The Empire Steamer was a
steam-driven car
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designed by William H. Terwilliger of the
Empire Auto Company
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of
Amsterdam, New York. Several experimental models were made from 1898 but production only started in 1904. The car had a two-cylinder engine with boiler mounted centrally. the cars were advertised at $2000.
See also
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Steam car
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Empire (1901 automobile)
The Empire was an American automobile manufactured from 1901 until 1902. A product of Sterling, Illinois, it featured a vee-twin Steam engine geared to its right-hand rear wheel. It had a rectangular, transverse mounted boiler with horizontal ...
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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 ...
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Empire Steam Car The Empire Steam Car was a United States steam car manufactured between about 1925 and 1927. Built with a three-cylinder compound engine, it was designed by Carl Uebelmesser and built in New York City by the Cruban Machine & Steel Corporation. On ...
References
Steam cars
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