Richard Lichtfel Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 For sale Peerless 8-69 V-8 engine & transmission, radiator, hood, fenders and several other parts Kevin Lange peerless1928@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share Posted August 15, 2013 XXXII. Chassis for 1930-32 Peerless Straight 8. About July 30th, I saw an ad on the peerlessmotorcar.com site with a chassis for a large-series Peerless FS. Don't remember if it included an engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petemick Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Following all the money spent on my 6/81,the 18C engine cylinder head has finally given up and I'm told is beyond repair. Can anybody please help or look at Hershey for me? I'll gladly pay whatever is involved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted September 21, 2013 Author Share Posted September 21, 2013 XXXIII. Saw some interesting Peerless items on ebay motors today. A. a 1916-22 Radiator Shell Emblem, $350.00. Has the blue Peerless script. B. a 1910s Wooden Peerless Coil Box, $139. C. a Sales Catalog for the 1908 Peerless, $194.99. The illustrations show Peerlesses at Harvard University. PERFECT for the guy or gal who went to Harvard and wants a Peerless! D. a NOS Water Pump Shaft Roller Bearing for a 6-70, 6-72 Peerless, 1924-1927, $75.95. Man. by Bower. 1 bearing and outer race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 (edited) XXXIV. Someone on e-bay has a large Peerless hubcap, unknown year, FS on ebay at $349.99 right now. Probably from the 1929-1932 period. Edited October 29, 2013 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 (edited) XXXV. An original Peerless Eagle Hood Ornament, probably 1927-1929, is for sale on ebay until late 10/31/13. Opening price of $9.50......$20.00 on 10/29......sold for $70.01 on 10/31. Fair condition only.This is one of the sculptural ones, not a motometer with an eagle motif. Does anyone know if these are cast zinc, iron, or brass under the plating? Edited November 1, 2013 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 XXXVI. A distributor for a 1926-1928 Peerless 6-80 car is for sale on ebay motors right now. Price is about $60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 XXXVII. A really nice-looking item is FS on ebay for 3 more days. It's listed as a Rare Peerless Ignition and Light Switch. I think it's $59.00 and even has a key with it. An oval shape as goes on the dash panel of a 1924 Model 66 or 1927 Model 6-72. It has a Peerless Eagle logo at the top...so it's not from the nearly identical unit on a Packard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) XXXVIII. 1910s-Era Peerless V-8 ENGINE & Transmission For Sale!!!!!!!!!On e-Bay Motors until 12/23/13. In Middlebury, IN. Lots of Photos.The brass Engine Serial# Plate shows: 8937. That should make it a Model 56, Series 5 engine. Model 56, Series 1-7 (1916-22) preceded the Model 66 (1923-24). This motor even has the two quad water return pipes with it, plus some extra parts. Edited December 19, 2013 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 (edited) XXIX. A 1929-1932 Peerless hub cap is for sale on ebay for about $60. The year & model it fits is unknown to me. Edited January 15, 2014 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) XXX. Peerless Antique 2" Emblem Badge for sale on ebay. First bid 89.99 - price 129.99. It at first looks like an instrument panel or rad shell emblem, but it's really a "Dealer Key Fob". Too heavy a casting for a rad shell badge. The originals always had one big hole at the top so you could attach a key ring for the ignition lock, rumble seat lock, transmission lock, etc. This one has a second hole probably so the dealer could have an I.D. tag with the owner's name {"Billie Burke", "Cleveland Police Chief", "President Hoover", etc.}.Neater than a rad shell badge, IMO, and think it should be worth more 'cause little old me never sees them FS as often as the radiator shell badges. Still FS 2/12/14. Edited February 12, 2014 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 Note To You Guys Who Have Cars For Which Spare Parts Are Common: These Peerless parts are still quite rare, but they do show up here and there. XXXI. On Ebay this morning there was an Employees I.D. Badge, a Dealer Key Fob Medallion, a Peerless Script Jack and two Peerless Logo Tire Pressure Gauges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) XXXII. There is now a pretty nice original Peerless Logo Motometer for sale on ebay motors with a flip-back base and "dogbones". I'm guessing it would be right for the 1920-1927 time period, though there were at least two different radiator spout diameters on Peerlesses then. The dial is about 3 1/4" across. FS until 6:45 PM Pacific time March 2nd ,2014. Edited March 1, 2014 by jeff_a update (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 XXXIII. Exhaust Header Gaskets for 1916-1924 Peerless V-8 engines, and Distributor for a 1929 Model 8-125 Peerless are FS on ebay. Not commonly seen there - - - or at NAPA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 XXXIV. Ebay Motors has NORS Intake Valves for 1916-28 Peerless V-8 Engines FS for a month. There is also a Peerless Logo Tire Pressure Gauge FS.Ebay has an ad for Murray Coach Works with a nice color illustration showing some models of Hupmobile, Jordan, Marmon, and Peerless equipped with Murray bodies one can see at the latest auto shows for 1928. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blastermike Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 hello, I realize this is a peerless car thread, but just wondering if there are any peerless trucks or parts in the states, or did the majority of what was built went to the uk for ww1 transport? appreciate any advice on this, thanks mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted April 15, 2014 Author Share Posted April 15, 2014 (edited) Dear blastermike,Many Peerless trucks stayed in the States....I found a picture of one in Northern Idaho(1914) and Southern California(1920) on ebay. A number of them went in pursuit of Senor Pancho Villa in 1916. An enormous number went to the British 1914-18....at least 12,000. Only one trace of one in the USA, and letters to that address in Quincy,California{Richard Egbert} are returned by the postal service.There are some posts here on the Peerless Forum re: Peerless Trucks by the expert....living in the U.K.(Tim, or "Great War Truck"). Several still exist in the British Isles and in South Africa. Some are armoured cars. Folks may write about Peerless Trucks here anytime!----Jeff BrownMore later. Jeff Edited July 21, 2014 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted April 15, 2014 Author Share Posted April 15, 2014 (edited) Go to PEERLESS RESEARCH FINDINGS thread(near top of page when you go to the Peerless Forum), then page 4 of results for PRF, then Post #83. Trucks. Edited April 24, 2014 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blastermike Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 hi jeff, thanks for the info on the peerless trucks, and I do know GWT in the uk, I thought there may be few examples about in the states, it does seem that nearly all there production went to the uk, thanks again, mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petemick Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 hi jeff, thanks for the info on the peerless trucks, and I do know GWT in the uk thought there may be few examples about in the states, it does seem that nearly all there production went to the uk, thanks again, mike.Hi , a 1910 military Peerless exists at Sandstone Estates in South Africa (www.sandstone-estates.com) . As far as I know it is the only one in this country but I have yet to visit them.regards Peter(6/81) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Lichtfel Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Peerless built their first heavy truck in 1911. They were making delivery trucks, patty wagons and such on their auto chassis but in 1911 they started producing the 1 1/2 ton truck and then added the 3 ton and 5 ton to the line. England purchased thousands of these chassis and installed their own bodies on the back. In 1914 Peerless had so many orders for trucks that their total production on 4 cylinder engines went into the trucks and only 280 automobiles were built that year and they were all six cylinders. Peerless truck production continued thru 1917 with very little change.RHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 The Green Dragon,Thanks for chipping in! I read something about shipping Peerless cars back east on the beds of Peerless flatbed trucks back in the teens. That would work nicely today if there were still trucks around in the U.S. and you didn't mind the low cruising speed. I'm guessing half-fast at best!blastermike,Now you're supposed to say: "Oh, I forgot to tell you I found an old 4-ton lorry with chain drive and a cast iron plate on the front that says: 'Peerless' here in Aotearora."_ _ _ _Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blastermike Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 HI jeff, and the green dragon, I appreciate your help on this, and jeff I'm very impressed you know where new Zealand is let alone its native name, Aotearoa''which means 'Land of the Long White Cloud' to answer your question, no I haven't found a 4 ton peerless truck, shame as they look like a very robust truck, but I have received only this week a 1916 Packard model D 3 ton truck which jeff came from a farm not far from Caldwell Idaho, the internet has made it a smaller world i'll have to talk to GWT and see what other info he can give me, but I bet there is a few survivors in the states, just need to be rediscovered, maybe some ended up in Mexico? you never know sometimes,thanks guys, cheers mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 (edited) XXXV. A nice Instrument Panel for a 1930-1932 Peerless 8 is for sale on Ebay / Collectibles / Peerless Car 'till Sunday, 3:00 PM Pacific, 5/11/14. Only $11.49 and in good condition when I looked at it. Edited May 11, 2014 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 (edited) XXXVI. Scanning e-bay today I see 3 things of interest to Peerless owners: a Peerless Script Jack(about $250), an original Bound Booklet of Peerless Co-Operators from about 1926-1928($300 marked down to $150), and a Sales Manual for a 1927 or 1928 Peerless V-8($59.95), the Aluminum 332 Cu. In. Peerless Engine/Dual Exhaust/4-Barrel Carburetor Car. Edited May 30, 2014 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 (edited) XXXVII. Also FS on ebay today are 3 copies of the indispensable Automobile Quarterly Vol.11, No. 1 (1973) book with a 32-page chapter about the Peerless Motor Car Company from start to finish. You have no business owning a Peerless or contemplating owning one if you don't have a copy*...especially when one's $5.00, one's $5.95, and one's $6.00.You can tell which issue this is by the brown cover with Japanese calligraphy on it(one of the other chapters is about Mazda rotary engines).*It's that well written. Edited May 30, 2014 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 (edited) XXXVIII. A Peerless Logo Tire Pressure Gauge is for sale on ebay about 3 more days. I think starting price was $28.00. Edited August 2, 2014 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 (edited) XXXIX. A bottle of Carling Red Cap Ale with label dated 1934, and a 1934 ad for Carling Red Cap Ale stating "Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Peerless Corporation" were for sale on ebay yesterday. As close as you'll get to finding a '34 Peerless! Edited August 25, 2014 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) XL. Right now an Aluminum Peerless Hubcap(script rather than block letters...probably pre-1924), a Pines Peerless Winterfront(for a 1925-1928), and an original Boyce Motometer w/ Peerless Logo(pat'd 1918, includes base) are for sale on e-Bay. Edited November 17, 2014 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petemick Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 [Hi Fred I'm in South Africa and have the same problem with the same car ,did you resolve the issue ? I can get one made here in SA but the price is about US$8000 . My car is now completely rebuilt and looking great - but for the head Can anybody assist ?QUOTE=Fred.s;1180069]hi first post here , I need a cylinder Head for a 1929 peerless six cast number on front of head is 18ca . i believe engine code is 18c it is a continental. [ATTACH=CONFIG]197348[/ATTACH]Car is in australia and current engine has been remove for overhaul but existing head is useless. can any one help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) Petemick and Fred,I don't know of anyone right now who has one for sale. If someone started making parts for Peerlesses, that would be a good place to start. That's unbelievable what that one quote you got for a new head was, Pete. You'd think that alone would encourage some entrepreneurs.I looked here on the AACA Forums and found a little bit of information. On a thread called "Continental Engines" on the General Discussion forum(Jan., 2014-Sept. 2014), Bud Tierney talked about two obsolete Continental engine parts dealers:Garrad (Gerry/Jerry) Moon at Montes of Chicago, IL.garradmoon@montes@flash.netmontesequipment.com P.A. Ross Machinery in Dallas, TXparossmachinery.comThere was also some discussion on a Gen'l Disc. Forum thread called "anyone recognize this engine and frame"(Sept., 2014) about a motor someone found that is close to an 18C Continental in appearance. 1st they thought it was an 18C, but maybe it was a model 16... Anyway, it is close to what my 18C engine looks like, and it was mentioned that the Jordan Model "E" of 1929 used an 18C engine, as well as the 1929 Peerless 6-81. Reading these threads will give you more insight than what I have said here.Good luck and please write back if you have any success.You have probably already tried it, but looking in e-Bay can turn up good parts sometimes. I've seen entire Peerless V-8 engines for sale, brass radiator return pipes for these 332 V-8s; and right now there's a Johnson Carburetor that may possibly fit a 1924 6-70 or a 1926 6-72 Peerless, plus an axle for a Custom Eight and a perfect hubcap for a 1924-28.----JeffNOTE: I just tried looking and was not able to find anything about 1920 Continental automobile engine applications on the sites themselves. Maybe others will have better luck. Edited November 12, 2014 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
model8125 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Hello Petemick My friend has a spare engine for a Graham Paige 621. Not sure if it is an 18ca but I will look into that if you want to do some homework of your own. My friend George said there were 2 engine sizes for Grahams in 1929. Just went for the last cruise of the year in the Peerless as the thermometer is about to drop. John Knight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 (edited) Hi John, Great to hear from you. Is George the friend you told me about who is a Graham-Paige Guy and recommended you buy the car when you happened upon it 5 or 6 years ago? Did you see the post on the New Peerless Discovered thread, No. 83, that someone found another 1929 Peerless Eight-125? It's a Coupe.Thanks, Jeff Edited November 17, 2014 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 (edited) XLI. A Peerless Dash And Wiring, and a Pair of Headlights With Crossbar from a 1927 Peerless 6-80 are for sale on kijiji right now in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The price is $100 each for these two units, O.B.O. Look at: www.kijiji.ca in Ontario for the ad. Phone or text (289) 213-4443. Ad says "Busy Fri, Sat, and sometimes Sun". Good photos. Not my items, don't know sellers. Edited November 18, 2014 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
model8125 Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Hi Jeff Yes my friend George is the Graham Paige collector and he has a spare continental 6 from a Graham Paige 621. He also has a spare 8 cylinder but it has a marine configuration. Surprised the chap from Australia never got back to me but for curiosity I will go and check that motor when I get a chance. Winter is upon us now 20 degrees and 5 inches of snow = no more cruises. Take care JeffJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petemick Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Hello Petemick My friend has a spare engine for a Graham Paige 621. Not sure if it is an 18ca but I will look into that if you want to do some homework of your own. My friend George said there were 2 engine sizes for Grahams in 1929. Just went for the last cruise of the year in the Peerless as the thermometer is about to drop. John KnightThank you guys for your assistance, I have managed to find a specialist in Johannesburg who is trying to repair the head for me so let me give it a week or so and see how it works out I bought a book on Continental engines some time ago trying to work out how the early history of the model range worked but it was no help at all.I posted a lot of pictures on the Peerless Motor Car Company website recently of my car as it now is . It is a delight to drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truckmen Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 XLI. A Peerless Dash And Wiring, and a Pair of Headlights With Crossbar from a 1927 Peerless 6-80 are for sale on kijiji right now in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The price is $100 each for these two units, O.B.O. Look at: www.kijiji.ca in Ontario for the ad. Phone or text (289) 213-4443. Ad says "Busy Fri, Sat, and sometimes Sun". Good photos. Not my items, don't know sellers.Hey Jeff,Thanks for the tip but I am unsure of that dash.By the way, I might be in need of a grill shell for the Peerless. I dropped mine off at a re-chromer's shop in Montville, Maine, and it's been more than a year since. I've called and emailed and he still keeps avoiding me saying he still need to do some work on it. I have a sick feeling about it. I think it's no longer of this world. To say I am a bit "miffed" is a severe understatement. Ralph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 (edited) I wouldn't be miffed, Ralph. Whether the guys at the shop sold your rad shell on ebay, threw it in the trash thinking they could get a new one at Pep Boys, or lost it, they will either be paying for craftsmen to fabricate an exact reproduction for you, or whatever you have to pay to find an original one out there. Ralph Cartonio says that every one of the Peerless models has a slightly different size radiator shell as you go up the price ladder(in the 1926-1928 time period), so don't assume a 1928 6-60, 6-91 or 8-69 shell will fit a '28 6-80. I suppose the shop may come through for you, too. We can only hope! Were you going to have them chrome plate or nickel plate? Have you contacted Ralph about another grill shell in the event something happened to yours? I remember he was trying to find another one for his 1928 8-69 Roadster in 2010, and sent away for one FS on eBay. I think he paid something like $400 and it was the wrong size....maybe he still has it & it would work for you.Did you get to see the ad on kijiji yet? It may be that you don't need these parts, but they look pretty good in the photos. As I recall ---------- you may have a '28 6-80 with the oval, glass-front instrument panel, so none of these parts may fit anyway. Edited April 13, 2015 by jeff_a ** Added a paragraph. ** (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 (edited) XLII. Today there are a couple of interesting Peerless parts FS on ebay: a Delco Distributor Assembly for a '23, '24, '25 Peerless 8; and a Barn Find of Parts for a 1909 Peerless. At first glance, I thought someone discovered the 1906 Peerless parts cache in Iowa...but these appear to be in Texas.The 1909 parts consist of the rear panel of a Roi des Belges(7-Pass. Touring Car) body, front seatback sheetmetal, and front fenders. Possibly more. The ad now says there are body brackets and a professionally re-done radiator. There are 5 photos. $20,000.The cost seems a little high, until you remember that Peerless was using cast aluminum for some of its body panels at this time. Not sure which pieces on a 1909 are steel and which are aluminum, but not everyone can cast the latter in their basement workshop. Edited April 24, 2015 by jeff_a More 1909 Peerless Parts. (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) XLIII. For all you guys out there with 1924 Peerless Model 6-70 cars....I actually saw three things you could buy for them when I looked on e-Bay a couple of days ago:A Model 70 Instruction Book (Owners Manual)An early 6-70 Sales Brochure showing the body styles available when first introduced about March, 1924 (5-P Sedan, 2-P Roadster, 5-P Touring Phaeton)"...all available in Peerless blue." The 5-P Coupe, 7-P Touring Phaeton, 7-P Sedan, and 7-P Berline Limousine were available later.The 1924 6-70 Generator that's been FS for 4 years now. Edited April 24, 2015 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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