The Locomobile, a steam-powered car, was built in the same building in the early 20th century.

Electric cars could go as far as steam-powered cars and did not take 30 to 40 minutes to get started.

The plant, to be closed on Friday, began assembling steam-powered cars in 1900 and has been making Chevys since 1915.

Olds had worked on cars for most of his life, including steam-powered cars in the 1880s and 1890s.

Gardner-Serpollet was a French manufacturer of steam-powered cars in the early 1900s.

He is fascinated by steam-powered cars, and has six in his collection.

Carter convinced the two bankers to support him in forming a company to produce both gasoline- and steam-powered cars.

While steam-powered cars also had no gear shifting, they suffered from long start-up times of up to 45 minutes on cold mornings.

The company started as a manufacturer of steam-powered cars, but later switched to gas-powered vehicles.

Also a gasoline car would start instantly, where a steam-powered car took time to build up its power.