Edward S. Clark Steam Automobiles 1900 - 1900 Edward S. Clark Steam Automobiles Dorchester, MA After several years of experimental work at Boston, Edward Clark began manufacture of steam cars at Dorchester. These were of advanced design, using horizontally-opposed 4-cylinder engines of 20 hp. These were mounded amidships, with the flash boiler under the hood. Final drive was by shaft. Earlier models were expensive ($5,000 in 1904), but by 1909 the price had been reduced to $2,500. However this was still over $1,000 more than the price asked for a comparable Stanley Steamer, and very few Clarks were sold.[1] [1] Georgano, G. N., Encyclopedia of American Automobile, (New York, E. P. Dutton & Co., 1968), p. 44. © 2007 Donald & Carolyn Hoke Collection All Rights Reserved. |