Peter Kumar
Peter Kumar is a leading[according to whom?] U.S. classic car dealer and operator of Gullwing Motor Cars..[1]
Biography[edit]
Born in New Delhi in 1965, Kumar immigrated to Miami as a young man and began working on a used car lot.[2] After spotting a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing at a classic-car retailer, Kumar was inspired to work toward dealing collectible automobiles. He moved to New York and founded Gullwing Motor Cars in Great Neck in 1988.[3]
Gullwing Motor Cars[edit]
Since relocating to Astoria in 1991, Gullwing Motor Cars has sold over 5,000 classic cars, and buys 500-700 automobiles annually.[4] Gullwing Motor Cars deals in all types of classic cars, but has become well known for its barn find offerings. In 2015, Kumar uncovered a significant 1953 Bentley R Type Continental that James Bond author Ian Fleming had gifted to Ivar Bryce; the car had sat untouched in a Hancock Park, Los Angeles garage for 30 years.[5] [6] In 2015, Gullwing Motor Cars purchased a 1958 Aston Martin DB Mark III in Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee that had been partially disassembled in storage for 30 years.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ Classic Motorsports, August 2018, p. 20
- ↑ Donnelly, Jim (March 2017). "Coming to America". Hemmings Sports & Exotic Cars.
- ↑ Earnest, Brian (1 August 2017). "10 questions with Peter Kumar of Gullwing Motor Cars". Old Cars Weekly News & Marketplace.
- ↑ Donnelly, Jim (March 2017). "Coming to America". Hemmings Sports & Exotic Cars.
- ↑ Ramsey, Jantahn. "Ian Fleming's Bentley R-Type rediscovered in an L.A. garage", Fox News, 11 October 2016. Retrieved on 4 October 2018.
- ↑ Sorokanich, Bob. "This Bentley Is a More Accurate James Bond Car Than the Aston Martin DB5", Road and Track, New York, 25 November 2015. Retrieved on 4 October 2018.
- ↑ Selkow, Rob. "1958 Aston Martin sells for $135K", ClarksvilleNOW, 13 April 2015. Retrieved on 04 October 2018.
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