Kissel, the pride of Hartford, Wisconsin, manufactured an extremely high-quality automobile, which was quite costly and enjoyed favor among celebrities of the 1910s and 1920s.

This was never truer than of the company’s sportiest model, the taper-tailed two-passenger speedster, affectionately nicknamed the “Gold Bug” through a promotional contest.

Kissel “Gold Bugs” were owned by a who’s who of Roaring Twenties celebrities and socialites, most prominently Amelia Earhart, who drove her example extensively all over the United States.

The 6-55 Speedster offered here is recorded by the KisselKar Klub as being one of fewer than 40 intact Speedsters remaining in existence, and one of just three 6-55s known in standard trim, with wood-spoked artillery wheels.

Believed to be a very late-production 1926 model, it was previously owned by well-known Classic Car Club of America members Norman and Barbara Oliver of Lewiston, New York, who acquired the car in restored condition from longtime Kiss...