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1920 Paige 6-66 Daytona

This car, a one-off Paige 6-66 Daytona, set world stock car speed records in the U.S. in 1921-1922. Additionally, it set a new Brisbane-to-Adelaide record in Australia in 1925. The car had a special German-silver body on a stock Paige chassis, and used a stock Continental 6-66 engine. In January of 1921, Ralph Mulford made some shakedown runs on Florida's Ormond Beach, and then set the Class B stock chassis record of 102.83 mph for the mile. It was the first stock chassis vehicle of any kind to break the 100 mph barrier at Daytona Beach. In May of 1921, Mulford and the Paige secured the Class B records for all distances from five to 100 miles on the 1/8-mile banked track at Uniontown, PA. The car covered 89 miles in one hour. Disassembled and stored in Australia for 70 years, this may be the most complete and original of the early American race cars. The lumber frame for the silver body is original. Configured as it was for racing, the fenders, running boards, top, spare tire, taillights, and wiring are the same as were used on the Australian cross-country run. It is a touchable piece of American racing history.

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This 1920 Paige, a one-off built Paige 6-66 set new stock car chassis speed records in the U.S. in 1921-1922. Providing the basis for the limited-production Paige Daytona Speedsters, before going to Australia to set a new Brisbane, Australia record in 1925.

In mid-January of 1921, Ralph Mulford, a household name from the heroic days of American racing, made some shakedown runs on Ormond Beach near Daytona Florida, and then, on the long broad strip of sand where Americans have been racing and setting records since 1903, set the new Class B stock-chassis record of 354.01 seconds for the mile at 102.83 mph. It was the FIRST stock-chassis vehicle of any kind to break the 100-mph barrier at Daytona.

In May 1921, Mulford and the Paige then secured the Class B records for distances from five miles to 100 miles on the 1/8 mile banked board track at Uniontown, PA. The car covered 89 miles in one hour at slightly better than 89.6 mph for 100 miles. After the runs, Paige introduced a special 'Daytona' in the style of the Stutz Bearcat and Mercer Raceabout.

After the Paige record had outlived its purpose, the car was purchased by Walter Whitburn, a Paige dealer in Australia. While in Australia, it set another world record by P.R.A. in 1925. The trip took 68 hours beating the old record by nearly 14 hours.

The Paige remained in Australia until 2000 when it was imported back to its home in the United States

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The Paige Automobile Company was formed by Harry M. Jewett, a wealthy coal company owner. He had taken a ride in a two-stroke, three-cylinder car that had been created by the Reliance Motor Company. The president of the company was Fred Paige. Jewett purchased the company, reorganized it as the Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company (based in Detroit, MI), and established Fred Paige as its president. Paige....
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