The British Steam Car returned to the UK at the end of October and a tour of the country is underway so that engineers, students and members of the public can get a close look at it.
Beaulieu will be welcoming the vehicle to its new Steam Revival event on 5th & 6th June. It will be taking up permanent residency in the National Motor Museum from November 2010.
In August 2009, Charles Burnett III smashed the 100 year-old world land speed record for a steam-powered car by clocking an average of 139.8mph over the measured mile at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Test driver, Don Wales established a new world record for the Kilometer with a speed of 148.166mph.
They achieved their success in the British Steam Car, a vehicle weighing more than three tons and with 12 boilers, which took more than 10 years to build and develop. The British Steam Car is unique and incorporates many interesting technical features. For example, the burners produce three megawatts of heat, the boilers contain nearly two miles of tubing and steam is injected into the turbine at more than the speed of sound.
Full details of the dates and venues for the British Steam Car UK Celebration Tour can be found at the team’s website: www.steamcar.co.uk.
