[1] J. P. La Vigne built his first automobile in 1898, and with his daughter Olive continued with experimental cars and other inventions until 1905 when the Detroit Automobile Manufacturing Company was set-up.
[2] J. P. La Vigne was unhappy with his engine manufacturer and left the company.
Detroit Automobile Manufacturing change the name of the car to Paragon and produced it through 1906.
The La Petite and Paragon were a small two-seat runabout weighing only 650 pounds.
They were equipped with a 0.7 liter, single-cylinder 5-hp engine and sold for $375, equivalent to $12,717 in 2023.