Home to more than 80 automobile manufacturers throughout its history, Cleveland was once the epicenter of a four-wheeled revolution. It is a rich history, filled with dashing characters and colorful tales of failure and fortune, and there is no better place to experience it all than the Western Reserve Historical Society's Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum. In this series, Crawford director Allan Unrein shares the cars and stories from Cleveland's automotive past, beginning with the museum's 1932 Peerless prototype touring sedan. This one-of-a-kind car was a technological marvel, and the styling created by a twentysomething designer was riveting. It was to be a new model for the fabled Peerless Motor Company, but the Depression, WWII and beer ultimately got in the way.
