There's an original Santler that is scheduled to be auctioned next week that may not be all there. The model, an 1894, is said to be the oldest car manufacturered in the U.K. Though its authenticity, down to the manufacture date, has been determined, it may not be a total original. Santlers were either steam-powered or powered by rather weak compressed coal gas engines. Instead, this one has a one-cylinder gasoline-powered Benz powerplant, dropped in when it was restored half-a-century ago.
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