Victor Steam Explained

Victor Steam was an American automobile company started in 1899. They made steam powered vehicles.[1] [2]

It had a 4 hp vertical 2-cylinder engine and single chain drive. In 1900 the Victor bicycle business was sold to the Stevens Arms & Tool Co., and for a few months Overman leased the top floor of the building to assemble Victor cars.[3]

Notes and References

  1. 100 Years of the American Auto Millennium Edition, Copyright 1999 Publications International, Ltd.
  2. Web site: Victor Steam Carriage, Overman Wheel Company, & Overman Automobile Company. www.virtualsteamcarmuseum.org. 2016-07-29.
  3. Georgano, G. N., Encyclopedia of American Automobiles, (New York, E. P. Dutton & Co., 1968), p. 147.