1905 Stanley

edited by David Barth, 30 January 2009.
Courtesy The Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Photos were taken in January 2009.

The Stanley brothers did not like to advertise, preferring to rely on word of mouth and race results to sell their cars. In 1906, Stanley racer Fred Marriott was the first person to travel two miles a minute (120 miles per hour). To keep the model easily recognizable, the "coffin-shaped" hood of the Stanley was retained despite consumer preference for sleeker gasoline car designs.

Stanley was slow to incorporate a condenser to recycle steam, a common criticism of steam car owners who had to replenish the water supply as often as every 20 miles.

Model: E
Body Style: Gentleman's Speedy Roadster
Original Factory Price: $850
Brake Horsepower: 10
Displacement: 56.56 cubic inches
Bore: 3 inches
Stroke: 4 inches
Cylinders: 2, double-acting, steam
Wheelbase: 88 inches
Manufacturer: Stanley Motor Carriage Company
Location: Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Years of Production: 1897 - 1927