The following was reproduced from an advertising circular issued by Mr. McGee.
This attractive, special built Stanely Steamer is owned by Harry W. McGee, Sr., of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The car weighs 4460 lbs., and cruises at 55 to 60 miles per hours. Mr. McGee bult this car in his spare time with the help of a good sheet metal worker. Hood and grill were especially designed by Mr. McGee. The car has a special under-draught system from condenser to cndense all steam under any road conditons. Water capacity is 24 gallons--sufficient for approximately 100 miles.--Clymer
In 1999, Cliff Graubard <cmg361@pacbell> discovered the car in storage.
It appears to be a 1934-35 Series 10 or 20 Cadillac or LaSalle coupe with
Stanley running gear and is marked Stanley on badges on either side of
the cowl. Mr. Graubard has sent these pictures:
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Continuing his interest in building Stanley vehicles into the 1940s, McGee contacted Harry Gahagan of Chicago who had bought the remains of the Stanley manufacturing and stock. Gahagan had built a few late cars in the twenties with considerable mechanical modification, and promoted the utility of the systems in local service where stop and go driving was the norm. One implementation was a transit bus. The roof box apparently houses a large condensor.:
While this development had long stagnated in Chicago, Mr. McGee in Milwaukee wrote to Harry Gahagan, desiring to obtain the hardware. Apparently Kenneth Ziesemer was involved in the venture. Ron Ziesemer of Milwaukee submitted the photo and this letter which were printed in The Steam Automobile quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 1, in 1975.The Ziesemers worked with steam car developer Charles Keen on several projects.