The oldest car of the planet, who won the first car races of 1887 (video) was put up for sale.

The well-known auction house RM announced trading in the sale of the oldest in the world of the Car of De Dion Bouton et Trepardoux Dos-A-Dos 1884 release. This car participated in the world's world's worldstone car, 1887, arranged by the largest French magazine about Le Velocipede bicycles at that time.

The tricycle De Dion, a couple of a couple, was the only machine that finished in that race. It is worth noting that even 127 years after construction, the rarity is in good condition and can ride its own. In total, 20 copies of De Dion were produced, and only six of them have survived to this day, Autoblog notes.

Count de Dion was allocated for the construction of De Dion, and engineers Georges Buton and Charles-Armman Trepard built a steam wagon. The machine is able to transport four passengers who sit on a huge 160-liter tank with water with their backs to each other. To drive a steam engine in motion, it is necessary to spend 45 minutes on the heating of two steam engines. The stock of boiling water is enough for 32 kilometers of the path, after which it is required to reload water, writes about the design of one of the first sportsmen in the world Megaobzor.com .

Trading De Dion Sales is scheduled for October 6th. The auction organizers plan to help out from 2 to 2.5 million dollars for this lot.