 This is the website chronicling the history and restoration of Peter and Pat Turvey's 1914 Stanley model 607 steam car.
Please keep revisiting, as we'll keep adding pages.
Latest News:
Commissioning of car rescheduled to spring/summer 2012. Meanwhile we are trying to get the landscape plan for its new garage signed off by Wiltshire Council Planners, so construction can start before planning permission expires in June 2012.  It is a 4-passenger touring car "Special 12/15hp Model 607" as featured in the English Stanley Steam Car Limited catalogue, The car was delivered to an owner in Ireland, very probably the Earl of Antrim. By 1950 it was owned by Henry Brown, Rector of Ballygalley, County Antrim. It was sold by him to Harold Smith of Leicester, from who we bought the car in spring 2001. It has been undergoing extensive restoration ever since.
C.1955, garaged in Leicester 9 Model 607s survive according to the Stanley Register Online http://www.stanleyregister.net/1914.html  January 2011 trial fit of restored windscreen and orignal acetylene headlamps with electric spark ignition  November 2010 Pinstriped  September 2010 New Upholstery  October 2009, Body restoration completed, awaiting upholstery and windscreen repairs. We still need some more parts to complete the restoration:
Stanley toolbox, battery box, dashboard light, rear light, rear lamp bracket, speedometer, drive cable and swivel gear, and top & top bowa
Contact us at by email at
nospamwants@stanleysteamcar.co.uk |