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1913 Mercer Model 35 Raceabout

  • Engine Number: 1462
The Mercer Type 35 Raceabout was produced from 1911 through 1914 and was considered to be the United States' original sports car, beating the Stutz Bear Cat by a year. These were essentially a road-going automobile that felt equally at home on the race track. The engine was a well-engineered T-head 4-cylinder unit with blocks cast in pairs and mounted on an aluminum crankcase. It was the work of engineer Finley Robertson Porter and could propel the car to speeds of 100 mph, making it one of the fastest automobiles in the world.

This particular Mercer Type 35J Raceabout is part of the Don C. Boulton collection. Mr. Boulton had the car restored by Stu Laidlaw, using a collection of Type 35 components acquired from Roger Ellis, with bodywork that is extremely authentic in its appearance, including proper seats. The car has Rushmont Searchlight headlamps fed by a Prestolite acetylene tank. There are wooden wheels painted Mercer Yellow with black striping. Other items include the Dietz two-tiered brass sidelights, Dietz Dainty taillamp, Warner Auto-Meter, Bosch magneto, and correct Mercer-badged Boyce Motometer crowns the radiator.

The engine is a 301 cubic-inch T-head four-cylinder unit offering 34 horsepower. There is a three-speed manual transmission, rear-wheel drum brakes, and semi-elliptic leaf springs with Hartford Friction-Type shock absorbers.

By Daniel Vaughan | Apr 2019

2019 Bonhams : Amelia Island

Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $800,000-USD $1,000,000 
Sale Price :
USD $896,000

1913 Mercer Model 35 Auction Sales

Recent Sales of the Mercer Model 35

(Data based on Model Year 1913 sales)
1913 MERCER TYPE 35K RUNABOUT
Chassis#: 1186
Sold for USD$2,425,000
  2021 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction
1913 Mercer Model 35 image  1913 Mercer Model 35 image  
1913 Mercer Type 35J 'Raceabout'
Sold for USD$896,000
  2019 Bonhams : Amelia Island
1913 Mercer Model 35 image  1913 Mercer Model 35 image  
1913 Mercer Model 35J Raceabout Model by Sapor Modelltechnik
Sold for USD$28,750
  2012 RM - Milhous Collection, Fla
 
1913 MERCER RACEABOUT ROADSTER
Sold for USD$1,022,500
  2004 Bonhams - MOTOR CARS
 
1913 MERCER MODEL 35 ROADSTER RUNABOUT
Sold for USD$412,000
  2004 Bonhams - MOTORCARS BROOKLINE
 

Mercer Model 35s That Failed To Sell At Auction

1913 Mercer Model 35's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
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1913 Mercer Model 3511432008 Gooding & Company   

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