A 1950s magazine article ignited Don Davidson’s passion for steam cars. He recalls: “It told how quiet they were, how speedy they were, how they didn’t pollute and how there was no shifting of gears ...

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. The 1899 "Locomobile" was found collecting dust in a garage in nearby Muscoy. It had its last run in 1965 when it was shipped overseas for the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run ...

Almost exactly one year ago Allyn Kilsheimer was about to fulfill his dream of owning a car from the earliest days of automobiles. In August, 2001 he answered an ad for an 1899 Locomobile placed by a ...

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An 1899 Locomobile (steam) car drives over Westminster Bridge during the Royal Automobile Club's annual London to Brighton veteran car run in London on Sunday. Around 500 vehicles participated in the ...