1929 Graham-Paige Model 827 Four-Door Sedan

Description

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

The Nethercutt Collection is one of America’s finest Automotive Museums and Collections, a masterpiece comprising over 250 perfectly restored American and European motor cars, along with a vast array of rare mechanical musical instruments and precious antique furniture. 

Maintaining a classic car collection of this size is never easy, and when it reaches the scale of our collection, it becomes increasingly more challenging. Our founder, J.B. Nethercutt said the following at age 91, “The recognition and preservation of beauty has been a major focus of my life. It would suit me well if what people remembered about me was, ‘Where he went, he left beauty behind.’” 

As a result, we have decided to part ways with a small group of cars from the collection and will do so in partnership with our friends at Hagerty Marketplace. Many of the cars we have decided to sell we have owned for in excess of 50 years, or have been in storage, not on display, or represent a tremendous opportunity as a restoration project. They are a compelling mix of pre-war examples that have been thoroughly well-cared for and that will easily find new caretakers who will undoubtedly cherish and use them as intended.  

As we say goodbye to this group of cars, we hope the occasion for their sale will introduce us to new collectors and enthusiasts, and we look forward to hosting you at the Museum and Collection in Sylmar, California, in the coming months, years and decades. 

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After selling its automobile business in 1907, the Reliance Automobile Manufacturing Co. concentrated on trucks for two years. General Motors purchased the truck portion of the firm and former Reliance president, Fred O. Paige, decided to re-enter the automobile business as the Paige-Detroit Motor Car Co. Sales struggled by 1927 when the Graham brothers purchased the company for $4 million naming it the Graham-Paige Motors Corp.   

A transition line of 1928 Paiges debuted in August; they would be the last cars so badged. After 1930, the name became Graham, simply, thereafter. The company produced some memorable cars and in 1938, Graham unveiled its “Spirit of Motion” cars with shark nose styling – the public reaction was that it was too radical, too ugly, or both – and sales took a nosedive.  

Graham tried one more time in 1940 with the Hollywood using the Cord 810/812 body dies that Hupp purchased from the receivers of the E.L. Cord empire. However, it was a case of not enough, too late. On July 1, 1940, Graham shut down its assembly line for ten days. When production resumed, it was to build 1941 models. It’s estimated that just 350 1941 models were produced. On September 3, 1940 the factory closed for good.  

Highlights  

• Offered from The Nethercutt Collection 

• An older restoration of an interesting automobile 

• 120 hp in-line eight-cylinder  

• Four-speed manual transmission 

• One-shot chassis lubrication 

• Original mohair upholstery and carpet 

Features  

• Disc wheels  

• Running board step plates 

• Beveled rearview mirror glass 

• Nickel-plated hardware and trim 

• Armchair rear seat 

• Hydraulic brakes 

• Windshield visor 

• Briggs body with original body tags 

• Art deco style dash gauges 

• Crank up windshield 

• Rear seat Bakelite ashtrays and lap robe bar 

• Locking gas cap and rear spare tire lock

Ownership History  

Purchased from Randy Jones, Yorba Linda, California (2001).  

From Cameron Richards, Vice President of The Nethercutt Collection: “This CCCA Full Classic Graham-Paige offers a wonderful opportunity to own a full-size family sedan that has a strong straight-eight engine paired to a four-speed transmission. It even has four-wheel hydraulic brakes!” 

Additional Notes  

A Broad Arrow Auctions Specialist is working as an agent on behalf of the owner of this vehicle. Broad Arrow Auctions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hagerty.  

Contact: Donnie Gould    Phone: 954.647.0779     email: dgould@hagerty.com