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1925 Stanley (Steam Vehicle Corporation) Model SV 252A Touring Car
United States • 6 Oct 2014
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This 1925 Stanley Model SV 252A Touring Car is a rare and important piece of automotive history. It is the sole surviving unrestored example of the Steam Vehicle Corporation's SV 252A Phaeton, boasting original coachwork and mechanicals, documented history back to 1930, and the distinction of being a running steam car.
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7
The car is described as extraordinarily original and unrestored, with its original body, chassis, paint, leather upholstery, engine, and mechanicals. Although some changes have been made over the years, these are minor and do not detract from the car's overall originality and condition.
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Chassis No:
25007
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2-Cylinder 20hp Engine 4-Wheel Semi-Elliptical Leaf Spring Suspension, Bosch Snubbers on Front Axle Original 4-Wheel Lockheed Hydraulic External Contracting Brakes Emergency Hand Operated Expanding Brake on Rear Wheels *Original coachwork and mechanicals throughout on the sole surviving original Steam Vehicle Corporation's Model SV 252A Phaeton *Documented history and provenance back to 1930 *Extraordinarily original running steam car The Stanley Steam Car The Stanley Twins began making steam cars in 1897 and re-entered the market in 1902, having sold out to Locomobile in 1899.
The Twins left the Stanley Motor Carriage Company in 1917 and the firm limping through World War I and the early 1920s entering receivership in 1923.
The Steam Vehicle Corporation of America emerged in late 1923 and in 1925 introduced its new Light Steam Car, the SV 252, as both a touring car and a sedan.
In 1925, SVCA made five sedans and forty-eight touring cars.
The new SV 252 featured four-wheel Lockheed...
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£52,900
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£52,900
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£52,900
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