Once under way, the hook is engaged to increase steam efficiency. Under full power the engine operates at 600 psi. The Model K accelerates immediately and pulls smoothly.

“In 1906, an aerodynamic-designed Stanley set the record on Ormond Beach, Florida, for the fastest mile in a steam car, with a speed of 127.66 mph. That record was unbroken until 1911.” ...

In August 2009, the British Steam Car Challenge shattered the previous steam car land speed record set by a Stanley Steamer in 1906 with the British team reached speeds of 148 mph.

The Stanley Motor Carriage Co. of Newton, Mass., produced a range of steam-engine cars, known as Stanley Steamers, from 1902 to 1924 by which time the gasoline combustion engine had taken over as ...

A 1924 Stanley model 740D sedan cost a whopping $3,950 (about $49,000 in today's money). The Ford Model T, on the other hand, cost less than $500 (equivalent to $6,200 now).