Equipment
Rushmore acetylene headlamps, cowl-mounted Rose searchlight. No acetylene generator, tank or plumbing. Stromberg carburetor, shaft drive, dual rear spare tires only, cylindrical bolster tank made of galvanized steel sheet, no fenders, leather upholstery.
Condition
The Sharp brothers were from Trenton and worked with the Roeblings before Mercer was established. This car was most likely built up around a Sharp 393-cid L-head dual ignition 40 ALAM hp four-cylinder engine. Aged but reasonably sound old restoration. Pai
Market commentary
Sold by Bonhams from the Richard C. Paine, Jr./Seal Cove Museum collection in 2008 for $183,000 and hasn't gotten any better with age. It isn't, at least in the present vernacular, 'real' but it is real enough when the big four is unleashed and rumbling down the road. A modest enough price for a window into early American sports car development.