Worlds oldest running car sells for $4.6 million

[penth2o]

http://www.gizmag.com/1884-de-dion-bouton-et-trepardoux-dos-a-dos-steam-runabout/20090/picture/144271/

[RIMSPOKE]

THIS IS A FASCINATING MACHINE AND APPEARS TO BE

REMARKABLY ORIGINAL .

IT HAS ONLY HAD FOUR OWNERS OVER THE LAST 128 YEARS !

THE MERCEDES PEOPLE WILL TELL YOU THAT THEY INVENTED THE CAR

BUT THIS CREATION PREDATES KARL BENZ FIRST CAR BY TWO YEARS !

[penth2o]

Yes it is and yes it does predate Benz.

More than double what it was expected to go for.

Quite the auction... Rim.

If yer into these type of autos, you may like this from a local collector friend of mine in Michigan.

http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x265/penth2o123/03%20OTHER%20PEOPLES%20SHIT/1898%20Voiturette/?albumview=slideshow

[nbristow01]

And the first to be running 22"s LOL I really like that machine. The ability to make such a car, so long ago with limited supplies, very limited machinery to build with. Thats a neat car