Besler Corporation Promo Film: Steam-Driven Vehicles (1932)

★★★★★ · To each his own · Mark Needham · 2005-06-25

Christine Hennig has written a review for some thing which she has no love for. Obviously prefers "Battery operated" thingys. Sorry possum, keep your "barbie doll" ideas to yourself. History, or Historical items are there for you to realise that some one "thought, designed, developed,built and improved upon" a concept that they had the fortitude and "manna" to produce. And yes Superchargers were around in the 1920's, and yes.! Steam trains have been recorded doing 100mph in the early 1900's, and 100 years later with all our computers and "Female input" we aren't traveling, much faster. Pray…

★★★★ · Extremely Interesting · ERD · 2005-12-12

If stream driven vehicles had such possibilities as shown in the film, what happened? Was it squelched by the oil companies? Was it too expensive to be practical?

★★★★ · Steam Problems · Brylcreem · 2012-12-12

Jow is right about water freezing, but there is more to the problems with steam than just that. By the way, I would like to point out that electrical power plants and many ships still use the steam turbine as their power source. Obviously, a steam-powered automobile in a cold climate would be a freezing problem. You could always drain off the water and refill the boiler when you're ready to use the car again, but that's a lot of trouble and discomfort in freezing weather that people wouldn't put up with, compared to an internal-combustion-powered car with antifreeze in the radiator. Steam…

★★★ · The Latest Technological Marvel: Steam! · Christine Hennig · 2003-12-20

This early-30s film looks like it was probably an anachronism in its own time. ItÃÂÃÂs all about the wonders of that latest technological marvel, steam power. Not only that, itÃÂÃÂs a silent film, even though talkies had been around for several years by that point. The first part of the film is the most interesting, as we see a steam driven car that can go up to 85 miles per hour (wow!). ItÃÂÃÂs bizarre to see a car occasionally emit puffs of steam from its side like an old-fashioned locomotive. I bet that would have gone over real well on city streets. Then we get to see a steam-powered…