Ancient vehicle with a hammer

In 1881, a French playboy Marquis Jules-Albert de Dion wandered in search of gifts to the toy store, where his attention was attracted by the delightful model steam engines. He suggested that the creators of mechanical miniatures Georges buds and Charles-Armand Trepardyu build a complete engine. For this work, he was ready to pay 10 francs a day, while in the manufacture of master models earned only seven. After much experimentation was created trёhkolesny locomotive that unpretentiously named «De Dion Bouton Et Trépadoux Dos-à-Dos» («Double crew de Dion Bouton and Trepardyu"), or, for simplicity, «La Marquise» («Marquise» ). Now it is the oldest self-propelled road vehicle, which exists in the world. The official presentation took place samobegloy wheelchair in 1884 and three years later she took part in the very first car race of the Earth. The device de Dion could accelerate to 60 km / h - the crazy speed of the era. Subsequently, the designers created a version of its four-seater car, which became the ancestor of all family cars. Throughout its history the car has replaced the four owners. Last owner kept it for 80 years, but now put up for auction. This is a unique relic to be sold at the auction house RM Auctions October 7. Estimate Lot of 2-2, 5 million dollars. http://www.youtube.com/embed/riO3UUC9qo0 video>