£29,812
1900 Locomobile Type 2 5½hp Spindle-Seat Runabout
H&H Auctioneers • UK • 9 Apr 2025
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Lowest 10% of Past Sales
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£29,812
1900 Locomobile Type 2 5½hp Spindle-Seat Runabout
UK • 9 Apr 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a c.1900 Locomobile Style 2, chassis number 1617, offered in black with red panels. It has a well-documented history, including enthusiast ownership and extensive renovations, making it an attractive entry into the world of steam cars.
Condition
6
The car has been extensively renovated and has a dating certificate and veteran passport. However, it requires a thorough inspection and maintenance before being driven, and the annual boiler examination needs to be repeated.
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Manual
AM 113
1900
Auction
1617
RHD
United Kingdom
£29,812
1900 Locomobile Type 2 5½hp Spindle-Seat Runabout
H&H Auctioneers • UK • 9 Apr 2025
Market Position:
Lowest 10% of Past Sales
Track live values and receive listing alerts
Description
Formed in 1899, the Locomobile Company was founded by entrepreneurs A L Barber and J B Walker following the purchase of the rights to manufacture a steam car from the famed Stanley Brothers.
The first Locomobile, a lightweight four-wheeler with wire wheels, left the Newton, Massachusetts works that same year.
Strongly resembling a horse-drawn carriage in style, the Locomobile was powered by a twin-cylinder engine that utilised a 14” boiler that operated at 150psi positioned beneath the driver’s seat.
The driver controlled the steering from the right-side by tiller and a footbrake operated a contracting brake which surrounded the open-drive differential.
The Locomobile proved to be very successful, and the most popular variant was the open two-seater Style 2 which was fitted with a 5-gallon petrol tank and 21-gallon boiler.
Offered at $750-$1400 depending on which body-style was chosen, it is believed in excess of 5,000 Locomobiles were sold before the company switched to petrol ca...
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£29,812
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£30,431
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£31,050
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