The world's oldest car sold 3.36 million

The De Dion-Bouton steam, alias 'La Marquesa', was built in France in the late nineteenth century and it still works.

Considered the world's oldest car, fetched the highest price ever paid for a car at auction.

The most important car of the famous collection of the late Mr. John O'Quinn had only four owners to date.

Attendees at the RM auction house specializing in classic and collectible cars, last week in the auction of Hershey (Pennsylvania) welcomed more than normal when the De Dion-Bouton et Trepardoux, a steam car built in France in 1884 and considered the world's oldest car, made its entry into the room, reports autoremarketing.com.

The De Dion-Bouton steam, nicknamed La Marquesa (in honor of the mother of the French Count De Dion who commissioned its construction) was built a year before the appearance of the first automobile gasoline Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz, about two decades after the American Civil War and still works.

The historic car was sold to Hershey for a total of $ 4.62 million, 3.36 million euros. This is the highest price ever paid for a car at auction. The buyer's name was not disclosed.

In addition, the final price of the house La Marquesa RM was more than double the figure previously estimated before throwing up for auction. The initial offer of $ 500,000 immediately rose to 1 million, to reach a final price of more than four and a half million dollars, paid by a lucky and wealthy collector.

"We were honored us handle the sale of the most important car of the famous collection of the late Mr. John O'Quinn," said president and founder of the auction house RM, Rob Myers.

The world's leading houses recognized car collectors this incredible opportunity insual sale as well as the stunning outcome.

Wood, charcoal and paper to move the motor

Before this latest sale, La Marquesa had only four owners to date. Previously the car had sold for about $ 3.5 million at auction in Palm Beach, California, in August 2007.

The vehicle was involved in what was billed as the first automobile race in 1887 and has the London-Brighton (UK) on four occasions.

The engine of this milestone in the automotive needs of coal, wood and pieces of paper to generate enough steam to drive, combustion process takes half an hour at least.

The maximum speed of the world's oldest car is 38 miles per hour.

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