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Monty478 - Solved: ca. 1898 Shearer Steam Car, first automobile built in Australia
« on: July 09, 2019, 05:06:43 AM »
Fellow Autopuzzlers, for a point please identify this vehicle and the approximate year.

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Re: Monty478
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2019, 02:59:17 AM »
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Re: Monty478
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2019, 01:20:04 AM »
Shearer Steam Car from 1898 built by David Shearer, it's Australia's first motor car.
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« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2019, 02:49:39 AM »
Yesss, that's right! Sources vary about its date of completion, between 1897 and 1899, but it is indeed reputedly the first automobile built in Australia.
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