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ins, Inline 4-Cylinder Engine Single Carburetor Approximately 80bhp at 4,750rpm 4-Speed Manual Transmission Semi-Elliptic Leaf Springs Front and Rear 2-Wheel Drum Brakes *America's first sportscar brand *Definitive specification Series 5 Mercer *Professionally converted in 1940s to Raceabout format *Remarkably preserved in succession of important collections *Formerly owned by Bill Harrah and Al Ferrara *CCCA Full Classic® MERCER If ever there was object, irrefutable proof that the concept of the sports car originated in the United States it is the Mercer Raceabout.

First built in 1911, Mercer's Raceabout, with its thundering T-head four-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 Broo...