26th Jun, 2021 12:00
Online Auction of Classic Cars, Motorbikes, Registrations & Automobilia
1959 Peerless GT
Registration - 647 GBH
Chassis No. - GT2/00111
M.O.T. - March 2022
Odometer - 93,849
The original green log book for ‘647 GBH’ shows it to have had three owners in the first three years, the first of whom was Leslie Helier Cody, the grandson of Col. Samuel Franklin Cody, whose statue stands outside the gates of the former Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough. Next followed Henry Watson, Henry Day and Joyce Marjorie Holmes Shead before the Peerless was acquired by John Knott, a Kent farmer in the early ‘80s, who placed it in storage. By the time former Peerless registrar Alan House rescued it in 2003, its 20-plus years of inactivity had taken their toll, and he resorted to a body-off chassis restoration, that was completed sometime during 2014. Originality was key to him, so the car is essentially as-made except for the addition of a Kenlowe cooling fan and side engine-bay vents for improved cooling, and a change from grey to yellow (a Peerless option) for the body colour. The current keeper displayed the GT at a Goodwood Breakfast Club meeting last year and has since had the car serviced and generally overhauled by professional engineers – it now has an advisory-free MOT that’s valid until March 26 next year. Apparently the odometer ceased to function over the last year, but it is gauged that only 500-600 miles need be added to the total of 93,849 currently displayed.
Taking its name from the countless American Peerless trucks repaired on the same site in WWII, the Slough-made Peerless GT sported TR3 running gear clothed in a fibreglass body. Some 325 examples were produced between 1957 and 1960, one of which finished 16th at Le Mans in 1958.
In summary:
- Body-off chassis restoration completed in 2014
- Currently regarded by the vendor as ‘not concours, but very good’
- A rare example of relatively little-known marque
Location of Vehicle - Marden, Kent
'A Buyer’s Premium applies to the Hammer Price of this Lot if your bid is successful, as per the following; Motor Cars 12.5% + VAT (minimum £150 + VAT), Motorcycles and Bicycles 15% + VAT (minimum £100 + VAT); Registration Numbers 15% + VAT (minimum £50 + VAT); Automobilia 15% + VAT (minimum of £5 + VAT).'
Potential buyers should satisfy themselves with the description and condition of each lot prior to sale. Each vehicle is offered ‘as is/as seen’ as per the terms and conditions for the auction, buyers are asked to inspect the vehicle in person or use a professional to carry out the service. Any disputes over descriptions will not be entertained.
Estimated at £25,000 - £30,000Registration - 647 GBH
Chassis No. - GT2/00111
M.O.T. - March 2022
Odometer - 93,849
The original green log book for ‘647 GBH’ shows it to have had three owners in the first three years, the first of whom was Leslie Helier Cody, the grandson of Col. Samuel Franklin Cody, whose statue stands outside the gates of the former Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough. Next followed Henry Watson, Henry Day and Joyce Marjorie Holmes Shead before the Peerless was acquired by John Knott, a Kent farmer in the early ‘80s, who placed it in storage. By the time former Peerless registrar Alan House rescued it in 2003, its 20-plus years of inactivity had taken their toll, and he resorted to a body-off chassis restoration, that was completed sometime during 2014. Originality was key to him, so the car is essentially as-made except for the addition of a Kenlowe cooling fan and side engine-bay vents for improved cooling, and a change from grey to yellow (a Peerless option) for the body colour. The current keeper displayed the GT at a Goodwood Breakfast Club meeting last year and has since had the car serviced and generally overhauled by professional engineers – it now has an advisory-free MOT that’s valid until March 26 next year. Apparently the odometer ceased to function over the last year, but it is gauged that only 500-600 miles need be added to the total of 93,849 currently displayed.
Taking its name from the countless American Peerless trucks repaired on the same site in WWII, the Slough-made Peerless GT sported TR3 running gear clothed in a fibreglass body. Some 325 examples were produced between 1957 and 1960, one of which finished 16th at Le Mans in 1958.
In summary:
- Body-off chassis restoration completed in 2014
- Currently regarded by the vendor as ‘not concours, but very good’
- A rare example of relatively little-known marque
Location of Vehicle - Marden, Kent
'A Buyer’s Premium applies to the Hammer Price of this Lot if your bid is successful, as per the following; Motor Cars 12.5% + VAT (minimum £150 + VAT), Motorcycles and Bicycles 15% + VAT (minimum £100 + VAT); Registration Numbers 15% + VAT (minimum £50 + VAT); Automobilia 15% + VAT (minimum of £5 + VAT).'
Potential buyers should satisfy themselves with the description and condition of each lot prior to sale. Each vehicle is offered ‘as is/as seen’ as per the terms and conditions for the auction, buyers are asked to inspect the vehicle in person or use a professional to carry out the service. Any disputes over descriptions will not be entertained.
Auction: Online Auction of Classic Cars, Motorbikes, Registrations & Automobilia, 26th Jun, 2021
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