[CowboyJay]

"“In 1906 the Land Speed Record was broken by a Stanley ... record for a steam vehicle set by a Stanley Steamer in 1906, setting a new speed record of 139.843 ..”

Fred Marriott got one up over 180 mph in Daytona a year later, but the car went airborne and flew apart in the attempt so it never went into the record books.

[crz]

Can you imagine? With the steering and suspensions they had it was like, ya had to be nuts.

[Charles Martel]

I had no idea that Stanley steamers could get up well into the triple-digit speeds until recently, when I watched a “Jay Leno’s Garage” video on YouTube. He went through the entire routine of starting the burner, building up pressure, running it then shutting it down. Fascinating, it’s like a cross between normal motoring and running a steam locomotive.