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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.
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 ...
In addition to his namesake car company, Plymouth and DeSoto marques were created, and in 1928 Chrysler purchased Dodge Brothers and renamed it Dodge. The same year he financed the construction of the Chrysler Building in New York City, which was completed in 1930. Chrysler was named Time magazine's Man of the Year for 1928.
By mid-1930, it partially replaced the previous engines in varying displacements on passenger cars, in conjunction with an all-new straight-8 block. Only the Imperial's engine remains in production for the Dodge Trucks [ 1 ] 2-ton Models F-40 & K-50, 3-ton models F-60 & K-70, 2 & 3-ton Special, buses from 1930 to 1934-35.
Horace Elgin Dodge Sr. (May 17, 1868 – December 10, 1920) was an American automobile manufacturing pioneer and co-founder of Dodge Brothers Company. Early years and business [ edit ]
Rose Terrace was a private home located at 12 Lake Shore Drive in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.Built in 1934 by Anna Dodge, widow of automobile pioneer Horace E. Dodge, it was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1971 [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. [1]
Dodge purchased the Graham Brothers truck firm in 1925, and the three Graham brothers took on executive positions at Dodge. [ 1 ] Graham's new truck line for 1928 included four 4-cylinder models ranging from 1 ⁄ 2 to 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 short tons (450 to 1,360 kg) and one 2-short-ton (1,800 kg) 6-cylinder model, which used the same engine as the ...
Dodge was born in Niles, Michigan, where his father ran a foundry and machine shop.John and his younger brother, Horace, were inseparable as children and as adults.The origins of the Dodge family was earlier thought to lie in Stockport, England, where a Dodge ancestral home still stands (Halliday Hill Farmhouse in Listed buildings in Stockport), however recent DNA testing conducted by the ...