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Are steam cars poised for an epic comeback?
2013-02-18 14:00:12| Extremetech
Once upon a time, the steam engine ruled supreme -- first in trains and heavy tractors, as you well know, but eventually in cars as well. It's quite hard to fathom today, but at the turn of the 20th century, more than half the cars in the US were steam-powered. The steam engine so advanced that, in 1906, a steam car called the Stanley Rocket even held land speed record -- a heady 127 mph!
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