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1920 Peerless Model 56 4dr Roadster7 Photos
1920 Peerless Model 56 4dr Roadster
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Auction by VanDerBrink Auctions, LLC(358)
This item is in Boone, IA
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Overview of 1920 Peerless Model 56 4dr Roadster
Item Details
VIN264978
Year1920
You are bidding on a RARE ORIGINAL SURVIVOR, a 1920 Peerless Model 56 4dr 4 Passenger Roadster. (Titled VIN 264978). The car was originally purchased new by Peter Fank of Estherville, Iowa, in 1920. By 1918, Mr. Fank was farming in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Mr. Fank was 44 years old when he purchased this car. He drove it sparingly for 10 years, when the car was parked “on blocks” in a garage at the family home, in about 1930. The mileage of 21,597 is believed to be the actual mileage of the vehicle, based on its known history.
Mr. Fank died September 1, 1937 and the car remained “on blocks” in the garage at 402 South 10th Street in Estherville, Iowa, until the death of his sister Josephine in 1964. There was a newspaper article along with a photo when the car was “discovered” after her death.
William Harrah, owner of Harrah’s Club in Reno, Nevada, then purchased the car through one of his agents in 1964.
After Mr. Harrah’s death in 1978, Harrah’s Club was sold to Holiday Inn. All of the assets of Harrah’s Club (including the 1,400 cars in his automobile collection) were then owned by Holiday Inn. In 1984, this 1920 Peerless was sold at auction to Glenn Weatherford of Burleson, Texas. In January, 1987 Mr. Weatherford sold the car to Grant Quam and delivered it to Ames, Iowa. The title had never been transferred out of the name of Harrah’s Club when Mr. Quam purchased the car. The title provided to the new buyer will show Harrah’s Club as the previous owner. Also, the original plaque from Harrah’s collection is still with the car.
All supporting documentation for this car will be provided to the new owner, including the Harrah’s Placard, the 1964 Emmetsburg, Iowa, newspaper article from when the car was “discovered” after Josephine Fank’s death, the original 1937 Driver’s Licenses of Peter and Josephine Fank, along with Ancestry research done on the Fank family.
The car is in unbelievable It runs and need further work on fuel system to drive. Runs on gas IV. It would be a top contender in any Preservation Class competition. The car has been out of the public eye since it was sold by Harrah’s, in 1984. To illustrate just how original and untouched this car is, it still has the factory installed original white rubber radiator hoses on the factory V-8 engine. The original factory tool kit for this car is in the trunk, as well as the original air hose kit for airing up the tires. Peerless automobiles had an air compressor incorporated into the engine that was driven off the timing gear. While the photos of the car shows a single rear mounted spare tire with leather straps, there should be two spares mounted on the car. Mr. Quam does have the second spare tire and it will go with the car. This car has been kept in a climate controlled building since he purchased the car.
In an oral history given to Iowa Public Television in 1999, Mr. Quam talks about this car and it’s history. Please click here to navigate to the video link.
“They are only original once.” It is as if this phrase was written to describe this car. Finding a car that is this original is almost a once in a lifetime opportunity. Even Bill Harrah, who had his own extensive restoration facility, could not bring himself to restore such an original, well preserved car and had made the statement that of all the cars he had purchased over the years, this one was one of the most complete, original cars that he had ever owned. Bear in mind that this was back in the 60’s, when the conventional wisdom was to repaint and “fix up” cars like this. The concept of a Preservation Class for cars such as this, was still 50 years away!
All of the other attributes of this car when coupled with the history of ownership by William Harrah, makes the opportunity to purchase this car an event that only presents itself once in a lifetime.
According to the appraiser for this Car Collection, this car would be rated Condition 2 as a Collector Car and a Condition 1 as a Preservation Vehicle, on the Standard Grading Scale for collector cars.
This is part of the Grant J Quam Collection Auction in Boone, IA on September 26, 2015. This is a Beautiful Car being SOLD SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION OF THE FAMILY, BUT THEY WANT IT TO GO TO A HOME WHERE IS WILL BE TREASURED AND APPRECIATED FOR ITS RARITY.
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