1929 Graham Paige DC Phaeton
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The 1929 Graham Paige
DC Phaeton
Model 835 car was powered by a 5279 cc eight cylinder engine and had an aluminum body, balloon tires and pressed steel wheels. The coachwork styling was by LeBaron and featured a 'double cowl', hence the 'DC' name.
One of the cars was supplied to Pope Pius XI
becoming the first papal car.
Graham-Paige
Graham-Paige was an American automobile manufacturer founded by brothers Joseph B. Graham and Robert C. Graham , and Canadian Ray Austin in 1927. Automobile production ceased in 1940, and its automotive assets were acquired by Kaiser-Frazer in 1947...
DC Phaeton
Phaeton body
A Phaeton is a style of open car or carriage without proper weather protection for passengers. Use of this name for automobiles was limited to North America or its products....
Model 835 car was powered by a 5279 cc eight cylinder engine and had an aluminum body, balloon tires and pressed steel wheels. The coachwork styling was by LeBaron and featured a 'double cowl', hence the 'DC' name.
One of the cars was supplied to Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI , born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, was Pope from 6 February 1922, and sovereign of Vatican City from its creation as an independent state on 11 February 1929 until his death on 10 February 1939...
becoming the first papal car.