World's oldest car

[Kaleb]

I heard about this today, while talking about antiques. Its very interesting.

http://gantdaily.com...or-4-6-million/

BTW: it still runs

Edited October 11, 2011 by Kaleb

[trogdor]

Who bought it, Jay Leno ?

[Harry P.]

It depends on your definition of "automobile." The first cars, as we generally define them (self-propelled, internal combustion-powered) date from the 1880s, including Duryea and Benz, but there are examples of much earlier "cars," if you broaden the definition to include steam power. We can go all the way back to the 1700s...

http://www.supercars.net/cars/3603.html

[Kaleb]

O yea I know, I just thought it was interesting, Like I put in the sub-title "Or so they say". Its just the oldest one that has been found, or brought to the spot light.

[charlie8575]

Now that is cool. I wonder if there are any more current pictures?

I'll have to check RM when I have a few extra minutes.

Charlie Larkin

[mr cheap]

my bothers friend found a( ford horse) carrage with a ele motor // you drive it out of the barn befor you hook up horses ford motor co.. ser # 000002

[sjordan2]

Now that is cool. I wonder if there are any more current pictures?

I'll have to check RM when I have a few extra minutes.

Charlie Larkin

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20111010/CARNEWS/111019997

[Dr. Cranky]

I like in part because I love old pictures like this. They always make me think of STEAMPUNK!

[mr moto]

Don't know if anybody is aware of this site:

http://www.genesis2scale.com/wip.htm

It looks like there's nothing actually in production right now but they sold some Duryea race cars (winner of the first auto race) on Ebay last year and they looked great. If there's any interest in that type of vehicle maybe a flood of e-mails to the site will get production going again.