Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-13
MANY NEW FEATURES ARE
IAG9 |! TO PEERLESS
lnstlKated upd First Popularizci
sScvcral Special Lines, AL
- ways Leading.
INTERESTING HISTORY
First Motor Built by Company Was
Of Two-Cylintlcr Variety, Which
Was Soon Replaced by Fours
and SiNcs-Ollficld Once Driver.

Thr present great establishment Of
het5eerless Motor car Company AT
Clereland. Ohio. is the result OF a
gradual evolution from manufactur-
ing Generations on several special
lincg preceding and ccincidiuS with
the rise of the American ant"mohii"
Terminal Motor co. Its parent con
Germ; The Peerless Manufacturing
COMPANY. took an active part in the
mahhfactmrc OF bicycles when that
iDdpStry was AZ it's height. and later
about ln0G--embnrked in the bust
ness. of manufacturing parts for one
OF 1.-TWO automob of American
MAKE. In 1901 1t secured the right to
built the De Dion Bouton Motorctte
unI6r the De Dion patents. and for a
yeat, that pioneer among American
motor cars was produced at the Peer
10, 1902 the company was incor-
porN"d as the Peerless Motor Car
Company When the reorganization
was effected tn" first Peerless motor
cars. were hul; The business .N-
paiHlcd rapidly. and CORRESPONDING
progress Was made in facilities and
improvements. Extensive new grounds
were secured at the present ioca ION
East ~Nincty-thir Street and quincy
Avenue. and wcr" covered with lara.
buildings wholly devoted To tn. or
eratDns OF the company. The prop.
erty4 has sine" been greatly enlarged
By SIher ground purchases and tn"
erection OF new buildings until at
the present time the two great fac
tories Of ,hls company cover twenty
acres.,of land AMI ar" composed OF
,hirtye;wc buildings. most OF which
are tNrec stories high.
Make SIN cylinder Cars.
Tbs. riSl Peerless motor cars We're
Of tvHc cylinders with vertical motor
located under "a bonnet NJ the front.
when HaS since been the universe!
pract4rc. The original ,wo.cylindcr
c.rs-Tcrc soon replaced by ones of
four c; finders. and this company Was
also 5fn"nE tn. pioneers in s,X-cyijn-
der construction. II was the nrst -
impraNem"A'" Of four speed trans
nissr"n art cf bcvcl gear rear axle.
on Which II holds patents Th. com
pRnr again took the lead when Tn"
side -eIitrdnCc 10 the tonErau WAS in
troduced by being lac first To build
THIS tsrS IN commercial quantities in
AUTOMOBILE" development the Peerless
cohpany gained a wide reputation
along the lines II competitive enter
prissThcn regarded with rather par
ticpIf i"Ncr 10y roth the manufa"-
turGrS and the public. barney old
fteld2became famous in the racing
world in charge az &c. Peerless
'trePn Dragon = racing car which
e'f-ani conquered 81 ,omyrS and
did much To firmly establish the
TtIehrty :rd srrcr.or .v of The Peer
less tQtkc. Previous 10 Nt'hdrtv ing
from Nihe Gltdden Tour the Peerless
entEisS mad several times finished
With~a perfect score.
AtSihc outbreak OF the European
war; lh!+ the product Of the com
rai! uGed a line Of heavy duty
m"H. !Gcks which proved OF ines
tintlh!" value to the allies. During
thes Years Of 1915, 1915 1917 ana part
OF l." y. an unc"Hsing stream of Peer
lts's avN duty trucks was sent
arm lc ocean for use at the front.
unh le total deliveries approNi-
maze 1000 trucks
lntr"iurr tnngr Chr.
" IN" early part of 1916 the first
eight cylindcr two-pOwor range ear
"aS introduced The reception ac-
corded TINS car resulted in Il demand
wheel could nos be met with existing
WtniihctUr!nE facilities and "A large
addition was made To the floor sDagn
ana n the number Of employees since
Lagu"rN, 1919. the product of the
company has been confined to its
ciep -cEiihdcr passenger cars the
mnHuiac'urc Of trucks having been
suspended