World’s Oldest Running Car

Posted on Thursday, May 24, 2012 by Roger

The 1884 De Dion Bouton et Trepardoux Dos-a-Dos Steam Runabout, the oldest running car, fetches $4.2M at RM Auction in Hershey, Pennsylvania in Oct 2011.

Below is a video of the car cruising in England:

Auction video:

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About Roger

Driver of our '57 Chev from 1972-2019, Vietnam veteran (A Troop, 3/17th Air Cavalry Scout helicopter Line Chief and later Cobra Periodic Inspection team leader), retired ASE rated automotive mechanic. Roger became involved in drag racing during his high school days and after his stint in the Army ran E & F/MP [Modified Production] here in Division 6 before switching to bracket racing when the '57 became obsolete for class racing. He often raced at Puyallup, Kent-Pacific Raceways, Bremerton, Portland & the original Mission, B.C. track.
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2 Responses to World’s Oldest Running Car

  1. Roger says:
    Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 2:28 pm

    No brakes! Now that could get exciting!

  2. J. Waldo Pepper says:
    Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 3:03 pm

    That is incredible. Never knew it existed!

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