298.2ci Side-Valve 4-Cylinder Engine Single Updraft Carburetor 70bhp at 2,800rpm 4-Speed Manual Transmission Front and Rear Leaf Spring Suspension Rear Mechanical Drum Brakes *Very rare 1915 example of this model *Iconic American brand *Ex-Harrah Collection *Former multiple Concours and AACA National Award Winner THE MERCER 22-70 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 Brooklyn Bridge) and their engineer Finley Robertson Porter built some 800 Raceabouts which their customers could ...