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Sold: ’84 Model. Runs Great.

Gooding & Co. sold an 1884 De Dion, Bouton & Trépardoux of France for $3.52 million, way up from the $1.5 million the auction house has estimated for the sale.

Tim Moore, who lives near Cambridge, England, was absent, saying he could not bear to be present when his beloved 123-year-old car is sold.

Last February in Paris, Christie’s sold a nonrunning 1890 De Dion for $929,773.

See a weekend New York Times story about the history of this fabulous car.

Posted by Peter C. T. Elsworth  at 11:11 AM to Collecting | Permalink

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