1909 Peerless Model 19 Touring
Grouped alongside Packard and Pierce-Arrow as one of the “Three Ps,” Peerless occupied the uppermost tier of American automobile manufacturing before World War I.
Depending on specification, the Model 19 was offered with either a 30-horsepower T-head inline four or a larger 40-horsepower T-head four. Both were backed by a four-speed manual gearbox. The T-head configuration (with intake and exhaust valves on opposite sides of the cylinder) was favored by quality manufacturers of the period for its smoothness and breathing characteristics.
Power came from a T-head inline four of approximately 354 cubic inches, rated at 30 horsepower (ALAM rating) and backed by a four-speed manual gearbox. The T-head configuration (with intake and exhaust valves on opposite sides of the cylinder) was favored by quality manufacturers of the period for its smoothness and breathing characteristics.
Peerless built approximately 1,600 cars in total for 1909 across its entire range, and the Model 19 survives today in only the most negligible numbers. The firm’s slogan, “All That the Name Implies,” was not without justification: construction quality, material choice, and finish were regarded by contemporaries as genuinely exceptional.
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