Like the steam locomotive and the manual typewriter, Brass-Era automobiles are anachronistic curios, but there is no denying that these ingenious inventions allowed their users to accomplish epic ...

At a time when most automobiles could barely chug along at a walking pace, the Mercer Type 35R Raceabout could blast its way to 100 mph. Long before the term even existed, the stripped-down and ...

Old enough to remember that AMC, not Subaru, built the "world's first Sport Utility Wagon" and young enough to prefer fuel injection to carburetion, Christopher "Emmy" Jackson entered the auto ...

The history books are filled with defunct American automakers, from Duesenberg and Studebaker to Plymouth and Pontiac. But few of them are as missed by vintage automobile enthusiasts as Mercer. The ...

Representatives from the Petersen Automotive Museum were invited to bring automobiles to both the Quail Motorsports Event in Carmel, California, and the Councours d'Elegance at Pebble Beach. The only ...

The Mercer Type 35 Raceabout shown above is expected to fetch anywhere between $18,000 and $25,000 when it crosses the auction block in early June. If that sounds inexpensive for a Raceabout - a car ...

Grosse Pointe, Michigan, July 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 1913 Mercer 35-J Raceabout with Single Family Ownership Since 1959 Highlights Brass Era Brilliance at the Upcoming Broad Arrow Monterey Jet ...

A rare, well-preserved 1922 Mercer Raceabout with long-term ownership and low miles heads to auction with $400K–$500K estimate. One of the most historically significant and best-preserved examples of ...

In 1911, the Titanic was still floating. Arizona and New Mexico weren’t even states yet. The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) wouldn’t be formed for another 33 years, and the Corvette wouldn’t come ...

Sitting in this 1911 Mercer 35R Raceabout, you immediately notice something about the nearly 100-year-old vehicle: the clutch, brake, and throttle pedals are in the same arrangement as those in modern ...