PEERLESS (US) 1900-1931

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PEERLESS (US) 1900-1931
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DaWeber	Mar 24 2009, 08:28 PM Post #1
Station Wagon Posts: 1,310 Group: Members Member #96 Joined: December 3, 2006 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Preferred Brand Matchbox Favorite Car Chevy Cruze	PEERLESS (US) 1900-1931 Peerless developed out of a firm in Cleveland Ohio that previously made clothes wringers and bicycles since 1869. Their first car was a "horseless carriage" that used bicycle wheels. In 1905 Peerless became recognized to be a prestige manufacturer. Later it became a chief competitor with Cadillac and other highend cars. The company failed because of the Great Depression. But the last cars produced were the sleekest and best designed vehicles the firm ever produced. It is unfortunate that Peerless did not survive. The only small scale model is a two door 1911 Roadster ( however I question the manufacture date since the model appears to have newer stylingqualities than other cars of that era) It was made by High Speed #211 as a Readers Digest promotional in the late 1990s. Availability at present is unknown.



James	Mar 24 2009, 08:30 PM Post #2
Mr.Bowtie Posts: 10,550 Group: Members Member #355 Joined: October 14, 2007 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Favorite Car Impala	I recently came into possession of about a dozen High Speed castings, I wonder if one of them is #211. I'll have to check at home in the morning.



ChFalkensteiner	Mar 29 2009, 07:52 AM Post #3
Subcompact Posts: 69 Group: Members Member #1,559 Joined: December 10, 2008 DLM or Cardboard Collector DLM Gender Male Preferred Brand Matchbox Location Linz, Austria Favorite Car Citroen DS	1911 Peerless 32/45 HP Raceabout with body by Croall & Croall: Picture taken at the Louwman museum in Raamsdonksveer, the Netherlands, in 2008. Attached to this post: F080502_063.jpg (68.68 KB) Edited by ChFalkensteiner, Mar 29 2009, 07:54 AM.



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