Peerless Custom Eight History

By the end of the 1920s Peerless had restyled itself around straight-eight engines to compete with Stutz and Marmon, and the Custom Eight (Custom 8) sat at the top of that range for 1930–1931. Riding a long 138-inch wheelbase, it was the senior, most expensive Peerless of the brand's final years, priced from $2,945 for the sedan and coupe up to $3,345 for the limousine.

The Custom Eight is one of the Peerless models the Classic Car Club of America recognizes as a 'Full Classic', alongside the mid-1920s Series 67 and 69 and the 1929 Model Eight-125 — a list that reflects the marque's standing right up to the end. Very few were built before the Depression strangled the luxury market.