An acquaintance got this in 1975 as a "someday" project, "someday" arrived ca 5 years ago, after his son left the Navy as a steam systems technician on a nuke sub.
Very cool! Steam cars are way neat. There is a relatively local museum / estate that was owned by a guy who sold Stanley, and later serviced them. They've got a really nice collection of various models over there.
This WW-II era "barn car" Stanley was acquired and restored by a friend with long interest and experience with steam locomotion. He sold it years ago, along with a restored White steamer, to a guy in Idaho and told me yesterday that he does miss the Stanley.
The "California Top" isn't finished yet, a feature to make an open touring car more like an all-weather closed car. Stanley ordered a lot of them as a distinctive signature option. The top as you see it doesn't fold down as with a standard touring car, it is fixed. I do like this look with the sides open. Stanley, like many car companies, built the "running gear", the bodywork would be ordered made to fit by specialty builders.