La Marquise

La Marquise is a very old and still existing automobile. The steam-powered four-seater has four wheels. The steam car was built in 1884 as a prototype for further motor vehicle production in Neuilly -sur -Seine by De Dion, Bouton et Trépardoux and named after the mother of Albert de Dion. Equipped with a two-cylinder motor car to reach a top speed of 55 km / h.

In November 1996, the vehicle took part with the number 0 on the London - Brighton Veteran Car Run. On 19 August 2007, the car was sold at auction for EUR 2.0768 million. In October 2011, it was around 4.62 million U.S. dollars ( 3.40 million euros ) auctioned in Hershey (Pennsylvania) by an anonymous bidder.

Achievements

La Marquise drove in 1887 the first car race in the world from Paris to Neuilly -sur -Seine and back with an average speed of 25.6 km / h The following year, the car won with an average speed of 28.9 km / h