Wednesday, October 8, 2008

1922 Paige-Detroit 5 Passenger Touring Car

Very Rare 1922 Paige-Detroit 5 Passenger Touring Car for sale in Pennsylvania. Here is the story on this seldom seen Collector Car.

The Paige-Detroit Motor Car Co. was a Detroit, Michigan based motor car company that was in business from 1908 to 1927. The first model was a 2 passenger roadster built in 1908. By 1911 this Collector Car name was changed to just "Paige". The 1919 models with a Duesenberg engine was known as the Paige-Linwood and models with a Continental engine was know as a Paige-Larchmont. The most popular Paige model was the Daytona roadster, first produced in 1922. This sporty three passenger car had a powerful 6 cylinder engine. For the last model year the paige was offered in a 6 cylinder engine and a straight 8 engine. A cheaper car built by Paige from 1923 to 1926 was the Jewett. In 1928, the Paige became the Graham-Paige.

Did you know that the United States led the world in automobile manufacturing for over 100 years and during that time over 1500 automobile manufacturers existed. Automobiles like the Paige-Detroit, Parkin, Perfex and the Pomeroy. These cars were made in America, by Americans and many are still running.