Something a little different but interesting

**oldrider** · 25th February 2015, 08:26

Doble steam car clip:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUg_ukBwsyo

**Paul in NZ** · 25th February 2015, 09:12

One of my bosses back in the day was a steam car fan boy - and you can see from that car that if the technology had been developed as much as the petrol engine we would likely be using steam now... His mate had a Doble and he said the difference was (from a normal car) that you went in the side door of the shed and turned it on and then opened the garage doors. By the time you were back in the car it was ready to run. Awesome car and very interesting

**willytheekid** · 25th February 2015, 09:44

Originally Posted by oldrider

Doble steam car clip:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUg_ukBwsyo

LOVE jay Leno's garage youtube channel

...so many great cars & bikes, and brillent reviews.
Highly recommend adding that channel as a Fav to any who haven't already

thanks for sharing the vid oldrider

**unstuck** · 25th February 2015, 10:05

The New Zealand connection. http://www.virtualsteamcarmuseum.org..._material.html

**jellywrestler** · 25th February 2015, 10:41

yip there's one near palmy, very interesting unlike most steam cars that take a long time to heat up these are ready in a flash. weird sound too for a car.

**slofox** · 25th February 2015, 10:51

I reckon steam cars would be the bees' knees...all that torque!

**Motu** · 25th February 2015, 11:02

There have been several attempts at steam cars in later decades, but the problem in the last 3 or 4 decades has been emissions - how strange that they can't get an external combustion engine to be clean burning, and yet they can do it with internal combustion. I think they just aren't trying hard enough.

**oldrider** · 25th February 2015, 11:05

Originally Posted by Motu

There have been several attempts at steam cars in later decades, but the problem in the last 3 or 4 decades has been emissions - how strange that they can't get an external combustion engine to be clean burning, and yet they can do it with internal combustion. I think they just aren't trying hard enough.

Have a look here then :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-JM...ature=youtu.be

**oldrider** · 25th February 2015, 14:05

Originally Posted by willytheekid

LOVE jay Leno's garage youtube channel

...so many great cars & bikes, and brillent reviews.
Highly recommend adding that channel as a Fav to any who haven't already

thanks for sharing the vid oldrider

I have been following this company almost since it's inception mainly watching for a motorcycle application:http://www.cyclonepower.com/index.html

Progress has been slower than I anticipated but then the USA has had some real economic set backs over the period. I like steam too.

**cold comfort** · 25th February 2015, 21:00

Originally Posted by oldrider

I have been following this company almost since it's inception mainly watching for a motorcycle application:http://www.cyclonepower.com/index.html

Progress has been slower than I anticipated but then the USA has had some real economic set backs over the period. I like steam too.

I recall dimly in the 70's at an Aussie motorshow they showcased a sports car called the Gvang I think. From internet search it seems the corporations put the fear of God into the inventor and it all got dropped. It apparently did 200mph and ran on steam with a small oil starter,-only took a couple of minutes to fire up.