Lane (automobile)

The Lane Steam Car was produced in Poughkeepsie, New York, from 1900 to 1911. ^[1]

Lane Motor Vehicle Company
Overview
Type	Steam car
Production	1900–1911
Designer	The Lane Brothers
Powertrain
Propulsion	Steam Engine

History

Lane Steamer Runabout (1908)

The Lane brothers; William, George and John built their first steam runabout for personal use in 1900. By the end of that year, they built five more and became a long term veteran and brass era producer of steam cars. ^[1]

Incorporated as the Lane Motor Vehicle Company, the 1900 Model No. 1, was a 4 passenger runabout with a 2-cylinder steam engine under the body. In 1905 a touring body with the boiler under a front hood would be offered. The Model 75 Touring of 1907 was a 30hp compound engine steam car priced at $2,500 to $3,400, equivalent to $114,738in 2024. Production in 1908 was 89 cars and was almost 150 in 1909. ^{[1] [2]}

Steam powered cars sales were slowing in favor of gasoline powered cars. Lane produced a final 63 steam cars in 1911. ^[2]

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  1907 Lane Steam Touring Advertisement

See also

• Lane Motor Vehicle Co at the Virtual Steam Car Museum
• Two Lane Steam Cars were extant in 2022, a 1901 Runabout and a 1909 Model 15 Tourer
• Lane Model 15 at PreWarCar

References

1. Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN   978-0-87341-428-9.
2. Georgano, Nick (2001). The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile (3 vol. ed.). Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. ISBN   1-57958-293-1.