Oldest operational car in the world sells for 4.62 million

[Ghoste]

I don't like to talk too much about work unless it's Charger related but this one was kind of unusual.  We sold the oldest still functional car in the world tonight for just over 4 million dollars.  It was a coal fired steam powered thing built in France in 1884 and we drove it on stage.   And know, in just over a dozen years of doing this and the thousands of cars I've dealt with, this was the closest I came to getting hurt.  It came flying into the backstage area before it was called and missed me smoking me head on by an inch.

http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=HF11&CarID=r153

[skip68]

That was cool.      Thanks Ghoste.

[Aero426]

Super cool.    I'd love to see it run.

[gtx6970]

Super cool.    I'd love to see it run.

I agree , 
couple friends of mine are into steam powered farm equipment

[Aero426]

The video on the link above shows the car running.     Unbelieveable. 

[ACUDANUT]

 All I found on that link was a dozen pages of old cars ? No video . Okay, what did I screw up now.

[Ghoste]

Hmm, I don't know why it changed but if you click on that link and at the bottom select page 5 it will let you see (among others) lot 259. Click on the lot and the video is available from there.