World's Oldest Running Car to be Sold

[MattGergeni]

Billed as the “Sale of the Century,” the upcoming Pebble Beach auction of what is possibly the world’s oldest running car, an 1884 four-wheeled De Dion-Bouton et Trepardoux, is already sparking worldwide interest.

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[nearchoclatetown]

I don't think I'd want to go 38 MPH on that! Thanks for sharing.

[1937hd45]

There was a sister car to that running at the first Hershey meet I went to in 1969. I'll bet the 1865 Roper in the Ford Collection could be made road worthy if someone there wanted to take the time.

[Clincher]

I wonder where is the 1866 Dudgeon Steam Wagon? It was operational here in Massachusetts sometime back in the nineteen-sixties, I think.

[1937hd45]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Clincher</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I wonder where is the 1866 Dudgeon Steam Wagon? It was operational here in Massachusetts sometime back in the nineteen-sixties, I think. </div></div>

Last I knew it was in the Museum of Transportation in Brookline, Mass. it was once part of the George Waterman collection.

[MochetVelo]

Don't forget Nicolas Cugnot's "Fardier à vapeur", a self-propelled steam car built in 1769. The original car is in the National Academy of Arts and Métiers in Paris. Go here to read about it and see a crazy video of the thing: http://www.3wheelers.com/cugnot.html.