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company, selling luxury cars between 1908 and 1927.

History

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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,

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engine. This model continued until 1910, when a

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, four-cylinder engine design took over. 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

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engine were known as Paige-Linwood, and models fitted with a

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engine were listed as Paige-Larchmont. A straight-eight engine was added to the sixes in 1927. 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. 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

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. Paige advertised the Daytona as being "The most beautiful car in America." 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.

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.Odin, L.C. ''A concise guide to Graham-Paige''. Belvedere Publishing, 2016. ASIN: B01G8X5Z34. The three, together with their father, also became directors of the company. The corporate name soon changed to Graham-Paige Motors Corporation. 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-Paige Graham-Paige was an American automobile manufacturer founded by brothers Joseph B. Graham (1882-1970), Robert C. Graham (1885-1967), and Ray A. Graham (1887-1932) in 1927. Automobile production ceased in 1940, and its automotive assets were acq ...

s. 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''.“The Graham Brothers and Their Car” by Jeffery I. Godshall; Automobile Quarterly Volume 13 No.1

Gallery

File:Paige-detroit 1911-1022.jpg, 1911 Paige-Detroit roadster File:Paige automobile, ca 1920 (TRANSPORT 92).jpg, 1920 Paige Touring Car File:Mot 53 - Paige.jpg, 1921 Paige Touring Car File:1922 Paige Daytona Tourer (30874347926).jpg, 1922 Paige Daytona Tourer File:PaigeAutomobile1922.jpg, 1922 Paige Sedan File:1922 Paige Larchmont II Sport Touring - svl (4610452196).jpg, 1922 Paige Larchmont II Sport Tourer File:1922 Paige 6-66 Daytona Speedster.jpg, 1922 Paige 6-66 Daytona Speedster File:1927 Paige Model 645 (14363075194).jpg, 1927 Paige Model 645

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Graham ownership

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