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Stanley Register Online - 1908

35 cars listed, 8 outside US

1907

1909

Last update:
1/18/21

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    Date to left of name is purchase date, to right of name is known ownership date

chassis 3718 engine F model H5 body gent	image source - 1999 Mt. Wash. Cent. program	current owner unknown previous owners 2016, Tom LaFerriere Coburn Benson, 2016 Andy Burnham, 1999 Carl Amsley Alan Kelso	horsepower: 20 boiler: 23" gear ratio: 49-54 tires: 34 x 3.5 wheelbase: 100 weight: 1400 *	Kelso-Amsley re-creation.
chassis 3719 engine 226 model H5 body gent	image source - Automobile Quarterly, v25#1	Car of Record current owner 2011, US, PA, 2021 previous owners 1963, George Hughes 1958, Morris E. Kunkle 1951, Paul Tusek 1946, James Melton	horsepower: 20 boiler: 23" x 14" gear ratio: 48-52 tires: wheelbase: weight: *	Melton had covered the poor wood with hammered copper sheeting, and painted it cream with brown trim. Tusek operated the car on the 1954 Anglo-American Rally, still showing Melton's monogram. (Article on Rally woes in Time, Sep. 20, 1954.) Footage of car running in the rally is here, here, and here. Kunkle did major body overhaul, and Hughes did complete restoration in the mid-1960s. Rear disk brakes. - - - 1956 Steam Car Meet, Schwenksville 1958 Steam Car Meet, Lake Forest, IL
chassis 3723 engine F3-723 model H5 body gent	image source - Steam Car Club of Great Britain	current owner 2008, GB, 2009 previous owners 2002, Bill Rich Mr. Bradbury, US	horsepower: 20 boiler: 23" x 14" gear ratio: 49-54 tires: 36 x 4 wheelbase: 100 weight: 1600	Subject of an article in The Steam Car, Jan. 2005. Began as Bradbury's H5 project, completed by Bill Rich. GB reg. BS 9502
chassis 3750 engine F-818 model H5 body gent	image source - Concept Carz	current owner US, NH, 2016 previous owners 1986, Brent Campbell 1983, Derek DuToit Brent G. Campbell '64, Rev. Stanley W. Ellis, '78 Carl Amsley	horsepower: 20 boiler: 23" x 14" gear ratio: 50-60 tires: 35 x 4.5 cl wheelbase: 100 weight: 2345	Sprague Register 1991 notes: Restored (2nd time). Owned for 20 years by Stan Ellis, author of Smogless Days. Outstanding performance. Sprague Register 1976, 78, 85 notes: [lists as serial # 3711] other notes: Early '60s Amsley re-creation. Advertised for $7500 in 1963. A road test of this car appears in The Stanley Museum Quarterly, 1995. Articles on its 1998 ascent of Mt. Washington appears in The Stanley Museum Quarterly, Sep. 1998 and Mar. 1999. - - - 1963 AACA 1st 1972 Steam Car Tour, Woodstock 1992 Steam Car Tour, Woodstock 2006 Amelia Island Concours
chassis 3768 engine model H5 body gent	image source - SmugMug, bergailo	Car of Record current owner 2007, US, DE, 2021 Friends of Auburn Heights Preserve previous owners Thomas C. Marshall, Jr. 1950, T. Clarence Marshall, Sr. 1940s, Murray M. Brown Roberts 5/1908, Hamm	horsepower: 20 boiler: 23" x 14" gear ratio: 49-54 tires: 34 x 3.5 cl wheelbase: 100 weight: *	Sprague Register 1991 notes: Old restoration, some new paint and leather. Bought by M. Brown c. 1944, restoration begun by him and many parts repainted. Car was in 1000 pieces when purchased by current owner. All parts found but one lamp bracket. Used, but minimal miles on car. other notes: Story of Brown's painstaking paint & varnish process on this car in Bulb Horn, Jul. 1945. Story of this car's acquisition by Marshall in Antique Automobile, v16 #1, Mar. 1952. Barrett hydraulic brakes. - - - 1954 AACA Sr 1956 Steam Car Meet, Schwenksville 1973 Steam Car Tour
Schassis 3810 engine model K body semi-racer	image source - Pat Farrell	current owner 2015 unknown previous owners Bob Ullrich, 2013	horsepower: 25 boiler: 26" x 16" gear ratio: 40-60 tires: wheelbase: weight:	Constructed by Ullrich. 30hp boiler, 20hp type 7 engine. On display during winter at WAAAM. - - - 2010 Idaho Steam Car Tour
chassis 3887 engine F-849 model F body 5-pass	image source - Antique Automobile, Jul-Aug 61	Car of Record current owner US, NJ, 2021 Donald Eckel previous owners Earle Eckel 1954, Robert L. Lyon 1944, D. Cameron Peck W. C. Parry	horsepower: 20 boiler: 23" x 14" gear ratio: 43-60 tires: 34 x 3.5 cl wheelbase: 100 weight: 1650 *	Sprague Register 1991 notes: He [Peck? Parry?] bought it from a dealer named Robinson of Keene, NH. other notes: Restored by Earle Eckel. Subject of an article in Special Interest Autos, Feb 2002. - - - 1956 Steam Car Meet, Schwenksville 1957? Hershey, Senior 2007 Steam Car Tour, Delaware
chassis 3899 engine F-862 model F body 5-pass	image source - personal collection	current owner US, MA, 2021 Charles Lemaitre previous owners Wells Auto Museum, 2006 1986, Brent Campbell, 1991 1951, Curtis Blake Web Knight	horsepower: 20 boiler: 23" x 14" gear ratio: 43-60 tires: 35 x 4.5 ss wheelbase: 100 weight: 1800 *	Sprague Register 1991 notes: Older restoration. Restored mechanically by Cal Holmes. Runs well, has hook-up and superior pump drive to earlier cars. other notes: Holmes restored the car for Blake.
chassis 3923 engine F-891 model F body 5-pass	image source - Concept Carz	Car of Record current owner 6/83, US, PA, 2021 Charles Johnson previous owners '44, Crawford Auto Mus., '83 James Melton Mr. Cook	horsepower: 20 boiler: 23" x 14" gear ratio: 43-60 tires: 35 x 4.5 cl wheelbase: 100 weight: 1700 *	Sprague Register 1991 notes: Restored, AACA Senior 1st. James Melton bought the car in New Hampshire in the '40s and donated it to the museum. Very original, after 40 yrs. in the museum it was made to run in one day. Driven over 5,000 miles since restoration. other notes: Driven over 15,000 miles 1983 - 2006. - - - 1987 AACA Sr 1990 AACA Grand National 1999 Mt. Washington Centennial 2006 Ormond Beach 2006 Amelia Island Concours
chassis 4024 engine F-249 model K body semi-racer	6a image source - personal collection	current owner CA, 2012 previous owners 9/88, Robert T. Hayes Carl S. Amsley, 1985	horsepower: 25 boiler: 26" x 16" gear ratio: tires: 36 x 4 cl wheelbase: 100 weight: 2800 *	Built by Daryl Kendall while working for Amsley. 2nd of 2 bodies patterned from Hyde Ballard parts. Dual fuel, condenser engine. - - - 1992 AACA 1st Sr.
chassis 4027 engine model EX body runabout	image source - Steaman, Inc.	current owner US, 2009 previous owners Herb Ottaway, 1978 Charles E. Mulliken, 1914	horsepower: 10 boiler: 18" x 14" gear ratio: tires: wheelbase: 90 weight: 1300	Restored by Alan Kelso.
chassis 4036 engine model EX body runabout	image source - Steam Car Club of Great Britain	current owner 1987, GB, 2009 Jeff Theobald previous owners Philip Hopes, GB William G. Lasiter, Jr. 1977, Gordon Smith 1968, Rev. Stanley W. Ellis Maynard Leighton	horsepower: 10 boiler: 18" x 14" gear ratio: 48-79 tires: 30 x 3 wheelbase: 90 weight: 1300	GB reg. DS 7831
chassis 4039 engine 01623 model EX body runabout	image source - WebShots, railfan50	Car of Record current owner US, MI, 2021 Gilmore Car Museum previous owners Oct '56, Richard Philippi, 1961 1948, B. Paul Moser L. F. Heagle John C. Baugh (original)	horsepower: boiler: gear ratio: tires: wheelbase: weight:	Converted to pickup truck in 1917. All wood constructed by Philippi except seat. Subject of an article in the HCCA Gazette, Sep-Oct 1957, and Light Steam Power, Jan-Feb 1960. - - - 2005 Grand Rapids Auto Show
chassis 4050 engine model EX body runabout	image source - Gary Hoonsbeen	current owner US, CA, 2012 previous owners	horsepower: 10 boiler: 18" x 14" gear ratio: 40-60 tires: 30 x 3 cl wheelbase: 90 weight: 1400	Sprague Register 1991 notes: The car is an assembly of parts found in Henderson, CO. other notes: Largely restored by Gary Hoonsbeen.
chassis 4055 engine model K body semi-racer	image source - personal collection	current owner US, ME, 2013 previous owners Donald Meyer Loren Burch	horsepower: 30 boiler: 26" x 16" gear ratio: tires: wheelbase: 108 weight: 2900 *	Re-creation by Burch. Correct engine & rear axle, found together. 52 tooth rear axle gear and engine gear with "52" under the case hardening. Bronze brake shoes.
chassis 4055 engine K-57 model K body semi-racer	image source - personal collection	current owner 2003, US, CA, 2012 Jay Leno previous owners 3/83, Craig Craddock	horsepower: 30 boiler: 28" x 16" gear ratio: 60-60 tires: 36 x 3.5 cl wheelbase: 108 weight: *	Sprague Register 1991 notes: 90% restored as of 3/90. Purchased original "K" engine from Burch, 3/83. Burch purchased it from Harrah's. Harrah's received it on trade from Brent Campbell. Campbell got it from Howard Leighton [sic - Langdon], who owned it for about 30 years. other notes: Re-creation by Craddock. Correct engine. California registration shows VIN 4055.
chassis 4087 engine model K body semi-racer	image source - Steam Car Club of Great Britain	current owner 2012, GB, 2021 previous owners	horsepower: 30 boiler: gear ratio: tires: wheelbase: weight: *	Beautiful, meticulously researched 4-year build by current owner, completed in 2012. 30hp engine constructed so that 20hp baffles could be used for improved reliability.
chassis 4089 engine model K body semi-racer	image source - Steampunk Workshop	Car of Record current owner US, ME, 2021 Seal Cove Auto Museum previous owners Richard Paine Paul R. Libbey W. Scott Libbey, 1914	horsepower: 30 boiler: 26" x 16" gear ratio: 60-60 tires: wheelbase: 108 weight: *	One of 3 surviving factory K's.
chassis 410? engine 01687 model EX body runabout	image source - Steam Power Quarterly, '67 v1#3	current owner 2018, US Warren English previous owners Bill Rothman, 2018 Philip C. Bartlett, 1985 Bill Marple, 1967	horsepower: 10 boiler: 18" x 14" gear ratio: 40-60 tires: wheelbase: 90 weight: 1200	Chassis serial 9979 assigned by Colorado DMV. Listed as 9978 when auctioned by Parke-Bernet at Rippey's in 1968 for the Marple estate. Actual serial number is probably 4103 or 4104 - see this car's engine serial # vs. those of 4039 and 4134. Found in a barn near Holdrege, NB.
chassis 4105 engine model K body semi-racer	image source - postcard	current owner 1975, US, ME, 2021 Owl's Head Transp. Museum previous owners Thomas Watson, 1968 Carl Amsley	horsepower: 25 boiler: 26" x 16" gear ratio: tires: 36 x 4 ss wheelbase: weight: 2800 *	Amsley re-creation. 20 hp model U engine, 30 hp boiler. Often operated by Joel Finn during Watson's ownership. Sorted and restored by Don Bourdon.
chassis 4108 engine model EX body runabout	image source - current owner	current owner 3/2020, US, FL Mike Depew previous owners 2016, Hoonsbeen estate, 3/2020 Gary Hoonsbeen, 2016 Glenn Wiglesworth	horsepower: 10 boiler: gear ratio: tires: wheelbase: weight:	Began as parts collected by Wiglesworth. Assembled by Hoonsbeen, completed by current owner.
chassis 4134 engine 01719 model EX body runabout	image source - Bulb Horn, Fall, 1960	Car of Record current owner US, ID, 2021 previous owners 3/31/89, James R. McDermaid Duane Groves Thompson Products Museum, 1957 1944, Charles E. Tripp Dr. R. L. Lang, original	horsepower: 10 boiler: 18" x 14" gear ratio: 40-60 tires: 30 x 3 cl wheelbase: 90 weight: 1100	Sprague Register 1991 notes: Fully restored. The car is known as "The Hermit's Stanley". The history is in Bulb Horn, Fall, 1960. The car was not run from 1912 to August, 1989. other notes:
chassis 4151 engine model K body semi-racer	image source - Jay Leno's Garage	current owner AU, 2014 previous owners James Keith, 1995	horsepower: boiler: gear ratio: tires: wheelbase: weight:	Constructed by Keith. Article here. - - - 1995 AACA Eastern Spring Meet
chassis 4161 engine K-54 model K body semi-racer	image source - Stanley Mus. Newsletter, 1995	Car of Record current owner US, NH, 2021 previous owners 1986, Brent Campbell Harrah's Winthrop Rockefeller 1944, James Melton Paul Bourdon Clinton Atkinson	horsepower: 30 boiler: 26" x 16" gear ratio: 66-54 tires: 38 x 4.5 cl wheelbase: 108 weight: 2980	Sprague Register 1991 notes: Restored in the late 1950s early 1960s. C. Atkinson sold to Paul Bourdon c. 1941. Purchased by opera singer James Melton in mid-1940s. Sold to the Rockefeller Collection in the 1950s, then to Harrah's in the 1970s. Original body still intact. other notes: One of 3 surviving factory K's. Reconditioned by Fred Marriott after Melton purchased. A road test of this car appears in The Stanley Museum Newsletter, 1995. - - - 1997 Pebble Beach 1997 Dead Horse Hill Climb, fastest time
chassis 4213 engine model EX body 4-pass	image source - Automobile Quarterly, v25#1	Car of Record current owner US, DE, 2021 Friends of Auburn Heights Preserve previous owners 1949, Thomas C. Marshall, Jr. Mr. Coolidge (via Donald Randall) 6/10/1908, W. B. Dalrymple	horsepower: 10 boiler: 18" x 14" gear ratio: 48-79 tires: 30 x 3 cl wheelbase: 90 weight: *	Sprague Register 1991 notes: Restored. Originally painted green/yellow, repainted red ca. 1950. Rear end rebuilt & boiler retubed at this time. Boiler replaced in the early 1980s. other notes: Dalrymple was original purchaser - see his letter. - - - 1955 AACA Sr 2007 AACA Museum "Top Brass" exhibit
chassis 4261 engine model M body 5-pass	image source - personal collection	current owner unknown previous owners 9/27/08, John Muckel, 10/2019 1985, Richard Paine, 2008 Otis Chandler Joseph L. Knapp Carl S. Amsley, 1978	horsepower: 30 boiler: 26" x 16" gear ratio: 60-60 tires: 36 x 4 wheelbase: 114 weight: 2100 *	Sprague Register 1991 notes: Amsley restored car. Original front seat. [listed as #3927] other notes: An Amsley re-creation. Current owner confirms that it carries serial #4261.
chassis 4279 engine model Z body mtn wagon	image source - Bob Hargraves	current owner US, CA, 2021 previous owners (Indiana) Carl S. Amsley, 1993	horsepower: boiler: gear ratio: tires: wheelbase: weight: *	Amsley's final Model Z re-creation. - - - 1994 Eastern Spring Meet, 1jr
chassis 4441 engine model Z body mtn wagon	image source - personal collection	current owner US, FL, 2010 previous owners Carl S. Amsley, 1979	horsepower: 25 boiler: gear ratio: tires: wheelbase: weight: *	Condensing rear axle & pumps. Built by Amsley & Daryl Kendall in 1982. - - - 1982 AACA Sr. 2007 Steam Car Tour, Delaware
chassis 4445 engine model K body semi-racer	image source - Tim Martin	current owner US, VT, 2021 previous owners Paul Bourdon	horsepower: 25 boiler: 27" x 16" gear ratio: 60-60 tires: 36 x 4 ss wheelbase: 112 weight: *	Sprague Register 1991 notes: Assembled by owner. Very good. Purchased seats and hood. Fabricated frame, fenders, etc. Reworked 735 engine. New boiler, burner, etc. A fast running car. other notes: - - - 1972 Steam Car Tour, Woodstock
chassis 4450 engine model HK body semi-racer	image source - Fred & Penny Cruger	current owner US, ID, 2009 previous owners Conrad Fletcher Loren Burch	horsepower: 20 boiler: gear ratio: 48-60 tires: wheelbase: 102 weight: 2000	Re-creation by Burch. Factory records show 2 HK cars delivered, both in 1908 (Foster). - - - 1998 Steamin' Through the Rockies
chassis engine K-169 model K body semi-racer	image source - unknown	current owner US, NJ, 2021 previous owners	horsepower: 30 boiler: 26" x 16" gear ratio: 60-60 tires: 36 x 3.5 cl wheelbase: 108 weight:	Artful re-creation by current owner. Body by Carl Amsley, patterned on Hyde Ballard parts. Mechanical work by Charlie Johnson.
chassis engine model F body touring	image source - Vintage Automobile	current owner DE, 2011 previous owners	horsepower: 20 boiler: gear ratio: tires: 34 x 3.5 wheelbase: 97 weight: 1837
chassis engine model K body	image source - Steam Car Club of Great Britain	current owner GB, 2008 previous owners	horsepower: 30 boiler: gear ratio: tires: wheelbase: weight:	Constructed in 2007 by John Goold & sons, all brass plated with gold. GB reg. BF 4242
chassis engine model K body	image source - personal collection	current owner US, CT, 2021 previous owners	horsepower: 30 boiler: gear ratio: tires: wheelbase: weight: *	Constructed by current owner. - - - 2010 Steam Car Tour, Camden, ME
chassis engine model M body 5-pass	image source - Steam Car Club of Great Britain	current owner 2010, GB, 2020 previous owners Bryan Richmond-Dodd	horsepower: 30 boiler: gear ratio: 60-60 tires: 36 x 4 wheelbase: 114 weight:	A superb 3-year re-creation by Grant Goold. Engine of Goold's improved design, Bourdon boiler, gas pilot.

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