [44]