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Apr 13 (edited)

1929 Peerless "Six-61" Engine

The very popular 1929 "6-61" & 1930 "6-61A" used a Continental 11E motor. 214.7 Cu. In./62 h.p.(sometimes Peerless just rated the h.p. @ 3,150 rpm and called it 66 h.p.).
Also used in the '28/'29 Jordan "R E", the '28 Moon "6-72"/"6-77", the '30 Moon "6-75", the '28 Reo "Wolverine", and the '30 Windsor "6-75".
Apr 13, 2026
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alsancle avatar
· Apr 13
Jeff, do you think that was a play on the famous model "66" Pierce or the Peerless "66"?
Peerless28 avatar
· Apr 13
@alsancle No, I don't think so, unless you mean the advertised h.p. of the same engine in 1930, but measuring at a higher r.p.m., 66. Interesting model...about 4th in sales overall, but an astounding 1st in survivability of all the 30+ models over 32 years. More than 50 6-61s are known to still be in existence. Partly due to numbers, partly due to near the end of production.

There was never a less expensive model than the "6-61", but some recent sales have brought top dollar; a "6-61" Sedan in Holland sold for 49,950 euros and a "6-61" Roadster in an Owls Head Museum auction sold for $57,200. The straight-8 Peerlesses should all be that high, IMO, depending on condition, and brass-era Peerlesses often are,
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