2019 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction, 1916 Paige Ardmore Roadster
Every year, just before the Super Bowl and the Phoenix Open, Barrett-Jackson stages a huge auto auction at Westworld in Scottsdale, Arizona. Since it had been a few years since my previous visit, I ventured to Westworld, camera in hand. Here we see a nice restoration on a straight, solid, original 1916 Paige Ardmore Roadster powered by a 6-cylinder engine coupled to a 3-speed manual transmission. It features sumptuous leather, folding windscreen, and a convertible top. It is period-correct throughout, and the dash and steering wheel are in good condition. This roadster features a side mount and a MotoMeter (a patented device to read the temperature of the non-pressurized radiator). I was not familiar with Paige automobiles but Wikipedia came to my rescue — "Paige was a Detroit, United States-based automobile company, selling luxury cars between 1908 and 1927." Their earliest models were two-seaters powered by a three-cylinder, two-stroke engine. In 1910, they upgraded their product line to a four-cylinder, four-stroke engine. Beginning in 1914, they added a six-cylinder engine and eventually dropped the four-cylinder motors. Again from Wikipedia, "On January 21st, 1921, a Paige 6-66 broke an American stock car speed record by covering a mile in seconds at a speed of miles per hour." I like the lines of this model but the brand did not survive — they went out of business in 1928. It appears that some other folks like this obscure model too since it sold at auction for $16,500.
Size: 7505px × 5357px
Location: Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Photo credit: © B. David Cathell / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
Keywords: 1916, 2019, ardmore, arizona, auction, auto, automobile, barrett, bdavid, bowl, car, collectibles, jackson, memorabilia, open, paige, phoenix, roadster, scottsdale, super, truck, westworld
