The Lamplough-Albany steam car, also known as the Albany steamer, was designed by Frederick Lamplough and produced by the Albany Manufacturing Company of Willesden, London in 1903. It was offered for one year only, although the petrol-driven variant survived until 1905.[1]
The car was unusual in having two engines coupled by cranks at right angles, producing 2 bhp (1.5 kw). It was offered in two variants: one steered by a tiller and the other by a steering wheel.[1] A particular selling point was that the burner was able to automatically adjust to consuming both light and heavy hydrocarbons, including paraffin, petrol, alcohol and methylated spirits, “a desideratum that can only be appreciated by those called upon to make long journeys in parts where it often becomes necessary to use miscellaneous oils and spirits, often of doubtful origin and quality”.[2]