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	Stanley Steamer Company: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		The Stanley Steamer Company was an American[For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link] manufacturer of steam engine[Click link for more facts about this topic] automobiles.
		A Stanley Steamer broke the world record for the fastest mile in a steam car (28.2 seconds).
		The last Stanley Steamer was produced before 1927.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/st/stanley_steamer_company.htm (514 words)

	Stanley Steamer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1906, the Stanley Rocket set the world land speed record at 127.7 mph (205.5 km/h) at the Daytona Beach Road Course, driven by Fred Marriott, picking up the Dewar Trophy in the process.
		The Steamer enjoyed a boom in the early 1900s before eventually being overtaken technologically by the internal combustion engine.
		During the mid to late 1910s, as the fuel efficiency and power delivery of internal combustion engines improved dramatically, the Stanley Steamer company produced a series of advertising campaigns trying to woo the car-buying public away from the "internal explosion engine," to little effect.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stanley_Steamer (723 words)

	stanley steamer
		Stanley had been quoted as saying that a half hour was about the right time for his car, so when he stripped it for the open event today his trial was looked forward to with much interest.
		Stanley got a splendid welcome and was induced to run his car up skids to the platform of the Summit Hotel where it was photographed repeatedly with one of the rack railroad locomotives as a background.
		Stanley had stripped his car even of the seat cushions, and was rather used up with the jolting he got on the way.
	www.bruceatkinson.com /stanley/climbtotheclouds-stanleysteamer.html (1009 words)

	Stanley Steamer -- Technical Information
		Both the Stanley pilot that operates continuously as well as the main burner which operates on steam demand is based on the simple principles of the Bunsen Burner.
		To start a Stanley a torch is used to preheat the vaporizing tube and light the pilot making the Stanley Steamer one of the few cars difficult to steal in anything less than 20 minutes.
		Stanley steamers generate steam in drum shaped boilers ranging from 14" to 30" in diameter and from 14" to 18" in height.
	www.stanleymotorcarriage.com /GeneralTechnical/GeneralTechnical.htm (1369 words)

	Stanley Steamer -- Technical Information
		The Stanley Steam Car was born of an era where life was simpler, less strenuous, where the automobile was considered a weekend luxury rather than a necessity of life.
		Stanley and his wife Flora drove their Stanley-designed Locomobile #93 up the 7.6 mile, 4,725 foot vertical rise Mount Washington carriage road in two hours and 10 minutes (including a stop to take on water), far less than the usual six hours it took to climb the mountain in a horse drawn stage.
		Today, the many Stanleys, handful of Whites, and few Dobles are all that remains of a technology that had different choices been made might have relegated the internal combustion engine to the collectors and museums.
	members.bellatlantic.net /~wilhelmr/inside.html (1931 words)

	Stanley Motor Carriage - Stanley Steam Cars - Stanley Steamers
		This site is dedicated to the Stanley Motor Carriage Company of Newton, Massachusetts, Stanley serial number 18137, and all those how have given so generously of their time and efforts in assisting to preserve a piece of our American Automotive Heritage.
		The famous "Stanley Steamer" automobile was invented by Francis Edgar Stanley and manufactured by him and his twin brother Freeland Oscar, usually referred to as the Stanley twins, F.E. and F.O. Their sister, Chansonetta, is equally important for her photographs depicting rural turn-of-the-century American life.
		The Museum is housed in the Stanley School, a gift of the Stanleys to their home town.
	www.stanleymotorcarriage.com (1163 words)

	STANLEY STEAMER OF 1906 AND THE BRITISH STEAM POWERED LAND SPEED RECORD CAR CHALLENGE 2005.
		The only vehicles vying for the Dewar Trophy that year were the Stanley’s steamer and four petrol powered cars, three being Fiats and one Napier.
		Fred Marriott won cleanly in the Stanley Steamer with a measured mile time of 28 1/5 second which corresponds to a speed of 127.659MPH.
		The Stanley brothers created a car that had extremely low drag, incorporating as much inside the cigar shaped body shell as possible including the suspension springs.
	www.speedace.info /stanley_steamer.htm (986 words)

	The Stanley Steamer - Classic Car History
		Stanley was actually the first really successful automobile corporation in America.
		In 1917, they retired and sold the company, but the Stanley Steamer was not discontinued until 1925.
		The steamer was cheap to operate and simple to drive, with very little to get out of order.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles01/article817.shtml (1173 words)

	CanadianDriver: Motoring Memories - Stanley Steamer
		The Stanleys changed their design, placed the engine horizontally in the rear of the car, and sent the power to the axle through a gear drive.
		Encouraged by this, the Stanleys constructed a special car that company driver Fred Marriott piloted to a new land speed record of 205 km/h (127.6 mph) in January, 1906.
		This, and the fact that the Stanley didn't always have the latest in steam technology, brought bankruptcy in 1923.
	www.canadiandriver.com /articles/bv/stanley.htm (765 words)

	The Stanley Steamer
		The genesis for Stanley's project was provided by his wife, Augusta, who simply couldn't master her wobbly bicycle.
		The sign nailed onto their small factory read "Stanley Dry Plate Co."—strong evidence that these Yankee tinkerers and entrepreneurs had been running an entirely different kind of operation before steam cars rolled into their lives.
		The Stanley twins had been born in Kingfield in western Maine's Carrabassett Valley.
	historictraveler.away.com /primedia/transport/stanley_steamer_1.adp (699 words)

	Stanley
		Estes Park History is connected with the famous Stanley Steamer and F.O. Stanley, who with his twin brother F.E. Stanley developed not only the Stanley Steamer, but the first XRay machine and the dry plate photo process.
		Estes Park is home to the Stanley Hotel, built by F.O. Stanley, who with his wife, spent their summers in the beautiful Estes Valley.
		The Stanley Hotel was the first all electric hotel in the United States and is still in operation today.
	www.rotaryclubofestespark.org /stanley.htm (380 words)

	Stanley Steamer
		As the picture began to fill in, I got the words "Stanley Steamer." As I continued to watch, the car slowly evolved and resembled an old 1900 model car.
		All newer models (newer than the Stanley Steamer) and many different colors, some bright, some subdued, all sizes and shapes.
		Steamers were very popular until Cadillac introduced the self-starting automobile, which could then instantly be driven, whereas the steamers required a time to warm up.
	www.etpv.org /1998/steam.html (1024 words)

	Information about U.S. FDC: 12¢ Stanley Steamer 1909 Coil: Transportation Series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		This remarkable new horseless carriage, known as the Stanley Steamer, utilized a high pressure steam boiler that was light-weight and had enough storage capacity to hold water for a 45-mile trip -- the first successful steam automobile in New England to achieve such a feat.
		They easily won the speed test; and the Stanley Steamer's power on the hill test was truly amazing.
		The crowds were so impressed with the Stanley Steamer's success that the brothers received more than two-hundred inquiries of would-be buyers.
	www.unicover.com /EA1CAJJX.HTM (461 words)

	The Stanley Beemer Steamer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		Stanley Beemer made one of the earliest automobiles to be seen on the Poca River.
		This was the death knell for the Stanley Beemer Steamer, and by 1901, Beemer’s invention was just a memory.
		The stamp was issued on July 10, 2001 in a pane of 24 stamps, and in the denomination of 61 pu.
	sun.soci.niu.edu /~benm/stamps/beemer.html (232 words)

	Stanley Steamer Collection - Friends of Auburn Heights Preserve -
		Housed in the museum on the grounds of Auburn Heights is the single largest collection of Stanley Steamers around.
		Every vehicle is in road worthy condition and can frequently be seen at local events when not on display here at the museum.
		Before we introduce the Auburn Heights collection of Stanley Steamers it is appropriate to consider a brief history of Stanley Steamers and the Twins Who Built Them as written by Thomas C. Marshall, Jr.
	www.auburnheights.org /stanley/stanley.asp (179 words)

	1906 Stanley Steamer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		1906 Stanely Steamer Modes Ex Runabout, One of our oldest cars is our fastest car and one of the finest examples existing today.
		Our steamer has a pilot-gasoline-water-steam system, not a simple car to drive.
		First the pilot heats the valves -steam and oil - water system to steam - takes about ½ hour from pilot to driving.
	www.bayberryclassics.com /Pages/vintage/06Stanley.htm (147 words)

	The Stanley Steamers by Dan Smith
		In January of 1906, the Rocket was brought to Ormond Beach Florida to participate in the annual speed tournament.
		Stanley Steamers continued to sell well until the nineteen-twenties.
		Their downfall turned out to be the half hour start up time and their inability to haul enough water for long distances.
	www.birthplaceofspeed2003.com /steamers.htm (268 words)

	THE STANLEY STEAMER: AMERICA'S LEGENDARY STEAM CAR, by Kit Foster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		The Stanley Steamer is as ingrained into the American consciousness as the Grand Canyon, the Washington Monument and the New York Yankees are, and this book reaches into every corner of its remarkable story.
		It takes nineteen chapters, supplemented by nine appendices, to develop the Stanley story, and they have been carefully crafted into an absorbing narrative that traces the family’s roots back to the beginning of the nineteenth century.
		The Stanley Steamer is a project of the Stanley Museum, itself an unusual institution devoted to the perpetuation of all the phases of the Stanley saga that is based in the Stanley hometown of Kingfield, Maine.
	www.autohistory.org /review_13.html (453 words)

	STANLEY STEAMER'S PAGE
		ABOUT US Stanley is the number one stud dog for MM'S Kennel.
		On Sept. 4, 2004 Stanley became a AKC Champion at Eugene, OR.
		Stanley has sired several UKC Champions.He has also sired AKC Champions.
	candleshoes.tripod.com /mmstfts/id4.html (131 words)

	Hybrid vehicle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is not prohibitive for a ship or aircraft that is mostly operated at very constant power output, or for a power plant containing many turbines that can be put on-line or off-line as needed to match load, but has resulted in near-eradication of turbine engines from land vehicles.
		In the early 20th century, cars made by the Stanley Steamer Company with reciprocating steam engines did compete successfully with the internal combustion engine.
		Gas turbine (or other internal combustion engine), steam turbine, and hybrid technology could be combined to alleviate the disadvantages of gas turbines and steam engines while retaining most of their advantages.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hybrid_vehicle (7200 words)

	Birthplace of Speed 2006
		The event was hailed by Sue Davis, President and CEO of the Stanley Museum in Kingfield, Maine, as the most significant Stanley Steamer celebration ever and one of the largest gatherings of steam cars anywhere in the world.
		Frost had owned and restored two Stanley’s, and had discussed how the Rocket was built with Fred Marriott in the 1940’s.
		Several thousand fans were on hand to watch a final showdown featuring Bill Barnes of Louistown, Pa. driving a 1906 Stanley Steamer that outran David North of Easton, Md. in his 1921 Mercedes.
	www.birthplaceofspeed2006.com (1043 words)

	Stanley Steamer, White and Doble steam cars
		Stanley Land Speed Record Centennial 1906~2006, by Chuk Williams
		7-passenger Touring Stanley Steam Car - an excellent research and restoration expose' on the 735 and The Stanley Motor Carriage Co.
		Stanley Sightings - Stanleys are where you find them ~
	www.stanleysteamers.com (316 words)

	eBay - stanley steamer ..., Decorative Collectibles, Transportation items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		FRANKLIN MINT Stanley Steamer and Ivy Miniature Figurine
		story of a stanley steamer george woodbury 1st ed
		Life-Like 1911 Stanley Steamer 1 32nd Scale MISB NR
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=stanley+steamer+...&krd=1 (402 words)

	50+ Years of Carpet Cleaning by Stanley Steemer - A clean you can trust.
		50+ Years of Carpet Cleaning by Stanley Steemer - A clean you can trust.
		In a pinch, make your own spot remover by mixing 1/4 teaspoon liquid detergent (without bleach) and 1 cup cold water.
		© Stanley Steemer International, Inc. All rights reserved.
	www.stanley-steemer.com (80 words)

	The Stanley Steamer
		This automobile has transcended automobile history to become part of the social fabric of American history itself.
		Compiling the definitive history of the Stanley was a daunting task, probably the reason no one took it on prior to this.
		The result is an incredibly important book in the chronicling of automobile history.
	www.stanleymuseum.org /book.html (242 words)

	Stanley Steamer Fast Facts
		First Stanley car: 1897 built by Francis Edgar (F.E.) Stanley.
		Stanley dates: 1899-1904 as Locomobile steam car by Locomobile Company of America (Amzi L.
		1904-1924 as Stanley by Stanley Motor Carriage Co.:
	www.ormondbeach.org /news/Stanley/stanley-facts.htm (177 words)

	Stanley Museum, Kingfield, Maine and Estes Park, Colorado - Home Page
		ngenuity At ork - The Mission of the Stanley Museum:
		The Stanley Museum keeps and shares the traditions of American ingenuity and creativity as exemplified by the Stanley family in order to inspire those values in children and adults.
		The Stanley Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
	www.stanleymuseum.org (139 words)

	Stanley Steamer - Compare Prices, Reviews and Buy at NexTag - Price - Review
		Ray Hendershot Framed Art Print:'' Stanley Steamer ''
		Artist:Ray Hendershot TitleStanley's Steamer Size:24'' x27'' Mat Color: Cream/ Blue Frame Shown:2'' Dark Walnut About The Artist: Ray Hendershot (1931-) Ray Hendershot has been...
		In 1909, F.O. Stanley, CO-Inventor of the Stanley Steamer Automobile, opened his grand hotel.
	www.nextag.com /stanley-steamer/search-html (116 words)

	stanley steamer - Find, Compare, and Buy stanley steamer at Shopping.com
		Stanley Roger Green - Whither O Ship: Adventures in a Tramp Steamer
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	www.shopping.com /xGS-stanley_steamer (120 words)

	PNC3 - 12c Stanley Steamer Cottrell Press Water Activated Coil Details
		Type I - Wording "Stanley Steamer 1909" is 18mm.
		Type II - Wording "Stanley Steamer 1909" is 17.5mm.
		A 'rain crack' spans two rows of some stamps from plate 1.
	www.pnc3.org /Data/Stanleysteamer.htm (302 words)

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