298.2ci L-head Side-Valve Inline 4-Cylinder Engine Single Updraft Carburetor 70bhp at 2,800rpm 4-Speed Transmission Solid Front Axle with Leaf Springs-Live Rear Axle Rear-Wheel Mechanical Drum Brakes *Highly original example *4-cylinder Mercer *Iconic American brand *Recent sympathetic re-commissioning THE SERIES 5 SPORTING If ever there was object, irrefutable proof that the concept of the sports car originated in the United States it was the Mercer Raceabout.

First built in 1911 the Mercer Raceabout, with its thundering T-head 4-cylinder engine, standard exhaust cutout, round bolster tank, monocle windshield and rudimentary seating for only a driver and a brave passenger, was the first automobile successfully built in series for the sole purpose of going fast and winning races.

Between 1911 and 1915 the Roebling brothers (whose father had designed and built the Brooklyn Bridge) and their engineer Finley Robertson Porter built some 800 Raceabouts which their customers could take str...