Worlds oldest running steam powered car up for sale

Today the worlds oldest running steam car will go up for auction, a 1884 De Dion Bouton Et Trepardoux Dos-A-Dos Steam Runabout.
(UPDATE: Sold 4.62 Million!)
It sports twin compound steam engines,  solid front and rear axles, locomotive-style connecting rod motion, single-acting mechanical brakes. The wheelbase is 43" wide, and is capable of 38 mph, 20 miles on tank of water.


- Named “La Marquise” after the Count de Dion’s mother

- At 127 years of age, the oldest running motor car in the world

- Single family ownership for 81 years and only four owners from new

- Participant in the first automobile race in 1887

- Veteran of four London-to-Brighton runs


For more information on this piece of history watch the video below.

Real Steam Power

One of the largest moving Steam Engines lies in rest in Omaha. She is a beauty to behold. Although it is not functional anymore, it's outer shell is in great condition. Big Boy UP4023 used to be on display near the airport for a few years but it was getting vandalized and broken into.So she was moved and stored in the back of a train museum till a new spot could be made for her at Kenefick Park.



  Here is a view of Big Boy UP4023 and the diesel electric Centennial  UP6900 atop Kenefick Park. Another designation for a Big Boy is a 4-8-8-4.
That means it has four small wheels up front, followed by eight big drive wheels, followed by another set of eight big drive wheels, and last four more small wheels.



Although I was not here for the move of the giant locomotives many other people did take pictures of it. It must have been a site to be seen coming down the road and then up the step hill to the top of the park.
More info on 4023 can be found all over the web, look for some future pictures with her. ^^