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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2016 => Topic started by: Wendax on March 29, 2016, 02:41:47 AM

Title: Solved: Wendax 1889 - Steam car by Peter van Houten
Post by: Wendax on March 29, 2016, 02:41:47 AM
A rural outfit.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.
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Post by: Wendax on April 06, 2016, 02:42:31 AM
up
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Post by: Wendax on April 13, 2016, 02:17:33 AM
Open for pros with fewer than 400 points
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Post by: Wendax on April 20, 2016, 03:05:43 PM
Open for all now
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Post by: oko94 on April 20, 2016, 06:01:16 PM
Made in Europe ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 21, 2016, 02:23:08 AM
Yes
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Post by: oko94 on April 21, 2016, 02:29:39 AM
Made in UK ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 21, 2016, 02:32:56 AM
Yes
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Post by: oko94 on April 21, 2016, 02:34:12 AM
Based on British underpinnings ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 21, 2016, 02:39:18 AM
I don't know the chassis' origin, only which engine was used, and that was not British.
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Post by: oko94 on April 21, 2016, 02:43:31 AM
German engine ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 21, 2016, 02:48:44 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 21, 2016, 03:01:47 AM
French engine ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 21, 2016, 03:13:58 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 21, 2016, 03:19:59 AM
Italian engine ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 21, 2016, 03:29:05 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 21, 2016, 03:39:14 AM
American engine ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 21, 2016, 04:08:57 AM
Yes
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Post by: oko94 on April 21, 2016, 04:29:52 AM
Ford engine ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 21, 2016, 05:11:25 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 21, 2016, 05:16:34 AM
Chevrolet engine ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 21, 2016, 05:35:26 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 22, 2016, 11:15:28 AM
Is the engine manufacturer still active ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 22, 2016, 11:59:41 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 22, 2016, 12:07:40 PM
Willys ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 22, 2016, 12:09:20 PM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 22, 2016, 12:14:06 PM
Studebaker ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 22, 2016, 12:15:03 PM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 23, 2016, 05:00:05 AM
Was the engine manufacturer once part of one the Big Three ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 23, 2016, 05:08:51 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 23, 2016, 10:57:33 AM
Was the engine manufacturer active after WWII ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 23, 2016, 05:47:33 PM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 24, 2016, 06:58:35 AM
Is it a 4-cylinder engine ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 24, 2016, 01:30:10 PM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 25, 2016, 12:11:08 PM
6-cylinder engine ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 25, 2016, 12:18:23 PM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 25, 2016, 12:23:19 PM
8-cylinder engine then ? This car didn't look to be that big to me.
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Post by: Wendax on April 25, 2016, 12:23:43 PM
Not an eight either.
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Post by: oko94 on April 25, 2016, 12:26:16 PM
2-cylinder engine ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 25, 2016, 12:45:11 PM
Yes
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Post by: oko94 on April 27, 2016, 01:10:46 PM
Motorcycle engine ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 27, 2016, 01:59:17 PM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 27, 2016, 04:29:33 PM
Car engine ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 27, 2016, 04:52:49 PM
Yes
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Post by: oko94 on April 27, 2016, 05:01:47 PM
Flat-twin engine ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 27, 2016, 05:10:43 PM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 27, 2016, 05:15:32 PM
V2 engine ?
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Post by: ropat53 on April 27, 2016, 06:47:28 PM
Quote from: oko94 on April 21, 2016, 03:39:14 AM
American engine ?
Quote from: Wendax on April 21, 2016, 04:08:57 AM
Yes
Made in USA?
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Post by: Wendax on April 28, 2016, 02:18:01 AM
Quote from: oko94 on April 27, 2016, 05:15:32 PM
V2 engine ?
No

Quote from: ropat53 on April 27, 2016, 06:47:28 PM
Made in USA?
The engine was made in the USA.
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Post by: oko94 on April 28, 2016, 02:31:30 AM
So a straight-two engine or something more exotic ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 28, 2016, 02:35:03 AM
Yes to both  ;)
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Post by: oko94 on April 28, 2016, 02:45:25 AM
Interesting  ;D

Two-stroke engine ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 28, 2016, 02:58:24 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 28, 2016, 05:37:21 AM
Diesel engine ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 28, 2016, 06:23:04 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 28, 2016, 09:29:46 AM
Four-stroke engine ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 28, 2016, 10:04:09 AM
No. I was not quite precise when I denied it being a two-stroke engine. In fact, it is, but not the one you have in mind when you think of two-stroke engines.
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Post by: oko94 on April 28, 2016, 10:50:01 AM
Does this engine have two pistons working in the same cylinder ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 28, 2016, 10:54:16 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 28, 2016, 11:03:42 AM
Is it a steam engine ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 28, 2016, 11:08:42 AM
Yes
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Post by: oko94 on April 28, 2016, 11:38:49 AM
Doble engine ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 28, 2016, 12:38:14 PM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 28, 2016, 01:01:57 PM
Was the engine manufacturer still active as a steam car maker after 1925 ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 28, 2016, 01:20:03 PM
Yes
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Post by: oko94 on April 28, 2016, 01:25:44 PM
Engine by Derr / American Steam Automobile Co ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 28, 2016, 01:28:50 PM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 28, 2016, 05:01:55 PM
Stanley engine ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 28, 2016, 05:24:01 PM
Yes
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Post by: oko94 on April 29, 2016, 12:57:15 PM
Was the car before WWII ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 29, 2016, 04:46:49 PM
No, built after WW2
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Post by: oko94 on April 29, 2016, 05:21:26 PM
Built between 1945 and 1955 ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 29, 2016, 05:48:00 PM
Yes
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Post by: oko94 on April 30, 2016, 01:03:08 AM
Can it be found online ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 30, 2016, 01:47:32 AM
Yes, that's where I've found it.
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Post by: oko94 on April 30, 2016, 08:40:56 AM
Built between 1945 and 1950 ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 30, 2016, 10:11:01 AM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 30, 2016, 11:00:38 AM
Built in 1952 ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 30, 2016, 12:02:10 PM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 30, 2016, 04:15:30 PM
Built in 1951 ?
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Post by: Wendax on April 30, 2016, 04:37:09 PM
No
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Post by: oko94 on April 30, 2016, 05:12:52 PM
Built in 1955 ?
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Post by: Wendax on May 01, 2016, 01:18:53 AM
Yes
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Post by: oko94 on May 01, 2016, 06:18:47 AM
Peter Van Houten's steam car 1955
This coal-fired steam driven car was built over 3 years by Peter Van Houten, then of The Leys. He had put a 1909 Stanley steam car engine (built in America 1909) in an old car chassis. It can cruise comfortably at 30 mph and Peter prefers to have a friend with him to act as stoker. A cwt of coal will drive the car up to 70 miles. 
Title: Re: Wendax 1889
Post by: Wendax on May 01, 2016, 03:19:22 PM
Nothing to add but a point
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