Rustic Rookie #2577 - 1895 Buffum Four-Cylinder Stanhope, chassis no. 1BUFFUM

[Otto Puzzell]

For one point: what is it - make, type and year?

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[AlexFrance]

Electric or petrol powered?

[Otto Puzzell]

Yes!

(Gasoline)

[AlexFrance]

From Europe?

[Otto Puzzell]

Not from Europe

[AlexFrance]

From the USA then?

[Otto Puzzell]

Yes!

[AlexFrance]

Is it from the 1890s, West Coast?

[Otto Puzzell]

This car was not from the West Coast of the US.

[Otto Puzzell]

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[Otto Puzzell]

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[4popoid]

According to a 2012 sale listing, this is the world's first four cylinder car, and the oldest American car ever offered at auction.  It is a: 1895 Buffum Four-Cylinder Stanhope.

[4popoid]

   ??

[Otto Puzzell]

According to a 2012 sale listing, this is the world's first four cylinder car, and the oldest American car ever offered at auction.  It is a: 1895 Buffum Four-Cylinder Stanhope.

That's it! 1895 Buffum Four-Cylinder Stanhope, chassis no. 1BUFFUM.

I think there is some skepticism about the provenance of this car.

[Wendax]

It is at the Louwman museum nowadays: