{"product_id":"v-twin-steam-tricycle-stock-code-7682","title":"V-twin steam tricycle","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\"\u003eWe sold this one last year, it's recently   come back in exchange for a 6 inch scale engine (which was a bit longer and   about twice the weight). Still in pretty much the same condition, it's been   steamed once since last here. In addition to the V5, there is a quantity of   previous boiler test documentation. The car has been rallied in recent years and   is on the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.steamcar.net\/car-reg\/chorlton.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSteam   Car Club register\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eA steam tricar built by Bill Chorlton in 1947, heavily   influenced by the prewar Morgan three wheeler. You can't but help admire the   ingenuity shown in its construction - in spirit it puts me in mind of the   wonderful \u003ca href=\"\/products\/stock%20pages\/5299\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\"Sentalike\"\u003c\/a\u003e   we sold a couple of years back, the work of an engineer who combined   capable construction skills with an unfettered mind (and what must have been a   complete shed full of odds and ends saved from other projects).\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eMotive power is provided by a V-twin steam engine mounted up   front, the cat's cradle of chains up front driving alternator and oil pump   through an intermediate step-down shaft. The engine itself is slide valve,   Stephenson's reversing gear, driving to a single back wheel by chain.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe drum type firetube vertical boiler sits under the bonnet,   pressure gauge is mounted atop the bonnet in the driver's eye line. Water gauge   is a Klinger type, mounted facing forwards with a wing mirror allowing it to be   sighted from the driver's seat.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe chassis has rack and pinion steering, independent suspension   at the front with drum brakes on all wheels.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eRemarkably the thing is road registered, with a V5 document.   Rallied regularly over many years, it has now been unused in some time - it is   missing its burner (which may be a reason for it falling into disuse) although   appears otherwise complete. There's a fuel tank under the boot lid, I suspect   the thing would run on a central heating boiler oil burner, same as used by the   current replica steam cars.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54020131946837,"sku":"7682","price":5600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/7682-1.webp?v=1779910952","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/v-twin-steam-tricycle-stock-code-7682","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}