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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}Peter Kumar is a leading{{whom}} U.S. classic car dealer and operator of Gullwing Motor Cars..[1] BiographyBorn 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 CarsSince 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] References1. ^{{citation|page=20|title=Classic Motorsports|date=August 2018}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Peter}}Category:Automotive industryCategory:American people of Indian descentCategory:Living people2. ^{{cite news|last=Donnelly|first=Jim|title=Coming to America|url=https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hsx/2017/03/Coming-to-America/3750622.html|newspaper=Hemmings Sports & Exotic Cars|date=March 2017}} 3. ^{{cite news|last=Earnest|first=Brian|title=10 questions with Peter Kumar of Gullwing Motor Cars|url=http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/news/10-questions-peter-kumar-gullwing-motor-cars|newspaper=Old Cars Weekly News & Marketplace |date=1 August 2017}} 4. ^{{cite news|last=Donnelly|first=Jim|title=Coming to America|url=https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hsx/2017/03/Coming-to-America/3750622.html|newspaper=Hemmings Sports & Exotic Cars|date=March 2017}} 5. ^Ramsey, Jantahn. [https://www.foxnews.com/auto/ian-flemings-bentley-r-type-rediscovered-in-an-l-a-garage "Ian Fleming's Bentley R-Type rediscovered in an L.A. garage"], Fox News, 11 October 2016. Retrieved on 4 October 2018. 6. ^Sorokanich, Bob. [https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/classic-cars/news/a27442/james-bond-007-bentley/ "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. 7. ^Selkow, Rob. "1958 Aston Martin sells for $135K", ClarksvilleNOW, 13 April 2015. Retrieved on 04 October 2018. Wikipedia Article on Peter Kumar, Classic Car Dealer and Operator of Gullwing Motor Cars |
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