My reaction on first hearing about this car on BBC2's Top Gear programme
was - I want one, now who'll give me the 80,000 Pounds I need! Oh well,
in 8-10 years they should have deprecated enough so that I will be able to
afford one, that is if I haven't spent all my money on one of the new XJ12s
Double sixes, I want one of them to!
Looking in other places, but I can't remember where, the new Aston DB7 is
going to use what is essentially the Jaguar AJ6 straight (line) 6 engine,
with some kind of supercharger (I am not totally sure about this bit though,
also if it is supercharged whether this is a turbo or not). Also the
car is not going to be built at Newport Pagnel, but at TWR's shop in Oxford
(I think), as soon as they have finished building the Jaguar XJ220!
Phil.
From rwg1@postoffice.mail.cornell.edu Tue Sep 11 11:39:53 2001
From: (Roger Garnett) rwg1@postoffice.mail.cornell.edu
To: xgg2356@dcmdc.dla.mil (James Fuerstenberg)
Date: 3 Jun 93 11:09:46
Subject: North American Peerless & Warwick Register
(Jim mailed me about a Peerless GT listed "for trade" in the latest
Hemmings)
Jim Fuerstenberg:
> did you decide to buy the second Peerless?
At 25 Grand? ***I don't think so Jim.*** The "story" goes that he traded it
from the original owner, who had it in storage since 1962. It's "got the
original paint, interior, sales & service documentation, and runs".
Right. Well, it sounds like a possibly very nice original car, yet in need
of restoration from 30 years of storage, and he's feeling around for
whatever he can get for it, starting at around $25K, or a big trade. If he
gets anywhere near that for it, I think it'll the most I've heard of one
going for. At least I think I've added another car to the register.
Peerless Register- oh yea, I haven't yet mentioned to all you folks that
I managed to dig up a nice chap down in MD who ran a Peerless register in
the 70's, and had a list of 30 or so cars, plus a good heap of original
literature, some parts, & other information. I'm still waiting for a copy
of his list so I can try to track down those cars as well, but I think
between that, and other cars I've located, I'll be up to around 40,
including the one Warwick V8. I should be sending promo blurbs out to some
of the major and minor auto magazines this month, which may well bring in a
few more. And, I hope to be able to generate fairly complete literature &
parts cross reference listings by the end of the summer.
** The North American Peerless & Warwick Register **
Looking for cars, parts, literature, owners, etc.
Keep 'em comming folks, when you're looking through magazines &
strolling through shows, flea markets, and vintage races.
Anybody know of any Aston Martin parts sources? The Peerless uses tail
light lenses from the DB4 (2 plastic sections in a chrome surround, not
the older round jobs) available as both red/red, and amber/red. I need a
set or 2 of lenses.
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Roger Garnett (Roger_Garnett@cornell.edu)
"The South Lansing Centre For Wayward Sports Cars"
"All donations of stray, orphaned, odd, neglected, etc.
sports cars and bits in need of a good home accepted."
"The drop off bin is right there- behind the barn..."
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