Peerless (UK car)
The Peerless Cars Ltd.. was a British automobile manufacturer to bankruptcy in 1960 in Slough ( Berkshire ) established the Peerless 1957.
The prototype of this sporty sedan was initially Warwick and was designed by Bernie Rodger for company founders John Gordon and James Byrnes.
At the start of production in 1957 it renamed the car in Peerless. He had the mechanics of the Triumph TR3, installed in a tube frame with De Dion rear axle. The body of the attractive four - seater was made of fiberglass. The car showed a good performance, but it was expensive to produce and the production quality did not meet the equally priced models large manufacturers. After around 325 copies, the production was discontinued in 1960.
Bernie Rodger again moved to a production of the externally little altered vehicle with a large, front -hinged bonnet, a more rigid " space frame " chassis and a revised dashboard as Warwick.
John Gordon and Jim Keeble used the Peerless space-frame as the basis for the 1960 featured Gordon GT with Chevrolet engine and a body, which was designed by Giugiaro and built by Bertone. Starting in 1964, the Gordon - Keeble was it.