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Graham-Paige's reputation for conservatively yet elegantly styled, well-made vehicles spread quickly, and that largely helped carry the company through the Great Depression. Graham-Paige was the intermediaries intermediary, some would say, producing 12 models on five chassis of lower- and higher-priced intermediary cars.
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Graham-Paige was an American automobile manufacturer founded by brothers Joseph, Robert and Ray Graham in 1927.
After successful involvement in a glass manufacturing company, the Graham brothers began in 1919 to produce kits to modify Ford Model Ts and TTs into trucks. That led to the brothers building their trucks using engines of various manufacturers and the Graham Brothers brand. Eventually they settled on Dodge engines, and soon the trucks were sold by Dodge dealers.
In 1927, with the banking syndicate controlling Dodge trying to sell the company, the Graham brothers decided to enter the automobile business on their own. In 1927, they purchased the Paige-Detroit Motor Company, makers of Paige and Jewett automobiles, for $3.5 million. The company was renamed Graham-Paige Motors.
Graham-Paige Motors solidly established itself as a market leader. Entering the 1929 model year expectations were high, and considering the competition and Black Tuesday toward the end of the year, Graham-Paige did very well again. Their reputation for conservatively yet elegantly styled, well-made vehicles spread quickly, and that largely helped carry the company through the Great Depression. Graham-Paige was the intermediaries intermediary, some would say, producing 12 models on five chassis of lower- and higher-priced intermediary cars.
Graham-Paige's automobile production ceased in 1940, and its automotive assets were acquired by Kaiser-Frazer in 1947. In 1952, Graham-Paige dropped the "Motors" from its name and branched into real estate, and under the direction of Irving Mitchell Felt, bought such properties as the Roosevelt Raceway in New York, and in 1959 a controlling interest in the old Madison Square Garden (built 1925). In 1962, the firm changed its name to the Madison Square Garden Corporation, which was later absorbed by Gulf & Western Industries.
This particular Sport Roadster is equipped with the robust 78hp, L-head inline-6. Inside, an elegant tan interior with engine-turned aluminum accoutrements remind of bygone years, and the entire package is truly reminiscent of the Roaring ’20s. This Graham-Paige can be a gem of a car for any enthusiast.
This car has covered 90,171 miles (approx. 145,000 km.
