Steam punk: more old wagon in the world working to be auctioned Off in October Menghadirkan
Steam Punk: harder old car in the world to be auctioned Off in October
for sale : 84 of Dion button and Trepardoux back-A-back 'The Marchioness'. Low km (mileage), twin-engine convertible four-seater with leather interior / wood, only four owners since new or restored in the mid - 90s by a dedicated person. According to classic car / steam enthusiast with large amounts of disposable income. The price is 2 million ONO (1, 5-1, 9 million euros) with all applications of RM Auctions, Pennsylvania.
in 127 years, the 1884 De Dion button and Trepardoux back-A-back or "La Marquise" is old racing in the world. It is a quadricycle Steamboat built by the manufacturers of toys, Georges Bouton and Charles - Armand Trepardoux with financial support from the County Di Dion in 1884.
it has a length of 9 feet (2.7 meters), weighs 2 100 pounds (953 kg), has solid axles front and rear, and back-a-back (back to back) seats for four.
it is auto fanning / watering automatic vertical boiler that can generate steam in just 45 minutes, with a maximum speed of 37 mph (60 kph) and a range of 20 miles (32 kilometers). The square around the boiler structure is holder of coke or coal and there is a water tank of 40 gallons (151 liters) under the seats.
in 1889, it cost 4 400 francs (US$ 850 / 630) was where the average wage of about 1 800 francs per year, although now, is expected to get almost as much as a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.
this example is sold to Henri Doriol in 1906, which was kept in the family for 81 years before auction in 1987. She was purchased by Tim Moore, Member of the British Car Club veteran who had it running in the year.
since then, he has participated in many competitions and classical records and picked up awards at Pebble Beach, Goodwood and others. It is fully documented and is a reluctant sale, the part of Mr. Moore, who couldn't bring herself to leave him at one of his two children:
'I can't cut it in half, but it's been a real key to collect the papers. I'm a very reluctant seller. "
only about 30"La Marquise"have been built and only 4 or 5 of them were some quadricycles engine like this. It will be at the auction RM Auctions, Pennsylvania on 7 October and where it is supposed to get between $ 2 to $2.5 million (€1.5 million to 1.9 million).
By Tristan Hankins
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