World's Oldest Running Car Sells for 4.6 Million

[SandburRanch]

World's oldest running car fetches $4.6 million at auction

 

[ultrarunner]

I restore old cars and always am amazed at the prices some cars bring...

For the right car... the sky is the limit.

 

[Sutol]

About time he sold it and got a new one

 

[BelarusBulldog]

About time he sold it and got a new one

I heard he was looking for an older car, to restore! :laughing:

 

[Craig Clayton]

We are calling this a car, but really it is a steam engine on wheels. The steam engine would have been repaired many times for packing leaks etc. The number of available years that it would have operated would not have been too many before the gas engine vehicles would pushed the steamer into the back shed.

The Americian cars in Cuba have been on the road for along time.

I also have a valid steam ticket,but I am not working in that trade anymore.

Craig Clayton

 

[Jamming]

Looks fast ! . 4.6 million less than 2 percent of the worlds population will make that much in a lifetime !

 

[SandburRanch]

We are calling this a car, but really it is a steam engine on wheels. The steam engine would have been repaired many times for packing leaks etc. The number of available years that it would have operated would not have been too many before the gas engine vehicles would pushed the steamer into the back shed.

The Americian cars in Cuba have been on the road for along time.

I also have a valid steam ticket,but I am not working in that trade anymore.

Craig Clayton

So in that respect, I suppose what might be called a steam tractor should really be called a steam engine on wheels.