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1916
| Model: | "Six-38" | "Six-46" |
| Cylinders: | 6 | 6 |
| Horsepower SAE: | 23 | 29 |
| Wheelbase: | 117 | 124 |
At the beginning of the 1916 model run, the "Six-46" line of eight models was unchanged from 1915.
- "Six-46"
- Cabriolet, three-passenger, $1,600
- Coupé, three-passenger, $1,700
- Roadster, three-passenger, Meadowbrook, $1,395
- Sedan, seven-passenger, $1,900
- Touring car, seven-passenger, Fairfield $1,395
- Town car, seven-passenger, $2,250
The "Six-38" replaced the "Six-36," and additional models were added:
- "Six-38"
- Roadster, three-passenger, Dartmoor, $1,090
- Sedan, Five-passenger, $1,650
- Touring car, five-passenger, Fleetwood, $1,050
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| 1916 Six-46 Fairfield. National Geographic, April, 1916 |
The Fleetwood touring car came in Richelieu Blue with straw finish wheels, while the larger models still came with red wheels. All cars had nickel trim. By July of 1916 certain relatively insignificant modifications had been made in both series. Prices were raised about $80 on the larger cars but only $40 on the smaller ones.
Paige cars continued to be quite popular. According to advertising copy, "In spite of the fact that our huge new factory has already been trebled in capacity; in spite of the recent installation of the most complete and modern factory equipment in the motor car industry; in spite of the fact that we have doubled and trebled our production in the last year and a half, we are still fighting that ever swelling demand."
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| 1916 Six-38 Fleetwood (James Bacon collection) |
An ad that appeared in the September 1916 issue of Automobile Trade Journal referred to a climb on Mount Hood near Portland, Oregon. On July 10, 1916, a stock seven-passenger touring car climbed to a record height on the mountain. No car had ever succeeded in getting farther up the rocky and snow-clad side of Mount Hood than about halfway between Government Camp and the timber line. This Paige managed in two days to proceed about three-quarters of a mile beyond the timber line. Once it passed Government Camp, "The car went on and up. The car, sheathed in ice, battled its way through snowdrifts, crossed a crevasse 2000 feet deep, toiled up 50 percent grades, and finally, before a sheer wall, stopped at an elevation of 9,500 feet above sea-level."
This event was staged by a Paige dealer who had the utmost confidence in the vehicle used. The results certainly proved the stamina of the cars, which in turn reflected well on the strength, character, and spirit of the whole Paige organization. The company's future seemed secure and bright, to be sure.
Elsewhere in 1916:
- Stoplights, rear-view mirrors and mechanical windshield wipers appear on some cars.
- Work begins on a nation-wide coordinated highway system with the federal government matching state funds.
- Dunlop develops the balloon tire for aëroplanes.
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