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1913
| Model: | 25 | 36 |
| Cylinders: | 4 | 4 |
| Horsepower SAE: | 22.5 | 25.6 |
| Wheelbase: | 104 | 116 |
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| 1913 Paige 36. Saturday Evening Post, January 11, 1913, p. 28 |
Paige made dramatic changes when it announced its 1913 models. A new and larger series was added that featured "left-side" drive, electric starting, electric lighting and "center control", all new for 1913.
The new line was designated as the Model 36. It rode on a 116 inch wheelbase and had a large, long stroke four-cylinder motor that produced 36 HP at 2200 RPM. Paige equipped the Model 36 with the "famous" Gray & Davis starting and electric lighting system that it claimed was found on cars costing far more. The starter control was on the steering post, and ads proclaimed that "A woman can operate it with ease and assurance." With the new center control, consisting of a gear-shifting, ball-pivoted rod, the Company claimed to be in step with the best of the high-priced cars. Other Model 36 equipment included a Stewart revolving dial speedometer, twelve-inch electric headlights, electric side and tail lights, nickel trim, and such features as license brackets, adjustable foot rest and nickel robe rail.
- Model 36
- Coupé, four-passenger, Montrose, $1,850
- Raceabout, Brighton, $1,275
- Roadster, three-passenger, Westbrook, $1,275
- Sedan, five-passenger, Maplehurst, $1,950
- Touring car, five-passenger, Glenwood, $1,275
Dark blue bodies with black running gear were standard, and, depending on the road conditions in the buyer's area, he could order any car with either the standard 56 inch tread or gauge or the wider 60 inch tread. Print ads for the Model 36 Glenwood five-passenger touring car showed a gas tank filler cap in the cowl, as well as the parking lights mounted flush in the cowl front.
The smaller line was actually made up of two carryover models from the 1912 lineup:
- Model 25
- Roadster, three-passenger, Kenilworth, $950
- Touring car, five-passenger, Brunswick, $950
The price for either, F.O.B. Detroit, was $25 less than the previous year. The Prest-O-Lite tank was included as standard equipment in 1913, instead of being a $25 extra, as in 1912. In common with the Model 36 cars, the Brunswick and the "snappy, graceful" Kenilworth featured a silk mohair top, top boot, curtains, five demountable rims, extra tire irons, horn, pump, jack and tools.
Elsewhere:
- Ford's Highland Park plant, the "Crystal Palace," becomes the first to use a moving assembly line to produce over 1,000 cars per day.
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