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2008.05.01
The 1927 Peerless 6/80
Primrose and black with tan leather interior.
Body type: 4-door Landaulett Limousine with solid wheel centres, with two porthole-style rear side windows. Seating capacity: 4 - 5.

Peerless was a United States automobile produced by the Peerless Motor Company of Cleveland, Ohio. Established in 1900, the company was known for building high-quality, precision luxury automobiles.

Peerless employed Barney Oldfield as a driver of its Green Dragon racecar; in early speed races, Peerless proved the durability of the product and setting world speed records. Peerless was noted for its use of flat-plane crankshafts in its engine designs.

As the Peerless evolved, it, along with makes Packard and Pierce-Arrow, became known as the "Three-Ps of Motordom" (premium vehicles) in the United States.

Peerless' downfall was in its quality. In the 1920s, the company was producing conservatively-styled vehicles that would last for ten or more years. Current Peerless owners held onto their cars, which ran very well; new buyers of luxury cars were attracted to LaSalle, Packard and the Studebaker President series.

In 1930-31, Peerless commissioned Murphy Body Works of Pasadena, California, to design what the company envisioned as its 1933 model. The task was assigned to a young Frank Hershey. Hershey's design for Peerless was a remarkably clean, elegant vehicle, powered by the company's planned V16 engine.

Just as the car was ready to be shipped back to Cleveland, the Board of Directors pulled Peerless out of the automobile business and reoriented the company to brew beer under the Carling Black Label brand.

Hershey's prototype was walled up in a room at the Peerless factory where it sat until the end of World War II. Hershey's prototype is now owned by the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum in Cleveland.

Today, Peerless vehicles are hard to find.


(Source: Wikipedia)

Ah, but we were lucky enough to have found one to use as our wedding car!
Happy memories!
24 Comments
mojaroo wow .hoe beautiful
mojaroo · 2008-05-01: 07:31
samuelsonthhc nice :)
samuelsonthhc · 2008-05-01: 08:32
leocheung Wow ! Sweet sweet memory!
leocheung · 2008-05-01: 08:37
yamaleekis Bonita foto. Este coche parece sacado de una pelicula de gansters...
Un saludo
yamaleekis · 2008-05-01: 09:25
domino I love it, I'd like to have an old car like this one!!
domino · 2008-05-01: 09:32
urmysunshine nicely done!~ R
urmysunshine · 2008-05-01: 09:57
mimax2 ńice!
mimax2 · 2008-05-01: 10:06
jennye beautiful car!!
jennye · 2008-05-01: 11:54
natasa7 ohhh, wedding car) you are so romantic!
great picture!
natasa7 · 2008-05-01: 14:09
tantatantan beautiful shot!
tantatantan · 2008-05-01: 15:11
Lynda Great car and shot
Lynda · 2008-05-01: 15:45
DancingDolphin HOW COOL to have used one for your wedding! As I recall you are sort of newlyweds.... JR and I are about to celebrate or FIRST anniversary this coming Monday. :-)
DancingDolphin · 2008-05-01: 16:05
dadlak sure beats a Hummer limo...very nice
dadlak · 2008-05-01: 18:21
smagnolia Gorgeous car and the perfect setting for the photo!
Peace..............
smagnolia · 2008-05-01: 19:14
ScubaLiz Great post!
ScubaLiz · 2008-05-01: 20:03
sendao very nice landscaping!..
sendao · 2008-05-01: 21:48
Michka43 great post!!
Michka43 · 2008-05-02: 01:14
jagungal I want one!
jagungal · 2008-05-02: 01:56
puppydog That was a great day - nice weather, great memories :D
puppydog · 2008-05-02: 02:54
Nayah Beautiful! Reallty original to use it as a wedding car! :))
Nayah · 2008-05-02: 03:35
Najeli Interesting!
Najeli · 2008-05-02: 04:19
Kanya Beautiful!
Kanya · 2008-05-03: 03:02
Matrix Great shot,
beautiful car!!
Matrix · 2008-05-03: 18:22
Matrix Great shot,
beautiful car!!
Matrix · 2008-05-03: 18:23
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