![Atop Empire State- in construction; Chrysler Bldg & [Daily] News in middle foreground. (1931)](../../../img/Atop-Empire-State-in-construction-Chrysler-Bldg-Daily-News-in-middle-foreground.-1931--199x123.jpg "Balancing on the Empire State")
‘The world’s oldest running car, an 1884 De Dion Bouton Et Trepardoux Dos-A-Dos Steam Runabout, is expected to fetch up to £1.6million when it is auctioned next month. The car which takes 45 minutes to generate enough steam to drive, is powered by bits of paper, wood and coal’
- Daily Mail
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Thank you to the Daily Mail
This capsule was curated by Lucy Martin
Jay Leno will surely be bidding.