{"product_id":"part-built-likamobile-steam-car-stock-code-7566","title":"Part-built Likamobile steam car","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#FF0000\"\u003eWe sold this as a box of bits earlier in the year to a long-time customer of ours, a retired  professional engineer who works to a fine standard in all his projects. A house  move has now dictated some serious clearing of the decks, so the Likamobile has  come back to us, along with the very fine 5 inch gauge Garrett \"William  Francis\".\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#FF0000\"\u003ePictures below were  taken yesterday - the chassis is assembled and has been painted in chromate  primer, a steering damper fitted (non-standard but a good idea, we've had other  cars thus equipped which are more comfortable to drive than the standard setup)  and larger rear sprocket to improve performance on hills (not something we know  much about here in Lincolnshire). The engine has been assembled and test run -  it's been converted to  Woolf valve gear, a particular favourite of the builder's (and the same as  fitted to his \u003ca href=\"\/products\/stock%20pages\/7523\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGarrett  which we sold recently\u003c\/a\u003e). Remainder of description below is from when we last  sold the car back in April, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/stock%20pages\/7413\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003epictures  taken at that time are in the archive here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/font\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eA part assembled Likamobile steam car, built from one of the  ModelWorks kits. It's come from the estate of a man who had already built one of  their 5 inch gauge Britannias - there's a listing of that one here - and who  then embarked, seemingly simultaneously, on a 5 inch gauge Jubilee, Tiger tank  and this car. One can only admire the man's enthusiasm! Sadly he didn't live to  see the results of his labours, only the Britannia was ever finished.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThis is what looks to be about 85% of a car, with the rolling  chassis assembled. Big bits - boiler, burner, water gauge colum, major parts to  make the engine including its spine frame, cylinders, crankshaft, wiring loom  etc - are all there, along with the bodywork, seat, upholstery and woodwork  including machined parts and turned spindles for the seat back. Much of the  steelwork has light surface rust - it's been sat in a garage for some years -  but this comes off easily with Scotchbrite, there is no hard corrosion or  significant pitting.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eMissing bits include inverter (which is an off the shelf part,  widely available), control box, lubricator (\u003ca href=\"\/products\/Products\/20120%20lubricator-4\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ealthough  we can provide one of those if required\u003c\/a\u003e) regulator valve and feed pumps.  There is no paperwork or assembly instructions, however we've got a set of build  instructions for one of the other cars we have in stock which could be  consulted.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eIf you want to see how they turn out, we've got a particularly  well-finished one in stock at the moment, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/stock%20pages\/6111\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethere's  a listing here with pictures and video of it running here\u003c\/a\u003e. Party piece of  these cars is 0 to 250 psi working pressure in eight minutes from cold. If  you've been to one of our open days, you'll almost certainly have seen me  zooming about on one - it's a about the only way to play with a steam engine all  day and stay fairly clean!\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019269755221,"sku":"7566","price":11500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/7566-1.webp?v=1779903453","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/part-built-likamobile-steam-car-stock-code-7566","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}