JEWETT SIX PRODUCTION YEARS

 

1922
The 1922 automobiles were Model 18-22, 1st Series, with a 6-50 production designation. A Standard quality, 5-passenger Touring was the first car introduced in March followed by a Standard 4-door Sedan in April. As the year progressed a Standard Roadster became available then late in the year a 3-psgr Standard Coupe. All were painted with black enamel applied to a steel body over a wooden frame. A few other colors were available on special order. The sedan was considered to have “pleasing lines” and the open cars had a “sporty appearance”. Four gauges were set individually into the instrument board. They all featured a cowl vent and a split windshield for ventilation. The windshield visor was adjustable. All were built on a 6-inch steel frame with a 112-inch wheelbase. Paige designed and built a motor just for the Jewett, which was an L-head, Six-cylinder, 3-1/4” bore by 5” stroke, 249 cubic inch, 50-horsepower motor with a pressurized oiling system. The engine featured the carburetor on the left side of the motor. 12” rear wheel brakes were standard as were the 31 x 4 tires. Brisk sales set the stage for the next year’s prosperity.   Base prices were: Standard Touring, $1065   Standard 5-Psgr Sedan, $1395   Standard Roadster, $1135   Standard 3-psgr Business Coupe, $1335
1923
The 1923 automobiles were Model 18-22, 2nd Series with a 6-50 production designation. A Touring, a 4-door Sedan and a Coupe were available in both Standard and Special models. A Standard Roadster was available at the beginning of the year and a Special became available in the last month of the year. A Standard Brougham became available in September with the spare tire mounted on the left front running board. All Standard models were painted black enamel but, Japanese blue enamel was applied to the bodies of the Special models and other colors were available on a custom order basis. A new painting process came about in September for the cars that had black metal body panels. They dipped these panels in black enamel and baked them individually, after which they were attached to the wooden frame. Disc wheels were available on the Special models at an extra cost. The rest of the cars retained the same features as in the 1922 models except the Six-cylinder Jewett motor now had slightly longer valve guides and the brakes were increased to 14” in diameter. This was the best sales year for the Jewett Six.   Base prices were: Standard Touring, $995 Special Touring, $1150   Standard Roadster, $995 Special Roadster, $1195   Standard Brougham, $1325 (No Special Brougham)   Standard Coupe, $1445 Special Coupe, $1595   Standard Sedan, $1465 Special Sedan, $1665
1924
The 1924 automobiles were Model 18-22, 3rd Series, with a 6-50 production designation. The model line-up kept the “Special” designation through January but in February the same cars were designated “De Luxe”. The Standard Roadster was discontinued, as were both Coupes. Both Standard and De Luxe 4-door Sedans and Touring were still available. The lower portion of the body and hood on the De Luxe Sedans were painted with new Lotus Blue enamel and the top of the body as well as the fenders and splash aprons remained black. The new Standard Brougham had special features such as flat-folding front seats and lift out rear seat back, which when arranged together, made into a bed. Even though it was a Standard Model this car had a rear outside trunk, usually seen on the De Luxe models, with the spare tire now mounted in front of the trunk. In September a De Luxe Brougham became available with the body painted a soft autumn green, striped in orange. The back section of the upper body and the adjoining side quarter panels were covered in full-grain leather over which were mounted two Landau arms. It was also fitted with 32 x 4.95 balloon tires, spotlight, rear seat heater and other features found on De Luxe models except for disc wheels, which were extra. The seats in the De Luxe Brougham did not fold into a bed. The dashboard gauges in all models were clustered in an oval unit set into the instrument board. The windshields were now one-piece but everything else remained as they were in the 1922 and 23 models. Sales were good this year but not as good as in 1923.   Base prices were: Standard Touring, $1065 De Luxe Touring, $1220   Special Roadster in January / De Luxe Roadster after.    Both were priced at $1195   Standard Brougham, $1325 De Luxe Brougham, $1525   Standard Sedan, $1495 De Luxe Sedan, $1695
1925
The 1925 automobiles were Model 23-25, 1st & 2nd Series, with a 6-50 production designation. The company began building the 1st Series in July 1924 and continued through June 1925. This Series had a 112” wheelbase. Standard models were offered with wood spoked wheels in a 5-psgr Sedan, a 2-dr Coach, a 3-psgr Coupe, a Brougham and a Touring. De Luxe models were offered with disc wheels in a 5-psgr Sedan, a Brougham with landau arms, a Touring and a “Sport” Roadster with a golf bag locker on the left side and a rumble seat. Mechanical brakes were standard but 4-wheel hydraulic brakes were optional at an additional cost.   From July 1925 through December 1925 they built the 2nd Series. This Series now had a 115” wheelbase. The Brougham and the Coupe were discontinued. Five models were offered. The Sedan and Coach changed somewhat in style with lower bodies and rounded corners and the visor became an integrated part of the top. The Touring and the Roadster were not lowered. The 2-dr Coach was the only model available in a Standard and a De Luxe. The De Luxe Roadster with its longer wheelbase was no longer advertised as a Sport Roadster but did retain the golf bag locker and the rumble seat. The 5-psgr. De Luxe Sedan was finished the best with mohair velvet upholstery, the molding on the back of the front seat and the metal window frames decorated in a faux walnut, assist straps, robe-rail, foot-rest, rear floor heater, arm rests, and fancy cowl lights. The cowl vent was retained and three gauges were set separately into the instrument board. The paint was now a ‘satin’ lacquer finished in new colors. The steel body was still applied over a wooden framework. The Standard Coach came with wood-spoked wheels but all De Luxe models were fitted with disc wheels and four-wheel, self-adjusting hydraulic brakes. Larger 31 x 5.25 balloon tires were standard. Both, 1st and 2nd Series came equipped with a “new” 55 hp, 249 cubic inch Jewett motor with the carburetor on the right side. This motor had the same bore and stroke as the previous years motors but had a different cam in order to gain five horsepower. This motor had more horsepower than any other motor used in Jewetts. Even with all of these extra features, sales fell below any previous year.   Base prices were: Standard Touring, $1175 De Luxe Touring, $1290   Standard (3-psgr) Coupe, $1310 (No De Luxe Coupe)   Standard Brougham, $1385 De Luxe Brougham, $1520   Standard (5-psgr) Sedan, $1545 De Luxe (5-psgr) Sedan, $1745   Standard 2-dr Coach, $1260 De Luxe 2-dr Coach, $ ???   Sport Roadster, $ ??? De Luxe Roadster, $ ???
1926
The 1926 automobiles were the “New Day” Model 25-26, in a 1st & 2nd Series (Model 45 for 1927 in the 1st Series built in 1926 – See 1927) The 1st Series, production designation 6-50, were built from July through December 1925 and titled 1926. They retained the 115-inch wheelbase with wood spoke wheels, mechanical brakes, cowl (parking) lights, a nickel-plated radiator shell and the Jewett 55 hp motor.   The 2nd Series cars were built beginning in January 1926, under the production designation 6-40, and were an “assembled” car, meaning the cars were built from parts purchased from outside manufacturers. They were shortened to a 109-inch wheelbase and the bodies of both Sedans were now all steel, made by the Murray Body Corporation, that featured reduced-size corner pillars, window frames and doorposts. The Touring car remained steel over a wooden frame. The Standard 5-Passenger Sedan (previously called a 2-Door Coach) had wood-spoked wheels, mechanical brakes and could be fitted with nickel-plated, 2-bar bumpers at an additional cost. The De Luxe came with 4-wheel hydraulic brakes, disc wheels, four snubber rebound shocks, no cowl lights (now had a parking lights in the headlamps), a nickel-plated radiator shell and a new Six-cylinder Continental 18L motor. This smaller motor had 169 cubic inches with a 2-3/4” bore and a 4-3/4” stroke generating 40 hp. The De Luxe models were fitted with nickel-plated, 2-bar bumpers. Cowl vents were retained in both series, as was lacquer paint but now available in several new colors. One of the more prevalent colors was an OD green base with a bit of black and yellow added to give it the popular New Day green color. According to the ads there were only three models offered but a De Luxe 5-Psgr Sedan was shown in factory brochures. Even though prices were reduced considerably, sales were lower than the previous year and this became the last production year for the Jewett Six. Note: Often the chassis number plate for this year is missing and if the motor number plate remains, those numbers are considered to be the VIN number.   Note: To date, no chassis numbers are known for this year, only motor numbers and that’s considered to be the VIN number.   Base prices were: Standard 5-Psgr Sedan, $995   De Luxe 5-Psgr Sedan, $ unknown   De Luxe (4-dr) Sedan, $1095   De Luxe Touring, $1095
1927
The 1927 Jewett/Paige automobiles were now called Model 45 and were built in late 1926. The Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company News Service Release, dated September 11, 1926 concerning the new 1927 models, can be reviewed under our web site heading, “Confidential New Jewett Announcement”. In September 1926 until December 30th they produced the 1st series retaining the name Jewett, but to date no documentation has come forward stating how many cars were made. This car had a Continental 19L, 45 hp, 6-cyl, 185 c.i. motor. Only two De Luxe models were being produced. Other mechanical specifications and body features are described in the Confidential Announcement. This Series is usually titled as 1926.   On January 1, 1927, still under the Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company, the Jewett name was discontinued. From that date forward the 1927 2nd series became the Paige ”Six” with the same 19L Continental motor. Only De Luxe models were being produced. The Graham-Paige Motors Corporation officially took over the business on June 10, 1927 and for six and a half months continued producing cars under the Paige marque. In January 1928 the Paige name was dropped and Graham-Paige became the new marque.   Base prices were: 4-door De Luxe Sedan, $ unknown   2-door De Luxe Brougham, $ unknown