The renowned Stanley brothers were confirmed sportsmen, involved with horse and harness racing by the 1890s.

Once they began manufacturing cars it was only natural that they competed with them.

This culminated in setting a land speed record of 126.6 mph with a custom-designed steam racing car at Ormond, Florida, in 1906.

In that same vein followed a sports model, the 20 horsepower Model H Gentleman’s Speedy Roadster, which went on sale that year.

For 1907, an up-rated Semi-Racer received a 30 horsepower engine derived from the record-setting race car of 1906.

Produced until 1910, 26 units Model K Semi-Racers were built in all.

More than a dozen exist today, but just two are “Cars of Record” in the Stanley Register, with full history from their time of manufacture.

Most current Model Ks, of which this is an excellent example, have been fashioned from parts of other cars and with bodies and chassis built anew in wood, as the cars were originally constructed.

Although not as prest...