1959 Peerless

One of the strangest cars I have ever owned was a 1959 Peerless. While there was an American car of the same name, this particular car was built in England. A Jaguar dealer in England built a unique car for himself and entered in the 24 hour La Mans race. As I understand it, the car did not win anything, but did finish the race. People who saw the Peerless wanted to buy one, so a company was formed and cars were built in the U.K.

Mine was number 176 our of a run of about 200. It was built on a TR2 chassis with some modifications, like a De Dion tube rear suspension with a Jaguar differential. The engine and interior was the standard TR2. Some real differences was that the body was handmade fiberglass and a very unique shape. Other oddities included two gas tanks. They were mounted under the side doors and you had a long step to get over them to get to the seats. Of course if you were hit in the side of the car it would probably cause an explosion.

I had the car for around 8 years and I experience a lot of strange problems, such as the gas tanks leaking and gas coming out through the fiberglass.

More on this car tomorrow.

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