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Bloomington Mayor Sees Bicentennial Steam Car Comeback
Bloomington Mayor Walter Bittner, eager for next year's Bicentennial, plans to restore a 1900 Locomobile steam car bought in 1944 from a Pontiac doctor’s estate. The car, a Stanley Steamer variant, runs at 20 to 25 mph with a 21 gallon tank and kerosene lantern headlight. Restoration will take about a year with advice from steam enthusiasts. The mayor believes it may be one of eight or ten in the U.S., possibly shown at parades and auto shows.
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Bloomington
Ill
Walter Bittner
Pontiac
Bittner
Stanley
Francis
Feelan Stanley
Stanleys
Locomobile Co
Locomobile
Stanley Motor Carriage Co
Pennsylvania