At auction the oldest car in the world....

Model La Marquise, 1884 is the oldest car in the world, which continues to operate and due out on October 7 at auction in Pennsylvania, where it is estimated that it would catch by 1.48 to 1.85 million. This is the Model De Dion Bouton et Trepardoux Dos-A-Dos, which was baptized by their manufacturers La Marquise. It works flawlessly, has four seats and one of the major models of all time. His story coincides with the birth of the brand De Dion-Bouton, started to manufacture in France steam powered vehicles and buses, originally a three-wheeled model in 1884 followed the ATV 2.47 m in length and weighs a ton.At the rear of the car are four locations where passengers sit in pairs back to back and front loaded the cauldron of steam around which stored the coals for its operation. Beneath the seats was the water tank with 150 liters capacity, which produced the driver of the vehicle, ie steam. A full tank of water sufficient for about 32 km. With this prototype took part De Dion in 1887 the first car race starting in Paris and go to Versailles, achieving an average speed of 25 km / hour.Indeed, in a straight developed the steam car 61 km / hour. The De Dion built about 30 vehicles with the original, including ATVs 4-5, before concentrating his activities in the production of gasoline cars.