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A steam powered Model T? On Craigslist for the person who needs everything.
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 1:22 pm
by Mark Nunn
I saw this on my local craigslist and had to share. I have no connection to the ad but the builder is my kind of guy.
https://omaha.craigslist.org/pts/d/benn ... 52962.html
There are many photos in the ad.
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Re: A steam powered Model T? On Craigslist for the person who needs everything.
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 1:53 pm
by CudaMan
Interesting! I posted a link to the ad on the Steam Automobile Club of America forum.
Re: A steam powered Model T? On Craigslist for the person who needs everything.
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 2:25 pm
by Rich Eagle
Truly the best of both worlds. If I was 20 years younger and twice as smart I might go after that one.
Thanks for the look.
Rich
Re: A steam powered Model T? On Craigslist for the person who needs everything.
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 2:52 pm
by Henry K. Lee
Way too cool!
Re: A steam powered Model T? On Craigslist for the person who needs everything.
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 4:52 pm
by GrandpaFord
Very cool. The hard part will be to put together the boiler and all the controls and stuff it under the Model T hood.
Re: A steam powered Model T? On Craigslist for the person who needs everything.
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:58 pm
by TFan
I wonder if a T with a crappy old radiator could make enough steam to run it, I also wonder what they use for brakes since the tranny is no longer used? Jim
Re: A steam powered Model T? On Craigslist for the person who needs everything.
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 12:30 am
by critterpainter
Turn the original engine into an air compressor?
Re: A steam powered Model T? On Craigslist for the person who needs everything.
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 1:09 am
by DHort
No chassis. No springs. Pretty neat otherwise. Model T with a loud steam whistle - heavenly.
Re: A steam powered Model T? On Craigslist for the person who needs everything.
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 2:34 am
by Jem
I want it! Wife says NO.
Re: A steam powered Model T? On Craigslist for the person who needs everything.
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:36 pm
by 2nighthawks
Been kind of expecting to see David Dewey "chime in" here as he is very knowledgeable about steam, and I believe he has a steam engine about this size,....???
Re: A steam powered Model T? On Craigslist for the person who needs everything.
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2020 9:32 am
by Bud Delong
After being told how weak the Model T rear axel was for YEARS!!!! Bud.
Re: A steam powered Model T? On Craigslist for the person who needs everything.
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2020 10:47 am
by Susanne
The ad is gone... guess some lucky person grabbed it... that would have been a FUN project!
Re: A steam powered Model T? On Craigslist for the person who needs everything.
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2020 11:57 am
by Rich Eagle
The car will need to have good brakes installed, perhaps rocky Mountain or other. The Steam engine doesn't have any slowing down ability as does a gasoline engine using compression. Long downhill descents can be a real problem for steamers with their standard brakes.
I remember a steam tour where the participants thought they might need a modern vehicle with a tow strap behind them to descend Galena Summit in Idaho.