1959 PEERLESS GT 2 LITRE PHASE 2, in superb condition
1959 Other Makes GT, 2 litre Phase 2
This is number0278 of only 325 Peerless GT's ever produced. On the peerless-gt.co.uk//history/#phase2 site it is stated that less than 50 Phase 2 cars ever left thefactory. This car was first registered on October 2nd in the UK with registration number 294 HKX. That number plate is still on the car. The car has been in the possessionof four British owners before the seller acquiredit. The history of ownership can be found in the files that come with the Peerless.
The Peerless was based on an electrically welded space frame, and is equipped with independent double wishbones and coilsprings in the front, and a De Dion rear axle setupwith leaf springs. Girling 11 inch front disc brakes and 10x 2.125 rear drum brakes. The car has a 4 speed manual transmission, a with a switch operated Laycock De Normanville overdrive in third and fourth gear (A factory recommended option). The differential is a Salisbury; the axles were replaced in 2003 around the same time the Salisburry differential was rebuilt.
The Peerless is powered by a TR3 based 1991 cc motor that was upgraded, bored out to a 2288cc displacement and rebuilt in 2010. The engine was modified and now is fed through two Weber 45 DCOE carbs. The detailed build sheets are in the files and pictured in the gallery, as are the invoice and dyno sheet. Maximumoutput was originally 100 BHP, after the upgrades the dyno sheet showed almost 160 HP@ 4700 RPM.
The car has two separate fuel tanks with separate Facetcylindricallow fuelP. pumps feeding the Webers. A switch on the dash switches from one to the other tank. The seller uses one tank for normal high octane gasoline for street use and race gas in the other tank for when he's going to push it harder. When you switch tanks, the gauge switches with!
The upholstery is custom leather and was installed two years ago for the current owner. At thattime the glass fiberbody got stripped and repaired. The current paint job was appliedand the car is carrying the 52 number, as that was the number it was raced at Silverstone in the Pomeroy Trophy of 2012 (tech sticker is included in the sale and pictured in the gallery).
The dash features all the original gauges: "5 inch speedometer withtrip, matching revolution counter, oil pressure gauge. Water temperature gauge, ammeter and fuel gauge in recessed black non-glare panel." The switches are all well marked as shown on the pics. In the videos the speedometer was not working. That has been repaired before the auctio, and a video of the working gauge will be attached to the files.
Other non original upgrades other than the ones already mentioned are:
4 in 1 headers
Lightened flywheel
AP racing clutch
Plumbed in fire suppresion system
Electronic distributor
Halda Speedpilot
FIA Master kill switch with diode
New headliner
New carpet
Seats rests with adjustable lumbar support.
4 Aluminum 15 inch S.C.P rims (Spare is a chrome spoke wheel)
The files folder includes correspondence between various owners, lots of invoices, MOT and registration documents, EPA and Department of Homeland Security documents, and several articles published in magazinesabout this car.
The included MOT documents give much perspective to how “many†miles the car has been driven after the refurbishment.
At the time of writing this the odometer reads 08729 miles. That is the total since the mechanical overhaul. Total mileage is unknow.
In 2016 BaT featured an article about this car.https://bringatrailer.com/2016/09/28/period-race-history-recent-upgrades-1959-peerless-gt/
- Make: Other Makes
- Model: GT, 2 litre Phase 2
- Year: 1959
- Mileage: 8800
- VIN: GT2-00278
- Vehicle Title: Clean Want to buy? Contact seller!
