The Empire Steam Car was a United States
steam car manufactured between about 1925 and 1927. Built with a three-cylinder compound
engine
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, it was designed by Carl Uebelmesser and built in
New York City
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by the Cruban Machine & Steel Corporation. Only one car was built, and it was not entirely finished.
See also
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Empire (1901 automobile)
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Empire (1910 automobile)
The Empire was an American automobile manufactured from 1910 until 1919. Marketed as "the little aristocrat", the Empire 20 was a four-cylinder shaft-driven runabout built in Indianapolis. The model "A" was a conventional runabout for three p ...
References
*David Burgess Wise, ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''.
Steam cars
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