1921 Paige 6-66 Daytona Speedster
Unlike the bare-bones speedsters it competed against, the Paige 6-66 Daytona came fitted with a pull-out exterior “mother-in-law seat” (the period nickname for an exposed third seat mounted to the body side), alongside individual fenders, a folding windshield, folding top, bullet-shaped side lamps, a cowl ventilator, and an electric clock.
The Daytona name traces to January 21, 1921, when Ralph Mulford drove a stripped 6-66 at Daytona Beach, covering the measured mile in 35.01 seconds (102.8 mph), an AAA-sanctioned American stock car record and one of the first officially recognized 100 mph stock car performances in the United States.
Power comes from a 331 cubic inch Continental L-head inline six, factory rated at 66 horsepower, backed by a three-speed manual transmission. Fully equipped, the production car was advertised as capable of 80 mph or better (a figure the stripped record car significantly exceeded).
Comparable in spirit to the Mercer Raceabout and Stutz Bearcat, the Daytona Speedster was produced in limited numbers from 1922 through 1926, and fewer than 20 examples are believed to survive. The model carries CCCA Full Classic status.
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