The 1884 De Dion Bouton Et Trepardoux Dos-A-Dos Steam Runabout is widely considered to be the world's oldest working car. RM Auctions announced this week that the automobile will be put on auction at an event held in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on Friday, October 7th, 2011. The car, called La Marquise, was built by Georges Bouton and Charles-Armand Trepardoux at the request of Count de Dion's, who named it after his mother. The 127-year-old vehicle is the oldest in the world still running. It raced for the first time in 1887 and it won the Pebble Beach Concours in two categories in 1997. The car was owned by the same family for 81 years, and it had only four owners so far.
The 1884 De Dion Bouton Et Trepardoux Dos-A-Dos Steam Runabout is estimated to be worth between
$2,000,000 and $2,500,000 USD, and it's offered from the Estate of John O'Quinn.
Some of the features of the 1884 vehicle include twin compound steam engines, spade handle steering, solid front and rear axles with semi-elliptic springs, locomotive-style connecting rod motion, and single-acting mechanical brakes. The car has a 43" wheelbase.
Watch the oldest working car in the world on video below.
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