{"id":369547,"date":"2011-09-27T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=37174"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:34:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:34:22","slug":"rm-auctions-hershey-2011-sale-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/rm-auctions-hershey-2011-sale-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"RM Auctions Hershey (2011) – Sale Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>RM Auctions returns to Hershey, Pennsylvania on October 6-7, 2011 for its annual Hershey auction, held during the AACA Eastern Regional Fall Meet.
\nThe star consignment for the 2011 RM Hershey sale is the world’s oldest running motor car, an 1884 De Dion Bouton et Trepardoux Dos-a-Dos Steam Runabout. Commissioned by French entrepreneur, Count de Dion, and built by Georges Bouton and Charles-Armand Trepardoux, the 1884 De Dion steamer was nicknamed \u2018La Marquise\u2019 after the Count de Dion\u2019s mother. Measuring just nine feet in length, \u2018La Marquise\u2019 features twin compound steam engines, \u2018spade handle\u2019 steering and seats four people \u2018dos-a-dos\u2019 (back-to-back). The seats are located on top of the steel tank, which holds 40 gallons of water, good for about 20 miles; its sophisticated boiler, fed by coal or coke, can be steamed in 45 minutes.
\nWith just four owners from new, including 81 years in single ownership, La Marquise boasts an impressive provenance \u2013 it was a participant in the first automobile race in 1887, clocking a top speed of 37 mph on the straights, and a double award-winner at the 1997 Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance. A fully functioning car, it recently successfully completed four London to Brighton runs in the UK where it was always the first car away as the oldest entry. It carries a pre-sale estimate of $2,000,000 to $2,500,000.
\n\u201c\u2019La Marquise\u2019 is arguably one of the most important motor cars in the world,\u201d says Rob Myers, RM Auctions. \u201cWith its impeccable provenance, fully-documented history and confirmation by leading historians as the world\u2019s oldest running motor car, its sale represents a once-in-a-lifetime ownership opportunity for savvy collectors, unlikely ever to be repeated.\u201d
\nThe remarkable 1884 De Dion leads a roster of over 115 automobiles and a select range of memorabilia for the 2011 RM Hershey sale. Held during the famed AACA Eastern Regional Fall Meet in Hershey, the sale boasts a track record for early, brass-era automobiles, achieving an unprecedented 100% sell-through in 2010<\/a>.
\nAdditional sale highlights for the 2011 auction include a selection of eight rare American cars from the distinguished Nethercutt Collection, headlined by a 1931 Studebaker President Eight Four-Seasons Roadster (Est. $60,000 – $70,000); and a well-documented 1927 Packard Six Five-Passenger Phaeton, the last of the big Packard Sixes (Est. $70,000 – $90,000).
\nThe 2011 Hershey sale will also feature a collection of early electric vehicles, including a 1903 Columbia Electric Surrey, the only known survivor (Est. $70,000 – $90,000); a rare Swiss-built 1905 Tribelhorn Electric Brougham (Est. $70,000 – $90,000); and an unusual 1913 Argo Electric Fore-Drive Limousine (Est. $100,000 – $150,000).
\nAdditional highlights include:<\/p>\n