Charles Keen began constructing a steam car in 1940 with the intention of restarting steam car manufacturing. Keen's family had a long history of involvement with steam propulsion going back to his great-great-grandfather in the 1830s, who helped build early steam locomotives. His first car, a Plymouth Coupe, used a Stanley engine. In 1948 and 1949, Keen employed Abner Doble to create a more powerful steam engine, a V4. He used this in La Dawri Victress S4 bodied sports car. Both these cars are still in existence.Charles Keen and his steamliners, The Steam Automobile, Vol 7 No 2, Summer 1965, p20 Keen died in 1969 before completing a further car. His papers and patterns were destroyed at that time.Plymouth steam car www.steamautomobile.com, accessed 1 November 2020
