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There are just a few hours left to nab one of the first Tesla Roadsters ever made at auction - see more

  • The original Tesla Roadster is the first car Tesla ever made.
  • The first 100 Roadsters built were part of the limited-edition "Signature One Hundred" series.
  • No. 38 is currently for sale on car auction website Bring a Trailer.

There's no doubt Tesla is a big deal, and perhaps one of your regrets is not getting in on its story (read: stock price) 10 years ago. As a consolation prize, here's your chance to take home one of the earliest pieces of the carmaker's saga.

Way back in the land of 2008, Tesla was a little-known electric carmaker whose first production car was the Roadster, an all-electric sports car based on the Lotus Elise. The first 100 of those Roadsters were sold as limited-edition "Signature One Hundred" models.

This Radiant Red example is No. 38 of those original 100, now for sale on car auction website Bring a Trailer. As of this writing, there are four hours left to bid and the price is just shy of $90,000.

Read on to see more.

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