Graham Brothers After successful involvement in a glass manufacturing company (eventually sold to
Libbey Owens Ford(2 tons), ODH (2.5 tons), TDH (2.5 tons), and a type YD bus for 21 people. Graham's new truck line for 1928 included four 4-cylinder models ranging from and one 6-cylinder model, which used the same engine as the Dodge Brothers Senior Six, lightly modified for truck duty. The Graham Brothers brand lasted until 1929,
Chrysler Corporation having taken over Dodge in 1928. Graham Brothers 0,5t (1928).jpg|Graham Brothers 0,5t (1928) Graham Brothers 0,75t (1928).jpg|Graham Brothers 0,75t (1928) Graham Brothers 1 t (1928).jpg|Graham Brothers 1t (1928) Graham Brothers 1,5 t (1928).jpg|Graham Brothers 1,5t (1928) Graham Brothers 2 t (1928).jpg|Graham Brothers TD 2t (1928) Bodie September 2016 023.jpg|1927 Dodge Graham truck 1928 Graham Brother 2 ton (2530333134).jpg|Graham Brothers truck (1928)
Graham-Paige In 1927, with the banking syndicate controlling Dodge trying to sell the company, the Graham brothers decided to enter the automobile business on their own. In 1927, they purchased the
Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company, makers of Paige and
Jewett automobiles, for $3.5 million ($ in dollars ). Graham-Paige made most of their own bodies and engines. The Graham brothers had solved a long-standing Paige body supply dilemma by purchasing the Wayne Body Company in
Wayne, Michigan, and expanding the factory along with other body plants. At first offered only in the top 8-cylinder models, the supercharger was adapted to the six in 1936 when the eights were dropped. Through the years, Graham would produce more supercharged cars than any other automobile manufacturer until
Buick surpassed them in the 1990s. By 1935, the "Blue Streak" styling was getting rather dated. A restyling of the front and rear ends for 1935 proved to be a disaster, making the cars appear higher and narrower. Graham added new front end styling and revised detailing to these bodies to create the 1936 and 1937 Grahams. Amos Northup of Murray Body was hired to design a new model for 1938, but he died before the design was complete. The new 1938 Graham was introduced with the slogan "Spirit of Motion". Wins were also recorded in the Prix d'Avant-Garde at Lyon, the Prix d'Elegance at Bordeaux, and the Grand Prix d'Honneur at Deauville, France. Its cut-back grille later gained the car the name "Sharknose", which appears to have origins in the 1950s. The styling was a complete flop in sales. The most reliable estimates, from period publications, suggest the total production of all three years of these cars is between 6,000 and 13,000 units. With this low production Graham limped through 1939 and 1940.
Joint venture Desperate for a winning offering and unable to retool, Graham made a deal with the ailing Hupp Motor Co. in late 1939. According to the deal, the faltering company entered into an arrangement with
Hupmobile to build cars based on the body dies of the stunning
Gordon Buehrig-designed
Cord 810/812. In an effort to remain in business, Hupp had acquired the Cord dies, but lacked the financial resources to build the car. Graham agreed to build the
Hupmobile Skylark on a contract basis, while receiving the rights to use the distinctive Cord dies to produce a similar car of its own, to be called the Hollywood. Both versions used 6-cylinder engines. The Skylark was powered by a Hupp; the Hollywood was available with a standard In 1962, the firm changed its name to the Madison Square Garden Corporation, which was later absorbed by
Gulf and Western Industries. Currently, Madison Square Garden is part of
Madison Square Garden Entertainment. File:StateLibQld 1 147703 Graham Brothers truck, ca. 1925.jpg|Graham Brothers truck, ca. 1925 File:Portable radio station KGGM (1928).jpg|Portable radio station installed on a Graham school bus, 1928 File:Graham-Paige Model 610 4-Door Sedan 1928.jpg|Graham-Paige Model 610 4-door Sedan, 1928 File:Graham-Paige Model 827 Roadster 1929.jpg|Graham-Paige Model 827 Roadster, 1929 File:Graham Paige 612 Tourer, 1929.jpg|Graham Paige 612 Tourer, 1929 File:1929 Graham-Paige Model 612.jpeg|Restored 1929 Graham-Paige Model 612 File:Graham-Paige 613 Interior.jpg|Steering column of a Model 613. One lever in the center controls the headlights, the other is the hand throttle. File:1933 car&trailer.jpg|1929-30 Graham-Paige with early mobile camper trailer at
Glacier National Park; December 1933. File:Graham Drophead Coupe.jpg|Graham Convertible Coupé, 1930 File:Graham Blue Streak 4-Door Sedan 1932.jpg|1932 Graham Bluestreak 4-door Sedan File:Graham Model 80A Crusader 4-D Touring Sedan 1936.jpg|Graham Model 80A Crusader 4-door Touring Sedan, 1936 File:1937 Graham Cavalier.JPG|1937 Graham Cavalier 1939 Graham Supercharged Combination Coupe in Metallic Green, front left.jpg|1939 Graham Model 97 Combination Coupe File:1939 Graham Special Custom Supercharger 4-door sedan, front right, 06-08-2024.jpg|1939 Graham Model 97 Special Custom Supercharger 4-door sedan "Spirit of Motion", later nicknamed "Sharknose" File:1940 Graham-Paige Model 107 DeLuxe four-door sedan, front left (Hershey 2019).jpg|1940 was the last year for the "sharknosed" Graham (Model 107) File:Graham-Paige 8 cyl. engine.jpg|Graham 8 cyl. engine, top view dominated by centrifugal supercharger == See also ==