Wanted,

one careful (and rich) new owner,

for this 1900 De Dion Bouton Vis-a-Vis chassis, the piece of motoring history has been owned by the same family since at least 1921 and was found the garage of their home in an unnamed Kent village, car enthusiasts love a restoration project so much that there is great demand for the rather pathetic-looking piece of metal with two bent wheel frames hanging from it, the four-seater French-made Vis-a-Vis vehicle was so named because the seats were made facing each other, there was no steering wheel, but a tiller system instead, and the 3.5 horse power engine could produce speeds of anything up to 25mph,

this 'car' is being sold by auctioneers Bonhams of London at its Veteran Motor Cars, Steam and Related Automobilia sale Tim Schofield, head of Bonhams motor car department, said: 'This is a restoration project that someone can put their own mark on, the price? it has a pre-sale estimate of between 22,000 to 26,000 pounds and the auction takes place on November 5 in London,

and this is what it should look like when restored, a real labour of love!