wow, interesting that they went retro on the artwork in the ad for this whisky, and used Barney Oldfield, and the Peerless Green Dragon... I suppose it was an effort to not cast the implication that current drivers would drink and race, but rested on the notion that in the good old days of 1910 or so, it was common place, and totally fine

 https://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2024/08/p-m-whiskey.html

being odd and unusual doesn't make this rare, but if that really is a Peerless, that would qualify this strange thing as rare.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1631716690962210&set=pcb.1534390827141834

the Hemmings and Hagerty Great Race is going on between RI and ND this year, and has just went through gravel roads in Wisconsin, way out in farm country between Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin and Duluth, Minnesota

I haven't seen a Peerless in forever!

https://www.greatrace.com/news/great-race-2022-day-7.html

the famous 1904 Madison Square Garden car show

https://onceuponatown.tumblr.com/page/107

big old boat engines at the Anderson Classic Boat Museum, a Van Blerk, Peerless, and some V 24

http://www.woodyboater.com/blog/2015/07/18/anderson-classic-boats-museum-site-of-the-2015-acbs-scholarship-auction/

The Grant J. Quam Collection Auction has some interesting cars and petroliana

the 1925 Kissel Gold Bug Model 75 Speedster has extensive records of previous ownership and has been restored several times. This vehicle has won awards at numerous auto shows, and is truly one-of-a-kind due to the low production of Kissel Kars. It’s believe to be only one of five left in the world.

Believed to be only one of three 1936 Pierce Arrow Country Club's existing today, this car has been completely repainted to custom “Butternut Coffee” colors. The car has been stored in a climate controlled building since it was purchased, and only has 10, 674 miles.

The car was owned by Allan Atherton, an antique car collector from Dexter, Iowa, for close to 30 years. In the early 1980’s, at the height of the farm crisis in Iowa, Mr. Atherton was forced to liquidate most of his antique car collection. This is when Mr. Quam purchased the car from the bank in Dexter, Iowa.

1926 Peerless model 56 below

Mr Quam rarely showed this car to the public. Mr. Harrah was noted as saying, this was the best preserved original car that he had ever seen and owned, and today, it ranks as a Condition 1 Preservation Vehicle.

The car was originally purchased new by Peter Fank in Iowa, in 1920. He drove it sparingly for 10 years, when the car was parked “on blocks” in a garage at the family home, in about 1930. The mileage of 21,597 is believed to be the actual mileage of the vehicle, based on Mr. Fank dying in 1937 and the car remained “on blocks” until the death of his sister Josephine in 1964. The car was “discovered” after her death. Harrah then purchased the car through one of his agents in 1964.

The car is in unbelievable original condition and out of the public eye since it was sold by Harrah’s, in 1984. To illustrate just how original and untouched this car is, it still has the factory installed original white rubber radiator hoses on the factory V-8 engine.
The original factory tool kit for this car is in the trunk, as well as the original air hose kit for airing up the tires.
 Peerless automobiles had an air compressor incorporated into the engine that was driven off the timing gear.
Both original spare tires are with the car

All from https://www.proxibid.com/asp/Catalog.asp?aid=95240

Barney Oldfield and the Peerless Green Dragon

http://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/

Barney Oldfield was America's first auto racing star. His persona expanded beyond racing or even automobile circles to become a household name. His appeal was more than the fact that he was a winner. He thumbed his nose at authority, at elite society and was never afraid to tell you what was on his mind. That produced great copy so he was a favorite among the "newspapermen" of the day. The average Joe and Jane loved it. He struck a blow for them.

His talents are disputed today but that's because people don't take the time to read about him and think of his motivations. He sought to control his own destiny and if he ever got truly angry it was at people he felt exploited racers risking their lives so they could promote their races - and take the lion's share of the receipts. Barney's barnstorming adventures were about making the money he felt entitled to and making sure the environment was safe for himself and his team.

Oldfield knew his worth and wasn't afraid to negotiate. In May 1910 when the Indianapolis Motor Speedway threw open its doors for its first-ever Memorial Day weekend competition events as the Brickyard, Oldfield had held out for special consideration - and he got it.

One of the investors was the Conduitt Automobile Company, an Indianapolis dealership selling Knox automobiles. They supplied the cigar-chomping grassroots hero with a race car for a number of events.

On the first day of the meet the car broke a steering knuckle - a tough deal given that this was not a factory entry and spare parts were not readily available.

In the spirit of old school auto racing ethic Indianapolis manufacturer National Motor Vehicle Company stepped in to lend a helping hand. They fabricated a replacement part so the crowd favorite could return to competition on Saturday.

The decision may have been somewhat self-serving though. The top officer at National was Arthur C. Newby who was also one of the founders of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and its First Vice President. Newby was no dummy. He knew having Oldfield on the track meant more people in his grandstands.

Still, he probably wasn't thrilled with the results of the important five-mile stock car sprint race that matched Barney with two of Newby's drivers: Johnny Aitken and Don Herr. Barney, in his Knox with a "National" steering knuckle smoked the field to take the win.

http://www.firstsuperspeedway.com/articles/national-rescues-oldfields-knox

This article originally appeared in the May 29, 1910 Indianapolis Star.

these 3 from https://www.facebook.com/groups/yachtclubdesavionsdelaroute/?fref=nf

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/auto-racing-1894-1942.380814/page-371#post-13022824

A Peerless watering down the roads to help stop some flu epidemic (if I recall the notes correctly)

the two things you might be thinking are

Where the hell did find these? Well, if you want to see some real history and not the censored blather in your history books, go look through Shorpy.com http://www.shorpy.com/  the only site I know of that you can get an education from just browsing through and reading the captions... it's just old photos, and so many readers and fans add details in the comments of the photos, you really ought to check those too on photos you're most interested in.

The other thing you might be thinking is .. Peerless made tanker trucks? 

the EJ Cole motocycle collection (over 220 motorbikes) are going to auction next month in Vegas, here are some that caught my eye

The jewel of the collection, considered to be the most original of it's year and model

here are a couple restored hill climbers

so be at the South Point Casino and Exhibit Hall in Las Vegas on March 20th and 21st, Mecum is auctioning them all off. https://www.mecum.com/featured-lots.cfm?auctionid=EJ0315&auction_type=motorcycle