Pic of F-30 while being built in Doble factory in 1930!!!
Check this out.. a pic of my car, F-30 while being built in 1930! Also som pics of the first owner as well a few pages mentioning this car in Abner Doble's calendar/daily planner!
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Floyd Clymer's STEAM CAR book mentions my Doble F-30
I just noticed this in the Floyd Clymer's STEAM CAR book.. Pretty cool that Abner Doble was showing off the car to Boeing employees!
Buick-Doble Conversion
I found two photos that I believe are of the same car. The cutaway car is noted as being a Buick-Doble conversion and the assembled sedan photo is noted as being F32. The notes on them are as follows: "1931 Buick-Doble conversion. Converted
keeping the cars mobile when the engine and transmission are out
I was concerned how much of a nuisance it was going to be having immovable cars parked , I decided to take some heavy wall tubing and make so temporary axles to keep the cars movable, ali hubs with ball races and threaded RH and LH to take
Moving a Doble with Compressed Air
@Chris today I helped a friend move a large heavy Stanley. This car has an air hose fitting on the boiler. It allowed us to attach a hose from a compressor and with around 100 plus lbs we were able to move the car without firing it up. I to
E22 has arrived Great to have E22 arrive for her restoration and re commisioning
1902 Capitol Chariot Steam Car
Not a Doble but stupid cool. The Bonham's auction at the National Auto Museum (formally Harrah's) keeps getting better and better. Check this thing out. Maybe Chris can explain how it works. https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/32353/lot/50/190
F30 Arrives
The second Doble arrives for some TLC
E13 Article from the 1960s published in Light Steam Power
This interesting article was sent to me by Terry Harper. Originally published in the 1960s in LIght Steam Power (Vol. XXIII No. 5). Many years ago he bought a first edition of Walton's "Steam Cars, Buses, & Lorries" at a library book sale i
Broke the Stanley steam "Rocket" speed record set in 1906
Not a Doble but steam related and very cool. Being sold next month by Bonhams. Jim Crank is the author of the Doble book FYI. https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/32353/preview-lot/6130036/1977-steamin-demon-steam-streamliner-chassis-no-sd-1 /