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White steam cars were designed wîth an engine located under the hood and a boiler under the front seat. This arrangement differed from the Stanley which had its boiler under the hood and the engine geared directly to the rear axle. The front 'radiator' is actually a condenser which converted spent steam into water which could be used again. White began as a sewing machine manufacturer before branching out into automobiles and trucks in 1900. The last White passenger car was produced in 1918, the year the company shifted to production of commercial vehicles exclusively.

Collection of Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Gift of Clay Clayberg

Source - Petersen Museum
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