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Paige was a Detroit, United States-based automobile company, selling luxury cars between 1908 and 1927.[1]

Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company

The Most Beautiful Car in America
Type	Automobile Manufacturing
Industry	Automotive
Founded	1908; 114 years ago (1908)
Founder	Fredrick Osgood Paige
Defunct	1928; 94 years ago (1928)
Fate	Acquired by The Graham Brothers in 1927
Successor	Graham-Paige Motors Corporation
Headquarters	Detroit, Michigan, United States
Key people	Fred O. Paige, Harry M. Jewett

History

Paige first began producing automobiles in 1908. The company's first car was a two-seat model powered by a 2.2-liter three-cylinder, two-stroke engine.[1] This model continued until 1910, when a four-stroke, four-cylinder engine design took over.[1] In 1911, the company's namesake was shortened to Paige. A six-cylinder model was added to the range in 1914. Four-cylinder models were dropped in 1916, leaving a choice of 3.7- or 4.9-liter sixes. Another name change occurred in 1919, when models fitted with a Duesenberg engine were known as Paige-Linwood, and models fitted with a Continental engine were listed as Paige-Larchmont. A straight-eight engine was added to the sixes in 1927.[1]

On January 21, 1921, a Paige 6-66 broke an American stock car speed record by covering a mile in 35.01 seconds at a speed of 102.8 miles per hour.[2]

The most notable Paige produced was the 1922-1926 Daytona, a 3-seat sports roadster with a 6-cylinder engine. The vehicle was a traditional coupe, with the novel third seat extending from the side of the car over the near side running board.[1] Paige advertised the Daytona as being "The most beautiful car in America."[1]

Paige also produced less-expensive range of cars between 1923-1926. These were sold as Jewetts and were named for the Paige company president H. M. Jewett. For 1927, the Jewett name changed to Junior Paige.[1]

Graham ownership

The Graham Brothers bought the company on June 10, 1927. Joseph Graham became the new president, his brothers Robert and Ray serving as vice-president and secretary-treasurer, respectively.[3] The three, together with their father, also became directors of the company. The corporate name soon changed to Graham-Paige Motors Corporation.[3] The market agreed, and automobile production rose from 21,881 in 1927 to 73,195 for the following year, when the cars became known as Graham-Paiges.[1]

When the second series of 1930 cars was released (bringing out two series for a model year was widely practiced at the time), the name for the product (but not for the corporate name) changed to just Graham.[3][4]

Gallery

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  1911 Paige-Detroit roadster
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  1920 Paige Touring Car
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  1921 Paige Touring Car
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  1922 Paige Daytona Tourer
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  1922 Paige Sedan
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  1922 Paige Larchmont II Sport Tourer
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  1922 Paige 6-66 Daytona Speedster
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  1927 Paige Model 645

See also

• List of defunct United States automobile manufacturers

References

На других языках

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[de] Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company

Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company war ein Automobilhersteller mit Sitz in Detroit, Michigan. Von 1909 bis 1910 lautete der Markenname Paige-Detroit und ab 1911 Paige, nach der 1927 erfolgten Übernahme durch die Graham-Brüder erfolgte die Umbenennung in Graham-Paige Motors Corporation, der Markenname Paige wurde schon 1928 aufgegeben.

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- [en] Paige automobile

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[it] Paige-Detroit Motor Company

La Paige-Detroit Motor Company è stata una casa automobilistica statunitense attiva tra il 1908 e il 1927 nel settore delle auto di lusso.

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