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The Dodge 30-35 [1] was the first car produced by Dodge, introduced on November 14, 1914 and manufactured in Detroit, Michigan. [2] The car had an L-head inline-four engine of 212-cubic-inch (3.5 L) displacement, which had a power output of 35 hp (26 kW). [3] The rear wheels were driven by a leather cone clutch and a three-speed gearbox with ...
The Dodge D5 series' predecessor, the D2 series; also called the "Beauty Winner". The D5 did not differ particularly from its predecessor, continuing to use the same 218 cu in (3.6 L) 87 hp (65 kW) flathead straight-six engine, single-disc dry-plate clutch, and three-speed manual transmission. A vacuum-operated semi-automatic system was an ...
Chrysler was founded by Walter Chrysler on June 6, 1925, [1] when the Maxwell Motor Company (est. 1904) was re-organized into the Chrysler Corporation. [2]Walter Chrysler had originally arrived at the ailing Maxwell-Chalmers company in the early 1920s, having been hired to take over and overhaul the company's troubled operations just after a similar rescue job at the Willys car company.
After the purchase of Dodge Brothers Inc. in 1928, Chrysler Corporation had five straight-6s in production with the addition of the Victory and Senior Dodge Brothers engines. [ 1 ] So, with the introduction of the new Desoto brand in 1929, came a new and cheaper to product six cylinders, the K-Model (four main bearings, deep skirts). [ 1 ]
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The Dodge Series D8 appeared in October 1937 for the 1938 model year, replacing the previous year's Series D5. [1] Production of the 1938 Dodges ran from September 1937 until July 1938, which was the typical pattern for Dodge in this period. [ 1 ]
The Fargo brand lived longer in a variety of countries under the Chrysler Corporation's badge engineering marketing approach.. Manufactured in Detroit at the Lynch Road facility, Dodge trucks were also offered under the Fargo (or DeSoto) names in most of Latin America, while in Europe and Asia, they were mainly built in Chrysler's Kew plant and sold under either the Fargo or DeSoto badge names.
When commercial sales of the trucks restarted post-war, they resumed as the 1946 Dodge W-series. [7] Historic author on Dodge trucks, Don Bunn, noted that the 1939–1947 Job-Rated trucks represent a very significant segment in Dodge history. They were the first to be mass-produced in the new, huge (Mound Road) Warren truck plant.