break the current world record in their steam-powered streamliner. The car reached 147 mph (236.57 km/h) on its first run but flipped and crashed when its braking chutes failed to open; Williams was injured in the accident, and the car was severely damaged. See also Brooks Steam Motors Gardner-Serpollet History of the automobile Timeline of motor vehicle brands Traction engine Steam bus Steam wagon Lifu (Steam car, 1899–1902) Notes Explanatory notes Citations External links Hybrid-Vehicle.org: The Steamers The Steam Car Club of Great Britain Technical website about how steam cars operate The Steam Automobile Club of America Stanley Register Online, a worldwide register of existing Stanley steam cars. The British Steam Car Challenge (an ongoing project started in 1999 dedicated to breaking the land speed record for a steam-powered vehicle). Overview on an attempt to break the existing 101-year-old Steam car world land speed record One day Steam Car conversion, where two teams in the UK TV series Scrapheap Challenge (Junkyard Wars in the US) converted junk cars into coal-fired steam cars. Steam 101 Obsolete technologies Cars by period Steam cars Conservation and restoration of vehicles Vintage vehicles Green vehicles