western australia

steam driven cars

Come to me, car

@JudyEv (345279)

Rockingham, Australia

March 16, 2023 8:07pm CST

At the motor museum which we toured a week or two ago, there were several examples of steam-powered cars. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a photo of one. Vince said that when such cars are started, they take a few seconds to get up steam, so to speak, before they move off. He said a favourite trick of the drivers, was to start the car, walk 50 yards down the road ahead of the car then beckon it to come to him. I think that would be very cool! The photo is of a miniature Model T Ford. I don’t think I’ve put it up before.

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@DaddyEvil (140499)

• United States

17 Mar 23

I'm sure it was startling to see someone beckon a car and it come towards them.

No, you haven't used that photo yet.

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 23

There is nothing to write about the miniature really but it's a cute little car.

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@DaddyEvil (140499)

• United States

17 Mar 23

@JudyEv Was it big enough for a single person to ride around?

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 23

@DaddyEvil I doubt it. Anna (@LadyDuck) might have fitted as she is quite slight.

I don't think I would have! lol

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@LadyDuck (472435)

• Switzerland

17 Mar 23

Those cars were so cute. This in the photo is a car I could also drive.

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@LadyDuck (472435)

• Switzerland

17 Mar 23

@JudyEv I think I should fit, I am not tall and I am not heavy.

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 23

@LadyDuck But would you be able to get out easily? Are your knees and legs quite strong? I'm sure they are.

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 23

I was thinking it would be easy to get into but it would be quite difficult to get out of.

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@rebelann (113175)

• El Paso, Texas

17 Mar 23

What a cute little car, I thought it was one of those toy cars they make for tiny tots.

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@rebelann (113175)

• El Paso, Texas

17 Mar 23

Wow, how small would a person have to be to fit into it? Ok, that is an unfair question. Do you suppose it's as big as a golf cart they use on golf courses?

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 23

This is quite a bit bigger but still a miniature.

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Mar 23

@rebelann It looks smaller to me and as if it's designed for a single person but then it's not really an authentic miniature.

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@RebeccasFarm (91565)

• Arvada, Colorado

17 Mar 23

That is a cute little fella that car there. Oh the steam cars..sort of like pressure cookers I guess

No I havent seen this car before Judy. But I know sometimes I am sure I have already shown some photos.

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@RebeccasFarm (91565)

• Arvada, Colorado

17 Mar 23

@JudyEv Oh yes I have two of them..but my nephew is afraid of them too.

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Mar 23

@RebeccasFarm She had heard a few horror stories of them blowing up. She wasn't afraid of much else.

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 23

My Mum was always afraid of pressure cookers. We never had one when I was a child. I'm sure they are a bit safer now.

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@RubyHawk (99404)

• Atlanta, Georgia

17 Mar 23

Cars have come a long way.

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 23

They have indeed. Once, they thought your ear-drums would burst if you did more than 30 mph.

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@RubyHawk (99404)

• Atlanta, Georgia

17 Mar 23

@JudyEv Thirty miles an hour was fast back then.

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@porwest (95461)

• United States

17 Mar 23

Cars certainly have come a long way. Would that "Come to me" car be the first actual self driving one? lol

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Mar 23

I guess it would. I guess it would only creep along until the guy got in. I hope so anyway.

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 Mar 23

@porwest Ah yes, an ideal Mr Bean setting.

@porwest (95461)

• United States

24 Mar 23

@JudyEv This is probably akin to a Mr. Bean episode that must be out there somewhere. lol

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@sjvg1976 (41445)

• Delhi, India

18 Mar 23

That is a cute car. In which year was this car was used? I never heard of steam cars.

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Mar 23

It seems the Stanley Steam Motor Carriage Company was making these vehicles from 1902 to 1924.

@Tampa_girl7 (51207)

• United States

17 Mar 23

Vince has a good sense of humor.

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Mar 23

He has indeed.

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@wolfgirl569 (110924)

• Marion, Ohio

17 Mar 23

If that truly worked it would be fun

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Mar 23

It would be funny wouldn't it?

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@rakski (130961)

• Philippines

17 Mar 23

oh that steam-powered car sure knows how to follow orders

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@rakski (130961)

• Philippines

17 Mar 23

@JudyEv sure do

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 23

It would be cute trick wouldn't it? lol

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@RasmaSandra (82219)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

17 Mar 23

It is a very cute car, That is interesting I can imagine how it must look having a car come toward you,

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Mar 23

It would be a great trick to play on people.

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@Ronrybs (19837)

• London, England

17 Mar 23

Good trick, as long as it doesn't run you over!

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Mar 23

Hopefully you'd be able to scramble in before it went past.

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@Ronrybs (19837)

• London, England

20 Mar 23

@JudyEv Unless it is taken over by a steam demon!

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@LindaOHio (183822)

• United States

13 Apr 23

I'll bet that miniature is worth a mint! Cute car. Interesting about the steam cars.

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Apr 23

That miniature is really lovelyl, isn't it?

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@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

17 Mar 23

How cute is that mini Model T car. Your posts are always so interesting.

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Mar 23

Thanks. I'm glad you think so. I really enjoy sharing things here.

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@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

18 Mar 23

@JudyEv I enjoy seeing the different photos and learning so much.

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@BarBaraPrz (48363)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

17 Mar 23

Those Stanley Steamers could get speeds over 100 mph and had steam whistles instead of horns. I wonder if that miniature Model T actually worked. That be about my speed of car...

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Mar 23

Oh wow!! Imagine that! And I'm not sure if the Model T worked or not. I would have said so but now I'm not sure.

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@shaggin (73687)

• United States

17 Mar 23

that had to be funny. I’d rather just walk I’d a car was that slow. Did they get up to higher speeds them a person could walk the longer they were started? The little model t in the photo is so cute it looks very tiny!

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 23

It only went this speed till you put your foot on the accelerator then it would go faster but I'm not sure how much faster.

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@jstory07 (141468)

• Roseburg, Oregon

17 Mar 23

I like the miniature t ford it is cute.

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 23

It would be easy to get into but hard to get out of.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

17 Mar 23

Omg, that's so funny beckoning the car to come to the driver like a pet

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 23

Once it reached the driver, he would get in and be on his way.

@Beestring (14873)

• Hong Kong

17 Mar 23

The miniature Model T Ford is cute. So the driver of the steamed car knew how far the car would go after it got started.

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 23

Yes. No doubt it would move very slowly and he'd have time jump in when it reached him.

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Oleksandr Kornienko

@Gotrix (202)

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17 Mar 23

It sounds like you had a fun time at the automobile museum and learned some interesting facts about steam-powered cars. The miniature Ford T model sounds like a cool souvenir to have!

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@JudyEv (345279)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Mar 23

We did have an enjoyable time thanks. Cars have a very fascinating history.

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