Friday, October 20, 2017

one of only two surviving Charlatans Peugeots, and the only one with Grand Prix history.



The 1913 Peugeot 4.5-Liter L45 is not only regarded by many as the father of all racing engines, but this specific car ran in the 1916 Indianapolis 500.

Decades later when Bothwell took the Peugeot back to Indianapolis to compete in the Veteran Class, he beat Dario Resta's 85mph lap record at over 103mph – a record that had stood for 30 years!

Tremendously historic and full of provenance, the significance of this race car cannot be overstated, particularly when one considers that it was this engine that inspired Miller, Offenhauser and a host of others. It is one of the most original and pure racing cars of this era



https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24733/lot/408/?category=list&length=10&page=38

Sold for 7.26 million http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24733/#/aa0=5&MR0_length=90&w0=results&aj0=lot_number_asc&m0=0

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