2006-09-18 01:17:38 · 5 answers · asked by bram005 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Dodge
In 1901, John Francis Dodge and Horace Elgin Dodge moved their Dodge Brothers Bicycle & Machine Factory to Detroit, Michigan. Their bearings and other parts were in demand with the early automobile industry, and they helped design motor parts for early Oldsmobiles.
1917 Dodge Brothers Touring car.In 1902, the Dodge Brothers were approached by Henry Ford, who was looking for help in financing his own automobile company. Dodge Brothers helped finance the start of the Ford Motor Company as well as manufacturing parts for early Fords, to Ford and the Dodge Brothers mutual financial benefit.
In 1914, the Dodge Brothers started their own auto company, which they named the Dodge Brothers Motor Vehicle Company, choosing 50 dealers initially from hundreds of applications, some of which remain successful today. In a boost to their fortunes, the Dodge brothers brought a successful lawsuit against Ford in 1917. In the same year, Dodge Brothers began building motor trucks as well, at first for use by the United States Army during World War I, then commercially after the war's end.
2006-09-18 01:23:37 · answer #1 · answered by R1volta 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This first Dodge, introduced in late 1914 as a '15 model, shows the sturdy design that quickly made the Dodge a major player in the auto industry.
John and Horace Dodge had been playing key roles supplying engines and transmissions to Oldsmobile and Ford and even complete assembled cars for Ford before launching their own car with their name on it with money they received when Henry Ford bought out their shares of Ford Motor Co.
2006-09-18 01:28:00 · answer #2 · answered by Rohini karthikeyan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
November 14, 1914
2006-09-18 01:28:52 · answer #3 · answered by Seikilos 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1914
2006-09-18 04:38:11 · answer #4 · answered by regatta87 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
11/14/1914 - Old betsy touring car (dodge brothers John and Horace)
2006-09-18 01:57:30 · answer #5 · answered by timc_fla 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋