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The Stanley Steamer was sometimes nicknamed "The Flying Teapot". At least one Stanley Steamer found its way to Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia where it was driven in the late 1920s. Obsolescence
- Francis Edgar Stanley
He and his twin brother, Freelan Oscar Stanslee (otherwise...
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White steam touring car (1909) Stanley Steamer (1912) A...
- Francis Edgar Stanley
The Stanley/Locomobile was the nation's most popular car from 1900 through 1904 but by 1905 had fallen drastically to several models of internal combustion cars. Their top production year was 1907 when 775 cars left the Newton, Massachusetts factory. The most of any single model Stanley built was just over 1700 Model 735s (in 6 body styles; 7 ...
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This record was set by a car weighing only 1,600 pounds. Actually, it was lack of weight that hurled the little “Flying Teapot” to its doom in 1907 on the same track. In that year, so fateful to the Steamer, Fred Marriott brought the racer back to Ormond Beach.
In 1907, Fred Marriott tried to break his own speed record in an improved version of the Stanley Rocket. He hit a rut going about 150 mph. The car went flying and broke in half when it hit the ground.
Flying teapot may refer to: Russell's teapot, a philosophical analogy first coined by Bertrand Russell. Flying Teapot (album), a 1973 album by the progressive rock band Gong. The Stanley Steamer, a vehicle made by the Stanley Motor Carriage Company. Category: Disambiguation pages.
Flying Teapot is the third studio album by the progressive rock band Gong, originally released by Virgin Records in May 1973. It was the second entry in the Virgin catalogue (V2002) and was released on the same day as the first, Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells (V2001).
The Flying Teapot In 1907 Stanley's locomotive took wing at 197m.p.h March 1 1959 GARDNER SOULE
