1913 Stanley Steamer Model 810 Mountain Wagon

This 1913 Stanley Steamer is a Model 810 12-passenger Mountain Wagon that is said to have been purchased as a collection of parts in the 1970s by marque specialist Carl Amsley, who subsequently completed a refurbishment with the installation of updated powertrain components. Following the project’s completion in 1976, the car received an AACA National First Prize before being sold to an Idaho owner and then joining the Stan Lucas collection in 1981. It remained in storage as part of the Lucas collection in Long Beach, California, for 44 years before being purchased in 2025 by the selling dealer, who performed a recommissioning to return the car to an operable state. In 2026, the car participated in Audrain Motor Week in Newport, Rhode Island, where it was driven on the Audrain Tour d’Elegance and displayed at the Audrain Concours d’Elegance. Finished in red with black and gold-color accents, the car is powered by a boiler with a dual-fuel Baker burner and a Coleman pilot feeding steam to a 20-horsepower twin-cylinder double-acting engine linked directly to the rear axle. Additional features include rear drum brakes with externally contracting bands and internally expanding shoes, 28” wood-spoke wheels, a black soft top, and four bench seats trimmed in black tufted leather. This Stanley Mountain Wagon is now offered in Alexandria, Virginia, with historical photos, owner’s literature, a 1981 purchase document, and a Montana title listing the car as a 1913 SMCC. The Stanley Motor Carriage Company was founded in 1902 by twin brothers Francis E. Stanley and Freelan O. Stanley after the pair built a variety of steam-powered cars in the late 1800s, including the first automobile to climb Mount Washington Carriage Road. In 1908, the company began development of the Mountain Wagon model tailored to the needs of resorts and sightseeing companies in mountainous regions. Produced between 1909 and 1916, the Mountain Wagon featured removable seats that gave it the flexibility to