A Gallery showcasing the 1914 Mercer Type 35-J Raceabout
The 1914 Mercer Type 35-J Raceabout being offered through Gooding & Company in August of 2023.
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A Gallery showcasing the 1914 Mercer Type 35-J Raceabout
Image Credit: Brian Henniker, courtesy of Gooding & Company. With a top speed of almost 80 mph, the Mercer Raceabout model became the first American-made automobile to win the American Grand Prix.
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A Gallery showcasing the 1914 Mercer Type 35-J Raceabout
Image Credit: Brian Henniker, courtesy of Gooding & Company. The Mercer Raceabout dominated American motorsport for five years.
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A Gallery showcasing the 1914 Mercer Type 35-J Raceabout
Image Credit: Brian Henniker, courtesy of Gooding & Company. The engine, a four-cylinder T-head design, produces 60 hp at 1,900 rpm.
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A Gallery showcasing the 1914 Mercer Type 35-J Raceabout
Image Credit: Brian Henniker, courtesy of Gooding & Company. Brass-Era automobiles, so-called because of the shiny brass radiators, acetylene lamps, and bulb horns, were the very first horseless carriages, and generally span the period between 1896 and 1915.
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A Gallery showcasing the 1914 Mercer Type 35-J Raceabout
Image Credit: Brian Henniker, courtesy of Gooding & Company. This is one of only four known examples of the 1914 Mercer Type 35-J Raceabout to still exist.
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A Gallery showcasing the 1914 Mercer Type 35-J Raceabout
Image Credit: Kelly Williams, courtesy of Gooding & Company. Barney Oldfield, a racing great of the day, drives a Mercer Raceabout during a parade in New York City, circa 1936.
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A Gallery showcasing the 1914 Mercer Type 35-J Raceabout
Image Credit: Brian Henniker, courtesy of Gooding & Company. The Mercer offered nothing in the way of comfort or safety, rather, only a tiny monocle windshield to separate the driver and riding mechanic from the elements.
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A Gallery showcasing the 1914 Mercer Type 35-J Raceabout
Image Credit: Brian Henniker, courtesy of Gooding & Company. This Brass-Era jewel is estimated to fetch as much as $4 million.