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VIDEO: Record-setting British Steam Car in action

So, you've been following the progress of the British Steam Car Challenge for the last few years – well, at least we've been following the team's progress that long – and it's all finally led up to a new world record. Fastest Steam Car in the World... it's got a nice ring to it, wouldn't you say? As a matter of fact, the car handily earns its off-hand comparisons to a tea kettle, as you can clearly hear from the video pasted after the break. Though we don't get to witness the steam-powered streamliner streak past at its ... Read more →

British Steam Car Challenge sets world speed record. Finally. Jeremy Korzeniewski

Finally, after much ado and a number of stalled attempts, the British Steam Car Challenge team has finally set the world record it has sought for so long. With an official two-way average of ...

British Steam Car update: Check back tomorrow Jeremy Korzeniewski

Yesterday, the British Steam Car Challenge team issued a release indicating that today would likely (finally) be the day that Fred Marriott's hundred-year-old officially recognized top speed ...

British steam car closes in on 127 mph record Jeremy Korzeniewski

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/British_steam_car_closes_in_on_127_mph_record'; Finally, after over 100 years in the record books, Fred Marriott's officially recognized top speed in a ...

British Steam Car record attempt delayed until August Jeremy Korzeniewski

Who knew a World Speed Record set all the way back in 1906 at the Daytona Beach Road Course would be such a tough nut to crack? We've been following the British Steam Car Challenge and its team of ...

British steam car team suffers setback, record attempt still planned 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

We have good news and bad news to report regarding the British team that hopes to set a new land speed record for a steam-powered car. First, the bad: The car completely failed to operate during an important testing session that took place last week. The good: The record, which currently sits at ...

British Steam Car Team still on track 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Despite the untimely death of project manager Frank Swanston from lung cancer, the British Steam Car Challenge is still on for a record attempt at the Bonneville Salt Flats in August of this year. Before assaulting the World Record, the British team will first tackle the standing record in their ...

Update on the British Steam Car Challenge 200 mph record attempt 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Last fall, we alerted you to a land-speed record which is in serious danger of being broken. The record in question was set in 1906, and is for steam powered vehicles (like the one above). One might imagine that steam engines have not made significant advances since then, but that would be untrue. ...


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