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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 ...

Video: British steam car gets tested; 1906 record might fall Jeremy Korzeniewski

Has the time finally come to end the hundred-year drought on steam car design? Perhaps not, but the world may at least get a new entry in the record books, as the British Steam Car Challenge team ...

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 ...

The Whirlygig Emoto: a flame-throwing, electric-steam hybrid motorcycle 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In case you are not faimiliar with the term "steampunk", it's a part of the literary sci-fi punk genre. Need more explanation? Consult the all-knowing wiki here. Now that we're all on the same page, check out this electric-steam hybrid motorcycle, built by Tom Sepe. We think that it's pretty cool, ...


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