Horses of Iron

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http://www.instructables.com/id/SX8YUPAFABRWU06/

 

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Designed in 1946

 

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In action...

 

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Pretty sure this is NOT steampunk:

British Steam Car uses compressed-air-powered hydraulics to inject distilled water and pre-prime itself. The water is pumped into the start of 1.86 miles of tubing to develop three megawatts of heat to convert water into 750 F steam. This super-heated "dry" steam is then directed down the car via heavily lagged pipes and two enormous industrial steam valves, which act as throttles, and then into the two-stage turbine. "That's where we turn pressure into velocity," says Candy. The steam is injected into the turbine at over two times the speed of sound; under the assault, the turbine revolves at up to 13,000 rpm. The turbine drives the rear wheels via a conventional crown wheel and pinion. The vehicle turns 10.5 gallons of water a minute into super-heated steam at 40 times atmospheric pressure.

 

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By 1910 early EVs had stereos
View attachment 1910Baker.jpg

 

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so, is it a hub motor?

 

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A company by the name of Revopower was developing a two-stroke wheel motor just like that a couple of years ago. I just tried going to their old web site and it looks like this product never came to fruition as it appears the company is now dead........

 

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love the holster!

 

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Roxbury Massachusetts 1869 steam

 

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One of my favourites:

http://www.fastdates.com/PitBoard2004DucatiMuseum01.HTM

 

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Nice thing about Whizzers is that they are still in production:

http://www.whizzermotorbike.com/index.html

 

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About 1900 built a motorized pacing machine for bicycle track racers

 

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Nice thing about Whizzers is that they are still in production:
http://www.whizzermotorbike.com/index.html

Cute. Styling is a bit updated from 1949

 

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Anything "Tesla" is uber steampunk

 

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France 1892
Radial engine around the hub of the rear wheel, with the five cylinders rotating around the hub. It had foot pedals connected to the rear wheel by a chain, and twist grip throttle control. 0.7hp 22mph

 

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First American production motorcycle

 

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Guess the truth is a lot of cycles can be steampunk w/just some trim (garnish? garish?)
Steampunks play with reimagining tech for a world that never was...