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Formerly of the Richard Paine Collection
1909 PEERLESS FOUR PASSENGER RACEABOUT
Chassis No. 2537
Engine No. 60679
Light green body, fenders and running gear with black pinstriping and moldings and tufted black leather interior
Engine: Oldsmobile six cylinder cast in pairs, T-head, 505ci., 60hp; Gearbox: H-pattern four-speed manual; Suspension: front and rear, semi-elliptic leaf springs; Brakes: two wheel rear brakes. Right hand drive.
Like Pierce-Arrow, Peerless began in another line of manufacturing altogether; in this case it was clothes wringers. They also built bicycles, as did Pierce, and like the Buffalo firm, its first autos were called Motorettes and used DeDion-Bouton engines. Peerless was fortunate in hiring Louis P. Mooers as their first chief engineer. Mooers, a mechanical genius, had a highly advanced four cylinder car ready for the January, 1904 New York Auto Show. Meanwhile, he had designed a 60 horsepower racer and hired a flamboyant ex-bicycle racer to drive it: one Barney Oldfield. The car was memorably named the Peerless Green Dragon and together this monster machine and Oldfield set multiple speed records and gained publicity for Peerless from coast to coast. With a six cylinder car designed by an ex-Packard engineer ready for 1907, Peerless was primed to capture the luxury market and the company's new slogan, Peerless-All That The Name Implies, staked out their marketing position clearly.
By the time the car shown here was built, Peerless was firmly entrenched as one of America's 'Three Ps' in prestige automobiles, the others being Packard and Pierce-Arrow. But despite the introduction of a powerful and advanced V-8 engine in 1915, Peerless suffered from an inconsistent management policy and a revolving door for top executives from the teens into the 1920s. Assets, however, were healthy and production figures were quite respectable from year to year until the Depression crippled Peerless's auto business along with so many others. Automobile production ceased in June 1931 and in a major about-face Peerless geared up for the end of Prohibition by becoming that well-known brewer of beer and ales called Carlings.
This powerful four-passenger roadster is capable of driving at today's highway speeds and could likely bring the needle on the 60-mph speedometer to the end of its arc. It is recorded as joining the Browning Collection in 1985 as it was directly purchased from the Richard Paine Collection. It carries correct Rushmore Searchlight headlamps and a period accessory Gray & Davis spotlight numbered 867 as well as E&J sidelamps. The engine is believed to be from a six cylinder Oldsmobile, perhaps a 1909 Model Z. However, this has yet to be confirmed at the time of writing this description and we encourage any interested parties to contact a member of the staff for further information. In addition we recommend visual inspection of this car as it has been modified from its original form. The Peerless is in overall presentable condition, however the front fender appears slightly damaged. The bodywork on the Peerless appears to be of newer construction. The wheelbase measures 136 inches indicating that it most likely started life as a 1909 Model 25 which is catalogued as possessing the same wheelbase as the Peerless, and as providing enough hood space to house a six cylinder engine. The engine currently fitted appears to be larger than the track of the chassis would naturally provide for and as a result the top section of each chassis rail has been altered to accommodate this formidable six cylinder engine.
This motor car would make an excellent 'Brass and Gas' tour candidate thanks to its combination of a high performance engine coupled to light bodywork. It would be welcome at all tours and events of the Horseless Carriage Club of America as well as at activities of other major national antique auto clubs.
WITHOUT RESERVE
1909 PEERLESS FOUR PASSENGER RACEABOUT
Chassis No. 2537
Engine No. 60679
Light green body, fenders and running gear with black pinstriping and moldings and tufted black leather interior
Engine: Oldsmobile six cylinder cast in pairs, T-head, 505ci., 60hp; Gearbox: H-pattern four-speed manual; Suspension: front and rear, semi-elliptic leaf springs; Brakes: two wheel rear brakes. Right hand drive.
Like Pierce-Arrow, Peerless began in another line of manufacturing altogether; in this case it was clothes wringers. They also built bicycles, as did Pierce, and like the Buffalo firm, its first autos were called Motorettes and used DeDion-Bouton engines. Peerless was fortunate in hiring Louis P. Mooers as their first chief engineer. Mooers, a mechanical genius, had a highly advanced four cylinder car ready for the January, 1904 New York Auto Show. Meanwhile, he had designed a 60 horsepower racer and hired a flamboyant ex-bicycle racer to drive it: one Barney Oldfield. The car was memorably named the Peerless Green Dragon and together this monster machine and Oldfield set multiple speed records and gained publicity for Peerless from coast to coast. With a six cylinder car designed by an ex-Packard engineer ready for 1907, Peerless was primed to capture the luxury market and the company's new slogan, Peerless-All That The Name Implies, staked out their marketing position clearly.
By the time the car shown here was built, Peerless was firmly entrenched as one of America's 'Three Ps' in prestige automobiles, the others being Packard and Pierce-Arrow. But despite the introduction of a powerful and advanced V-8 engine in 1915, Peerless suffered from an inconsistent management policy and a revolving door for top executives from the teens into the 1920s. Assets, however, were healthy and production figures were quite respectable from year to year until the Depression crippled Peerless's auto business along with so many others. Automobile production ceased in June 1931 and in a major about-face Peerless geared up for the end of Prohibition by becoming that well-known brewer of beer and ales called Carlings.
This powerful four-passenger roadster is capable of driving at today's highway speeds and could likely bring the needle on the 60-mph speedometer to the end of its arc. It is recorded as joining the Browning Collection in 1985 as it was directly purchased from the Richard Paine Collection. It carries correct Rushmore Searchlight headlamps and a period accessory Gray & Davis spotlight numbered 867 as well as E&J sidelamps. The engine is believed to be from a six cylinder Oldsmobile, perhaps a 1909 Model Z. However, this has yet to be confirmed at the time of writing this description and we encourage any interested parties to contact a member of the staff for further information. In addition we recommend visual inspection of this car as it has been modified from its original form. The Peerless is in overall presentable condition, however the front fender appears slightly damaged. The bodywork on the Peerless appears to be of newer construction. The wheelbase measures 136 inches indicating that it most likely started life as a 1909 Model 25 which is catalogued as possessing the same wheelbase as the Peerless, and as providing enough hood space to house a six cylinder engine. The engine currently fitted appears to be larger than the track of the chassis would naturally provide for and as a result the top section of each chassis rail has been altered to accommodate this formidable six cylinder engine.
This motor car would make an excellent 'Brass and Gas' tour candidate thanks to its combination of a high performance engine coupled to light bodywork. It would be welcome at all tours and events of the Horseless Carriage Club of America as well as at activities of other major national antique auto clubs.
WITHOUT RESERVE
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This lot has no reserve.