The 1884 De Dion Bouton Et Trepardoux Dos-A-Dos Steam Runabout sold at <a href="http://www.rmauctions.com/auction-results-overview.cfm?SaleCode=HF11" target="_blank">RM Auctions</a> last Friday for $4.62 million. 
This French pre-owned steam-powered vehicle won the first ever automobile race in 1887. It also has one of the longest names of any steam-powered runabout in France. 
Here's a boring and informative video with a variety of unusual looking experts and historians. 
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Source: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/08/worlds-oldest-running-car-fetches-4-6-million-at-auction/" target="_blank">Autoblog</a>

The 1884 De Dion Bouton Et Trepardoux Dos-A-Dos Steam Runabout sold at RM Auctions last Friday for $4.62 million. This French pre-owned steam-powered vehicle won the first ever automobile race in 1887. It also has one of the longest names of any steam-powered runabout in France. Here's a boring and informative video with a variety of unusual looking experts and historians. Source: Autoblog

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