Thursday, July 12, 2007

The World’s Oldest Car

The world’s oldest working car is set to go under the hammer - and it’s expected to fetch up to $ 2 million. The steam-powered, four-seater motor was originally made by the French manufacturers De Dion, Bouton et Trépardoux in 1884.

Built in France, it came out a year before Germans Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz built their first experimental gas-powered cars. And according to auctioneers Gooding and Company, the four-wheeled car, which was nicknamed ‘La Marquise’, has had only three owners since.

It takes about half an hour to build up enough steam to drive - but once running, its top speed is a whopping 38 miles per hour.

Gooding and Company founder David Gooding said: “Out of all the remarkable automobiles I’ve had the pleasure to consign, the De Dion Bouton is one of the most historically important automobiles to come to auction in a very long time.” The company estimates the car’s value at between 800,000 and

It will be auctioned on August 19 in Pebble Beach, California, USA.

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Monday, July 09, 2007

Man Robs Bank Dressed as Tree

MANCHESTER, N.H. (July 8) - Leaf it to New Hampshire, where a bank branch was held up by a man disguised as a tree.

Just as the Citizen Bank branch opened Saturday morning, a man walked in with leafy boughs duct-taped to his head and torso, and robbed the place.

"He really went out on a limb," police Sgt. Ernie Goodno said Sunday.

Police said the leafy man didn't saying anything about having a weapon, just demanded cash, and was given an undisclosed amount.

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