Hood - Simplex Motor Vehicle Co. 1900 - 1901 Simplex Motor Vehicle Co. Danvers, MA Also known as the Electronomic, the Hood steam car looked little different from its many contemporaries, but embodied one or two unusual ideas. The engine had four single-acting cylinders and magnetically operated inlet valves, three small batteries being provided for the purpose. A flash boiler supplied superheated steam at a pressure of 200 psi. A simple two-passenger body was standard; the price was $1,000.[1] [1] Georgano, G. N., Encyclopedia of American Automobile, (New York, E. P. Dutton & Co., 1968), p. 98. © 2007 Donald & Carolyn Hoke Collection All Rights Reserved. |