The 1899 Locomobile Steam Car Replica, known as the Lykamobile is a full scale live steam automobile manufactured in 24 kits. This kit is available from a company called "Steam Traction World" located in Daventry, United Kingdom. Each kit is to be manufactured and sent once a month for 24 months. However for cost considerations I have chosen to have my kits batched and dispatched in larger crates to the United States (Topsail Beach, NC).

Specifications:
• Length 7ft 2.6in • Height 5ft 3in • Width 4ft 7.1in • Weight 904 lbs.• Water Tank Capacity 12 Gallons • Fuel Tank Capacity 7.3 Gallons

Construction:

• CHASSIS Tubular steel fabrication, combination weld, bolted and silver solder.
• STEERING “Ackerman” design tiller steering.
• DIFFERENTIAL & DRIVE Spur gear differential similar to the original Locomobile, drive shaft and bearings.
• WHEELS & TYRES Single tube pneumatic, treaded.
• BREAKING SYSTEM Disc brake system.
• ENGINE 21/4" diameter, 3" stroke modified “Hackworth” valve gear.
• WATER FEED Twin mechanical pump.
• BURNER Fuelled by diesel.
• BOILER Multi Fire Tube, fully constructed and complete with necessary paperwork and inspected by notified body.
• BODYWORK & SEATS Wooden with steel frame, seating capacity of 2 persons, with turned decorative spindles with leather style upholstery.
• Gears: forward and reverse.
• Assemble with hand-tools only
• Step-by-step instructions
• Technical service and help-line backup
• Designed on ‘Solidworks’ CAD
• Manufactured on modern CNC machines for build accuracy and high quality


Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Front Headlamp

I should probably say that batching my kits (1 through 7) and with the associated delay gave me probably too much time to browse the internet searching out accessories for the Lykamobile.  Below are pictures of an early 1900's copper and brass acetylene automotive lamp that I have procured. It is a Phare-Majestic lamp.



I will have to electrify this beauty, and I believe I can do this without making any permanent modification to the lamp. I've discovered a unique restoration parts supplier - www.restorationstuff.com that has all kinds of hard to find items. Of course I will have to fabricate some type of "y" bracket to mount this lamp to the front of the Lykamobile -- that's for a later post.

And on an aside, for those who might want to purchase a new headlamp, the following website makes beautiful brass era replicas of lamps and other interesting items i.e. brass footsteps: www.brassauto.com

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