The sun., 1916-01-02
PEERLESS EIGHT Is
AN ECONOMICAL CAR
Good Lines and Light Weight
in Latest Model Shown by
G. T. Silver.
HAS POWERFUL MOTOR

CT. silver will exhibit new Peerless
eight cylinder car not only at the Grand
Central Palace. but at the Plaza. wal
dcff, ,AetoftA snl AInsonia hotels as we'll.
during. lak& week, The showroom MAIN
tAined ~ 6r. silver on Broadway, at
F1fty seventh sttseAs will also be used
~. 1sbs, disp(ay AZ the new car. and
kV6t 11Ahe bs6RR6A in Brooklyn. New
Afkk fonkers and The Bronx.
Invitations have been sent to dealers
and garage men generally to come and
look over the new car so that they can
see for themselves what a builder can
do when concentrating on a single
model.
The Peerless will be represented at
the various places by n seven passenger
touring car In standard Peerless green
with black trimming. At the Palace. in
addition to the seven passenger touring
car. n touring sedan. "A three passenger
cloverleaf roadster and a polished chas-
sis will be shown.
The new Peerless motor, to which
more attention has been given than 10
any other power plant ever developed In
the Peerless factories, Is of the eight
cylinder staggared V type. The cylln
ders are 3i4 inches by 8 inches. When
running at 200 revolutions a n,inut,
the motor develops so horsepower.
The touring car with 1875 inch wheel
base. including all cataiogued equipment
includes cord tires. extra rim, shock alb.
sorbers. motor tire pump. motometer, &c,
and weighs $500 pounds.
In performance this new car 10 equal
to the famous Peerless sixty-six, a
$4,000 model with a motor OF five inch
bore and seven inch stroke. The reduc.
ton In weight, however. allows twice
the mileage per gallon OF fuel and cuts
the cost OF tire replacement to one
third. These facts were developed b,
thousands Of miles Of testing conducted
by the Peerless engineers during IN,
past spring and summer months.
The lightness OF this chassis. togethe
with the great range OF power obtain
able from the new motor, adapts tn
model to all requirements of city an,
touring work. This has made the manu-
facture OF several models OF cars un
necessary. Only this one chassis will
De built this season. thus permitting tn
Peerless company to realize advantage
Drought by developments In the manu-
facturinE and metallurgical department
so that the price for open types Il bu
1880.
Thls new Peerless car is readily dis
tinguished as product OF the Peerles
factories. In the touring car the rror
seats are divided and the two aux!liar
chair seats fold away in such a manne
that no parts are visible.
The typical Peerless platform rea
spring suspension has been retained. bu
the car seems built close to the ground
this effect has been secured by m
handling OF body lines. The height aboy
the ground gives ample road clearanc,
but Is so proportioned that the runnins
boards OF the car and the floor are COR
. paratively low.
, Aside from tho interest attached I
the launching OF the new Peerless Eiyh
. Mr. Silver has been quietly prepaSin
another treat for motorists generally
the way OF special closed coachwork Fc
the past several years he has specialize
, IN this sort OF work and the silver speci,
bodies are now recognized in the be,
motoring circles az expressing ever,
thing TO be desired in individuality an
: good taste
Out OF town motorists and dealers ir
tercsted In this sort OF work will he r.
paid by visit to the Silver establls,
: ment at F,fty-seventh street and Broae
,, way.