Peerless Club’s 3P’s Meet in Odessa, Florida April 1-3

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  • March 14, 2016 at 1:21 pm #391647
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    The Florida Region has received notice that the Peerless Motor Car Club will hold its national meet, with the AACA’s Hillsborough Region, in Odessa, Florida (between Tarpon Springs and Tampa), on the weekend of April 1-3 – with a 3P’s theme, inviting Pierce-Arrows and Packards, too.

    Meet details are at PeerlessMotorCarClub.com. Registration is required – the meet is organized for those wanting only to be there Saturday or with activities for the entire weekend. Peerless contact telephone numbers are included under the Club’s Tours and Meets page.

    3P’s meets are not that unusual up north but they are rare here in Florida. PAS members may recall the Florida Region hosted a 3P’s meet at Arthur Stone’s Packard Museum in Ft. Lauderdale many years ago. So it is great to know the Peerless club is doing the next installment.

    Brooks

    March 17, 2016 at 12:05 pm #401604
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    No one has commented about the early April 3P’s meet yet, but I thought, while we are waiting, everyone would like to see the like-new Pierce-Arrow Series 80 that attended the last 3P’s meet in Florida. Back then, Arthur Stone’s Ft. Lauderdale Antique Car Museum (Arthur and his wife, Shirley, are at front right) hosted the get together for our Florida Region.

    Brooks

    March 20, 2016 at 2:05 pm #401628
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    A couple of members are asking (anonymously) about the Series 80 runabout in the photo. It has Pierce-Arrow car number 806558 and belonged to the late Ron Sautter and his wife at the time of the photo – they are the first couple to the left of the left front fender. I understand the car was sold at Amelia Island after Ron’s passing. It has not been in our Roster since. If you know its whereabouts, please mention it.

    Brooks

    March 23, 2016 at 5:25 pm #401647
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    I notice a number of members are continuing to read the 3P’s notice, and some have contacted the Peerless Club regarding attending, but no one yet has made a comment here.

    As you may know, over the years Peerless changed business models several times – in the 1920s that meant not being as distinctive looking as Pierce-Arrow or Packard. I was brushing up on what I might see at the 3P’s next weekend, and came across a drawing of a 1927 Peerless front hood detail with an arched eagle radiator cap set above eccentric lines forming the top of radiator shell. I pass it on in case you may be standing next to one and are not quite sure.

    Brooks

    March 28, 2016 at 12:06 pm #401679
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    I found this 1927/28 Peerless catalog illustration and thought it might help get ready for the 3P’s meet this coming weekend – we may see some very bright-colored cars there! The Six-80 identification suggests it was competing/imitating our Series 80 model.

    A number of members continue looking at this posting without comment, so I am not sure how many are planning to be there. I understand it is possible to register at the door at the last minute. I plan to be there for the Saturday part of the meet and hope others can make it then, too.

    Brooks

    March 28, 2016 at 4:19 pm #412899
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    Hello Brooks,

    A few years back, Dave & Diana Stevens hosted the Peerless Club in a joint meet with PAS during a very enjoyable Gathering at Gilmore. The Peerless group was represented by a nice turnout of Cleveland-made cars plus 30 or more very friendly club members including PAS member Gordon Linkletter who brought his Peerless Coupe from Ontario.

    One further note of interest for you. The Peerless Club has a “SONG” which their group sang to us (with gusto) one day at lunch! It’s a former Peerless factory song with clever lyrics about cars (and not Peerless’ post-1933 beer product line)…so be prepared to be entertained!

    Best of luck for great weather during your 3-P’s meet,

    Stu Blair

    March 29, 2016 at 2:09 pm #401685
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    Stuart –

    Thanks for the note. I had my first ride in a Peerless in a 1913 Model 48 tourer ten years ago. It lived in the vast farm area south of Chicago; the land is laid out in enormous squares there, so driving becomes running along what looks like an endless straight line (with no traffic) to the horizon. That Peerless had a great presence, with great torque, like a Pierce. The owners drove it extensively, regularly having small 3P’s meets up there, and had a shop in their barn to keep it looking and running like new. So I am hoping there will be a chance to see it again among the other Peerless cars at the 3P’s meet, too.

    I will take some photos and post them. The next Florida Region FenderLight newsletter is due out when I come back, so please be patient for, well, both the report and the newsletter.

    Brooks

    April 4, 2016 at 3:40 pm #401695
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    I could only attend the Saturday part of the 3P’s meet. That was also the day the rains came, drenching everyone and everything. Fortunately, many cars assembled before the rain began: the 3P’s were lined up with Peerless between Pierce-Arrow and Packard. A number of other makes were there, too, including a Rolls-Royce tourer looking like new, a Ford Model A and a 1964 Lincoln convertible sedan – all looking great as they represented the AACA part of the event.

    I took some pictures – all include raindrops. Most cars had radiator mascots: the rain embellished the 1920-era cars having a German silver finish – making the impressive Mercury with an arrow atop the Series 80 radiator, and both Peerless eagles, stand out. The contrast with Packard’s late 1930s chrome winged symbol and the modest 1927 cap was interesting.

    Hopefully stories and photos of Friday’s tour and Sunday’s events – with sunny skies – are still to come, either posted here or on the Peerless Motor Car Club website.

    Brooks

    April 5, 2016 at 8:10 am #401699
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    Brooks,

    I understand that Wayne and Nancy Hancock’s, 1925, black and vermillion, Series 80 Runabout (seen under the tree in the back of the photo) won the “Best in Show”” award.

    Congratulations to Wayne and Nancy!

    Their Series 80 also sported the afore mentioned Mercury with an Arrow (Running Archer).

    Peter

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    April 8, 2016 at 1:22 pm #401734
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    Here is a closer look at the Mercury radiator cap at the meet. It is very rare and very impressive; one wonders why Pierce-Arrow did not make more use of it.

    April 8, 2016 at 3:20 pm #401736
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    Hello Gents,

    Here is a photo of that Running Archer before I sold it to Wayne!

    Peter

    April 8, 2016 at 3:24 pm #401737
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    Here is another photo, running the other way!

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