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    Recommended Peerless Book

    in Peerless

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    OnSafari,

    Thanks for dropping by at the Peerless Forum. Richard H. Lichtfeld wrote a 29-page booklet, The History of the Peerless Motor Car Company, in 2009. It wasn't commercially distributed and went to Peerless Motor Car Club members only.

    Peerless Coffee Table Books: 0

    Peerless Histories With Photos: 0

    Finding an Antique Car Historian to Coach You On Peerless History: Priceless.

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    All true....but don't give up. I'm glad you have an interest in PEERLESS. Have you seen one recently or gotten curious just from mentions of the firm in the motoring press long ago? Perhaps you saw the two Peerlesses at the Hershey Meet this year or the 1915 and 1929 examples there the two previous years. I stumbled upon a unique 1924 Peerless at a car lot in western Montana 7 years ago and began my current fascination then.

    There are dozens of magazine articles about the marque and some chapters have appeared in books. This forum has a lot of data in it after 6 years and is book-length now. The most thorough book chapter I've read is Automobile Quarterly, Volume 11, No. 1, 1973, written by Maurice Hendry. It has a 32-pg piece covering the company from start to finish with great photography and even interviews of former employees. Copies of this 112-pg book are frequently FS on ebay. I got one for $10.00 postpaid. The American Automobile by Ralph Stein, 1971, has an 8-pg chapter in its 252 pages. Golden Wheels by Richard Wager has a longish section on Peerless, but I don't know how many pages(lent my copy out). The Standard Catalog Of American Cars by Kimes, Clark, Dinwoody, and Marvin, 1996, about 1,200 pp, has an 8-pg entry about Peerless with 30+ photos. I hope this is a good start!

    Sincerely,

    Jefferson M. Brown

    Thanks Jeff. Having been brought up on Packards, I'm interested to learn more about the "other" fine cars out there.

    Cheers

    Lyndon

    1930 Franklin Body builder?

    in Franklin

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    That is a very, very handsome car. It's body is a few years ahead of its time, as it looks perfectly natural on top of that 1930 chassis. If I had bought that car, and I wish I could have, I would eventually update the paint scheme as well, because the fiacre-motif outlined doors kind of ruins the effort of updating it. After having saved enough money, I would eventually paint the car all one color (definitely not red), and, of course, eliminate the Hollywood tires.

    I saw this too whilst at Hershey, and I would have liked to purchase it as well. Very handsome car. Tom, if you find another..........

    Recommended 1st Franklin

    in Franklin

    Posted

    For a first Franklin, I recommend a 1929 model 135. Parts are readily available, hydraulic brakes and a nice engine. If you can, get wire wheels and side mounts. Very nice driving cars at a reasonable price.

    And you can work on them yourself.

    Thanks, I do like the 13 series styling. What would one expect to pay for a neat, presentable driver?

    Recommended 1st Franklin

    in Franklin

    Posted

    Hello all,

    I am keen to add a Franklin to my collection, and I'm thinking a series 12 is the way to go, mainly due to the fact that they have 4 wheel hydraulic brakes. I would be intersted in anyones driving impressions between the series 11 and 12 cars and whether one is preferred to the other??????

    I am used to driving my grandfathers 1929 633 Packard sedan and 1926 426 Packard roadster, and I hope a Franklin is a lighter car to drive than the 633!

    Thanks in advance.

    Lyndon James

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