1911 Stanley Still Steaming ; As It Nears Century Mark, Car Is Better Than New

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Make no mistake about the size of the 1911 Stanley Model 85 steam car. The seven passenger car appears much longer than the 15 feet, 8 inches it is bumper to bumper - if it had bumpers. Perhaps the 7.5 foot height contributes to the illusion.

"I've had Stanleys since 1947," Jim Keith says. Some have stayed longer than others but his parts bin for anything Stanley kept growing and a decade ago those parts proved to be invaluable.

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1911 Stanley Still Steaming ; As It Nears Century Mark, Car Is Better Than New

Mr. Keith in 1995 purchased the 1911 Stanley in Chambersburg, Pa. He had seen photographs of how it should look but the car he bought was disassembled and packed in boxes. Part of the deal was...

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