![This 1908 Welch has a £200-270,000 guide price at Bonhams’ 2019 Amelia Island sale Classic & Sports Car – Wonder Welch is no-reserve 111-year-old treat](/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/2019-02/Classic%20%26%20Sports%20Car%20%E2%80%93%20Welch%20%E2%80%93%20image%20%287%29.jpeg?itok=MmgNj0-H)
An extremely rare 111-year-old vehicle labelled "the most famous antique car in the world" will go to auction next month as part of a 200-plus-strong collection of ‘brass-era’ cars, parts, accessories and automobilia.
A 1908 Welch Model 4-L 50HP Seven-Passenger Touring, it’s been consigned to Bonhams’ Amelia Island of the vast Don Boulton Collection, which consists of 29 vintage cars and 183 other items.
Unlike many lots at this high-profile sale it has no reserve, and while it does have a guide price, at £200-270,000 it could actually end up being one of the more affordable classics sold at Amelia Island. Well, relatively.
![This 111-year-old car will be sold by Bonhams on 7 March 2019 Classic & Sports Car – Wonder Welch is no-reserve 111-year-old treat](/sites/default/files/2019-02/Classic%20%26%20Sports%20Car%20%E2%80%93%20Welch%20%E2%80%93%20image%20%288%29.jpeg)
![Need to take seven passengers? No worry! Classic & Sports Car – Wonder Welch is no-reserve 111-year-old treat](/sites/default/files/2019-02/Classic%20%26%20Sports%20Car%20%E2%80%93%20Welch%20%E2%80%93%20image%20%281%29.jpeg)
![Three-speed manual gearbox Classic & Sports Car – Wonder Welch is no-reserve 111-year-old treat](/sites/default/files/2019-02/Classic%20%26%20Sports%20Car%20%E2%80%93%20Welch%20%E2%80%93%20image%20%285%29.jpeg)
![Used to develop the first removable wheel Classic & Sports Car – Wonder Welch is no-reserve 111-year-old treat](/sites/default/files/2019-02/Classic%20%26%20Sports%20Car%20%E2%80%93%20Welch%20%E2%80%93%20image%20%2810%29.jpeg)
Of course, it’s easy to romanticise when faced with a vehicle like this and veteran motoring isn’t for the faint of heart. Quite apart from the lack of windows, it’s a pretty elaborate piece of engineering.