Iconic Mercer Raceabouts at Goodings Stan Lucas Collection Auction

Iconic Mercer Raceabouts at Goodings Stan Lucas Collection Auction

Image: 1912 Mercer Type 35-C Raceabout
    

Estimate $1,500,000 - $2,250,000| Without Reserve


Chassis 623 (SEE TEXT)
Engine 383


Car Highlights
A Well-Known T-Head Mercer Raceabout; An Icon of American Motoring

Among the Most Famous and Desirable of All Antique Automobiles

Well-Documented Example with Known History Dating Back to 1916

Discovered in 1941 by Alec Ulmann, Charlie Stich, and Smith Hempstone Oliver

Winner of the First-Ever SCCA Race at Langhorne, Pennsylvania in 1947

Acquired by Stan Lucas from the Willet H. Brown Estate in 1995


Technical Specs
300 CID T-Head Inline 4-Cylinder Engine

Single Schebler Updraft Carburetor

58 HP at 1,900 RPM

3-Speed Manual Gearbox

2-Wheel Mechanical Drum Brakes

Front Solid Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs and Friction Shock Absorbers

Rear Live Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs and Friction Shock Absorbers
 


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