Don't like Lectric? How About...... Steam? (1 Viewer)

[Cliff]

Steam Powered Dragster Is Small horsepower torque

This Steam Powered Dragster Is Small, quick, and more different than anything we have ever seen at the drag strip. It sounds lke a car!

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BTW, I do remember Hot Rod featured a steam dragster in early 1960's.

 

[DG]

Back in the mid-seventies, we were working with a local steam turbine engines manufacturer on putting one in one of their light weight "smaller" turbine engines, boiler, reservoir, etc. in our rear engined Comp Eliminator dragster.

The idea was to mate it to the converter and powerglide with the boiler over the top of both. Steam exhaust pointed straight up to maximise the "exhaust plume" for effect. We even found an old steam engine train whistle for starting line games.

Exhibition, of course, but there lots of off creatures showing up at the races in those days.

The promised funding fell through, but it was an interesting exercise!

 

[Cliff]

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Waaaayyyyy back in 1903 a steam powered car set the world record for MPH and went 127 in 1906. I read somewhere that the car got airborne at 150-160 & crashed. OK, Don Garlits, ditch the Lectric and build a steam car.....