Richard Lichtfel
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I have been using the glass bowl gas filters for many years. I install them in line away from the exhaust pipe and manifold. If the cork gasket dries out just soak it in light oil. Best filter out there.
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There were several different Models of Peerless between 1917 & 1920 that is confusing.
the cloverleaf roadster was listed as a three passenger, but they also had a four passenger roadster with two doors and isle between the front seats and in 1919 or 20 the four passenger roadster had four doors. Then that was replaced by a six passenger touring. They were making the 7 passenger touring and other sedans through this same time period. The four door roadster was sometimes referred to as a close couple touring.
RHL
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I am a plumbing contractor and owner of a few Peerless cars. I wanted to handle the Peerless faucet and Peerless plumbing fixtures but unfortunately they are not "All that the name implies"
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Peerless had several different logos over the years but I am not aware of anyone owning them. We have used some in the Peerless Club with no problems. The Peerless Beer name and logo is privately owned by someone in LaCrosse, Wis.
"All that the name implies"
"Peerless has always been a good car"
I have seen the Peerless script used by several different companies.
Peerless is a generic name meaning has no piers.
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What!!! No convertible???
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These were used in horse drawn vehicles as well. They would have a brick that would fit in the drawer. The brick was heated on the stove then put in the drawer of the carpeted heater, it was then put on the floor or lap and covered with the lap rob. It would have been a hazard to use coals.
We still use them for sleigh rides.
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Bicycle lamp pre-1900. Carbide and water generated acetylene gas and the
different brackets fit on the front fork. I use mine on my high wheel bike of 1880 vintage and it works great, except that it is getting hard to get the carbide these days. Seems it is considered bomb making material.
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The only Peerless dealer that I have a record of in N.C. is A.J. Gilliam in Asheville. The Presidents of Peerless Motor car mostly lived in the Cleveland area, although Collins was from the Detroit area. They may have had a vacation home in North Carolina.
I have heard of a Peerless transmission factory in North Carolina but I can not find any connection with that and Peerless of Cleveland. peerless was and is a generic name and used on many things.
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I remember the 1953 Glidden tour, Ford was one of the sponsors and at their banquet they showed a film of their first world war scrape yard. Brass cars were driven into the crusher,
nothing removed except the driver and they were crushed.
The audience got so riled up they had to shut the film off.
They probably still have that film.
RHL
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The problem with Peerless was all the stock take- overs and changes of management. In 1912 GE took over control of Peerless and they went more into trucks than cars. In 1914 Peerless produced less than 300 cars but they had one order for 12,000 trucks. They were even building FWD's under contract with the Clinton company. In 1916 they came out with new models at lower prices trying to get back into the car market but even though all Peerless were very good cars they never again were able to regain the prestige they had in the early days.
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The new movie War Horse, great movie but the 1914 scene shows a black radiator Ford truck. Very obvious.
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You should see the Swiss Army!!!
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The size is the same as the coupling for the water pump and generator on the Peerless Model 56 V-8 engine. I have cut mine from thrasher belting.
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First McDonald's built in Des Plains, Ill. second in Beloit, Wi. and third in Janesville, Wi. I know, we did their plumbing and they offered us stock in the company instead of money, we turned it down, we knew they couldn't make it with 15 cent hamburgers, 15 cent fries and 19 cent shakes.
I'm still plumbing!!!
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How about a 1909 Duesenberg built Mason truck?
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I have seen a circus poster showing the Little Reo with the small people in it and I thought it said it was Tom Thumb.
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Peerless 1907 or 1908. Joe Tracy drove for Peerless on several occasions
racing or setting endurance records.
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This looks like the flange used around the speed control lever for a player piano.
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The 999 was overhead valve.
What year and how much did Louis Durant offer Henry Ford for the Ford Motor Company, which Henry accepted but the GM board turned down?
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Trimcar is right on. I have restored carriages, cutters, boats and wooden car bodies and the two products I could not do without are the West systems and Kwik-poly. Get the manuals from West, they are good and will show you how to use their products. Also get the dispensers. Kwik-poly sets up really quick so do some experimenting. Both excellent products for wood.
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Jeff,
You are right, they have it listed wrong. It is not a T head 4 but the overhead valve 4 used in the Green Dragon race car and only available in limited quantity. Some were striped down and raced as the Blue Streak race cars.
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My GPS will work on it's own battery for a short while, just enough to double check your speedometer. I have used it on several of my cars.
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The lamps I have measure 8 inches c-c of 1/2 inch horn mounts. The ones I have look the same as yours but they must be bigger.
RHL
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The address should be the same, we own the name. Everything you mentioned should be in there and we will be adding to it monthly like I was supposed to do on the other site but wasn't capable. Our webmaster is a medical student here and is doing a lot of this as a favor for me, The new site looks really good. We are going to have a discussion forum but the AACA forum would be difficult to compete with. Every Peerless club member will have a number and membership card and will need their number to access some parts of our new web page. Looking forward to putting it on line.
RHL
Waltham 8 day clock application(s)?
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Could this have mounted on a dash board and the long stem would extend below the dash making it easy to wind and set? I have seen a dash clock many years ago that mounted that way.