T.J. Higgins scribed:
> Never having seen a Peerless, yet knowing it was built on TR3
> mechanicals, I guess I was expecting something along the lines of a
> TR3 or Swallow Doretti. I was amazed to see how much like an Alpine
> it looked!
Pictures can play tricks- I had the same impresssion of the gif, due in
part, I think, to the grill on that one, along with the Peerless
peak along the front wing line, and the angle of the picture. (The other
grills I've seen are a simple thin horiziontal & vertical chrome strip,
with a big "P" where they join). In person, and other pictures, I've
never had an Alpine/TIger impression. The Peerless is much wider, taller,
and rounder.
> It would be very
> interesting (to me, anyway) to see a Peerless and Alpine side by side.
Well, one friend has a Tiger, and another has just aquired an Alpine
project + parts car (including 2 fresh 1275 heads..), so I may be
able to make a picture in 2-4 years, after the Peerless becomes real.
(But, that shouldn't stop you from driving up to the SLCFWSC's)
If I can't locate a friendly colour scanner soon, I'll post some B&W
gifs soon.
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One other detail, for those of you looking at the picture of the LeMans
car in the Oct. T&C Cars- while it does now have a MK2 front end, it
did indeed have the standard MK1 bodywork when it finished 16th in
1958.
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