1905 White Steamer

[Bobchayer]

1905 White Steamer, 1/16 scale, manufactured by Fador in 1949. Kit contains excellent plans and directions, cast metal wheel and lights and steering wheel, metal axles, wire, and a few precut parts. Wood is pine and balsa. 

s. There is no radiator; the steam condenser sits at the front of the vehicle. Cardstock hood and seat formers were replaced with 0.5mm styrene. Condenser is formed with 1/8 wood dowels.

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Edited November 16, 2017 by Bobchayer
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[absmiami]

what a nice find

never heard of Fador - do you know what else they produced

I've got a similar kit for the Allard sports car made in the late fifties - but I have never seen this !

[Bobchayer]

The Fador Smallster was manufactured by the Fador Manufacturing Corp, 501 E. Clinton St., Elmira, NY. They made this 1905 White Model F Touring; a 1909 E.M.F. Racer (see this in Cars Under Glass on this forum); a 1904 Cadillac; 1905 Reo 4 Passenger Runabout; 1908 Baker Electric; 1909 E.M.F. "3 in Oner( can be made as roadster, or  with a removable tonneau, or with a single "mother -in-law" seat); and a 1909 Hupmobile Roadster. All are 1/16 scale with detailed plans and good instructions. Manufacturing started in 1949 to compete with Hudson Miniatures then quit as plastic became more prevalent easier to build. They have cast wheels, radiator, steering wheel, and lights. The kits consist of pine wood, balsa, cardstock, and wire. They are available on eBay. Sometimes the kits are not complete, as there is no inventory sheet, necessitating buying more than one kit to have enough parts for a complete model. If you hear of a different model than listed here, please let me know.

[misterNNL]

Thanks for sharing this piece of really early modeling history. Any pictures of the finished car.