Has anybody ever seen one of these cars in person?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...rksid=p3907.m29

No, they are rare. I belive there are 4-5 of these over several years out there. I can't pinpoint the year on that one but it looks like a 1927 through 1931. My guess would be 1929 due to side venting of the hood.

Impressive car.

This is one of the last-of-the-line Peerless models, either a 1930 or 1931. Straight-eight engine, 115-120 hp, 320 cu. in.; these last two years of production had fairly stylish bodies designed by Alexis Saknoffsky. This Russian designed coachwork for Packards and Hispano-Suizas, too. it is a 1930, based on the front bumper. Someone had a car identical to this one for sale in the Peerless Club newsletter back in about 1989 or 1999...so it is probably still out there somewhere.

One of these would be a pretty flashy auto to have if you found one and restored it, seeing how a lot of people still gravitate toward open cars more than closed cars. Personally, I like the closed cars a little more. I've never seen one in person, either. The 8-cyl '30 and '31's came in models A, B, and C -- or Standard, Master, and Custom.

Someone showed up at a small event in Maine in one of these a couple of years ago. I believe it was the Knucklebusters Frozen Custard Car Show.