1893 Salvesen coal-fired steam car still going strong | Passion keeps cars alive

[@jeramiebradford1]

Couldn't imagine Goodwood without this guy! He always brings a car that looks like it should either fall apart or explode but we love them all!

[@SmallBlogV8]

The soul of Goodwood is people like Duncan Pittaway. His enthusiasm is palpable and irrepressible, as it would have to be given what he brings along! And the point he makes at the end is so true. Seeing museum pieces right up-close and then witnessing them fire up and do what they're supposed to do is what separates FOS from any static display. That couple getting on the steam car will have only ever seen vintage machines like that behind rope with a Do Not Touch sign nearby, but got to get involved and feel the whole thing come to life. It must've been so special.

[@ccpgmike620]

Indeed!! It is the sound the smell the vibration of these ancient beasts that stirs the soul Well done !

[@Danger_mouse]

8:10 Duncan, so true! Thank you for saving, restoring and above all sharing your amazing vehicles. Your passion and enthusiasm is infectious and no doubt why you continue to be asked back to the estate each time. All the best!

[@keithbarker-e4q]

Duncan Pittaway is the essence of enthusiasm, knowledge and guts too. Guts ? The beast of Turin. He drives it, on the road. Long may he enthuse. Keith

[@zigouigouix]

Duncan has a very concentrated form of refined british motoring spirit, something you can learn and admire particularly in Goodwood. Very contagious passion !

[@bgj2940]

Probably one of the coolest cars at goodwood! Amazing history, and great owner.

[@S-Altenburg]

these steamengines and other kinds are just so beautiful

[@rolandalfonso6954]

This was just wonderful!

[@crimsontiger6]

What a fantastic bloke. Made my day listening to him

[@slantfish65sd]

Also, mister pittaway is an incredible car collector and I always love watching the festival of speed to see his cars. Because he has a 1966 plymouth barracuda, and I myself Have a1965 Plymouth Barracuda

[@slantfish65sd]

Yes, yes, yes, I totally agree. You can go into a whole bunch of car museums, and just like he said, they're nothing more than a big barn. Full of dead cars, but you go to something like this and you see the cars of action you see them working going doing. If you can smell them, you can touch them, you can You can see them up close if and it's something that's worth your time

[@nrhobson]

stunning

[@PeterCork]

Brilliant!

[@Louis7.62X39]

Wonderful piece of engineering ! 👍

[@ICBMPIRATE2]

What a great interview

[@philstubblefield]

Gives the phrase "rolling coal" an entirely different meaning... 😉

[@kentalanlee]

Came to find this comment. Left satisfied.

[@chrisboll1515]

Would be great to see it at Kop Hill climb next year!

[@vielstein]

Thanxalot for posting !!

[@memixHONMONO]

Story vehicle always beautiful

[@thepirate5955]

" . . . grannie's leg . . "🤣

[@brotherowl]

Coal still is king. For EVs.

[@toyotaprius79]

Honestly with the sophisticated flash steam generators of 1920s steam cars using enclosed convective combustion boiling steam to +10000psi with water condensing, such a technology would be much better suited for heavy road, rail and sea transport than diesel (or hydrogen lol) combustion.

[@paradiselost9946]

no it wouldnt. latent heat. we dont use the energy that it took to BOIL WATER. we use the energy we could hold in the steam once it IS steam. regardless of what you do, 4/5 of the energy is sent up the chimney and into whatever keeps the condensor, if fitted, cool... they figured out about the same time this car was made that its far better to heat the working fluid INSIDE the engine rather than mess around with boilers and burners and regulators and water pumps, etc... they just needed decent ignition gear. decent fuel delivery. and that took time to develop. we developed steam engines to a high degree for shipping.... where are they all now? gone.

[@20alphabet]

How many Kias, Hyundai, or Teslas will you see around 130 years from now?

[@jonm7272]

Probably a similar number as we see 130 Yr old cars now, almost none.

[@Yvolve]

@@jonm7272 Besides that, it is in no way a comparison. The coal steam car is cast iron (lasts forever) and wood (easily replaced), and was built as a one-off private project. A modern car is 0.8mm sheet steel of varying quality, designed for a maximum life span and maximum production cost as the profit margin is the end goal of the manufacturer. If cars were built to last 130 years, almost nobody would be able to afford one. Like it was back in the day. OP needs to stop creating drama where there isn't any, at least for those with a brain.

[@stephencurry8552]

How I have changed. Just watched a guy who likes to claim, speciously, that he is rebuilding a two-million dollar mclaran! Oh my. Boring, useless KZbin channel fluff. This machine on the other hand. Well I see even at this distance why the owner is so effusive about his car. Wonderful machine. Could not be in the hands of a better caretaker

[@michaelconrad9176]

@@stephencurry8552 100%!

[@lmailloux4343]

THEY ARE NOT CARS (READ).... if so, the first car ever was not in 1886 but in 1770 (fardier a vapeur). And in 1884 there is La Marquise a model made by De Dion Bouton which is more reliable, faster, easier to maintain and to get fuel. De Dion was so fast that more than 50% of car races in the 19th in europe they were banned.... Benz only put a gasoline engine on something that existed for more than a century. BTW the oldest still running car is the De Dion Bouton La Marquise made in 1884.

[@russwabuda1556]

very interesting, next time, please show less men and more of the car.

[@stejer211]

For the environment we should ban all cars except steam cars. People will think twice about whether their journey is really necessary, if they have to heat up a steam boiler for an hour and a half.

[@jackjetpilot]

Love the car, loathe the synthetic rubbish.

[@jonm7272]

Why?

[@Yvolve]

@@jonm7272 People are afraid of change.

[@Scot-p1v]

@@jackjetpilot Currently, synthetic fuels absolutely are just accessories for the rich-but that’s the way it’s always been. A large portion of the technology in any modern car came from racing, then down to high-performance vehicles, then on to consumer-grade commuters.

[@jackjetpilot]

@@jonm7272 I see it as either virtue signaling or bowing down to those who seek to control the use of "real" products. The owner specifically states the synthetic fuel he is now using transmits a terribly noxious fume...so, why use it? See above.

[@TroyeWelch]

Not sure of the situation in his local geography, but in many places, it’s hard to get real coal even if you wanted it. There may be some virtue signaling, and there may also be some local difficulties in procuring it. The sulfur present in some coal would also accelerate wear to the firebox, stack, and flues, if any of that is still original. They’re probably also going to be very careful about oiling it adequately and doing their boiler feedwater treatment (pH, dissolved oxygen, total dissolved solids, etc)