Williams Engine

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The Chevrolet Chevelle (1966) was converted to steam power by Williams

The Williams Engine Company was an American automobile manufacturer.

Company history

The brothers Calvin and Charles Williams ran the company based in Ambler, Pennsylvania . Between 1957 and 1968 they made steam cars. Then the company was dissolved. Between 1972 and 1991 further developments arose in a new company to which another brother now also belonged.

vehicles

Williams converted gasoline-powered cars, primarily from Chevrolet , to steam engines. In 1957 a two-seater convertible was presented. In 1963 a car with a Victress - GRP body followed for US $ 7000, -, and in 1966 a steam car based on the Chevrolet Chevelle for US $ 10,250.

literature

  • John Gunnell: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Krause Publications, Iola 2002, ISBN 0-87349-461-X . (English)
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1743. (English)