Antique Dodge Truck Parts
The Dodge Brothers Company entered the automotive world earlier than the release
of their first car. Dodge brothers John Francis Dodge and Horace Elgin Dodge started
in 1901 when they opened a machine shop in Detroit, making stove parts and later,
auto parts. Their first involvement in the industry came a year later when Henry
Ford who was looking for help in financing his own automobile company, approached
the brothers. At first, they supply the mechanical parts of the initial 500,000
Ford Model T cars. This made their names very prominent and highly respected in
the automotive industry. They were also acclaimed for their work for Oldsmobile,
and other leading auto manufacturers.
The establishment of the Dodge Brothers company came in 1910 in Hamtramck, Michigan.
Three years later in 1913, the production of the first Dodge automobile was on
the way. And in November 14, 1914, Dodge Brothers released their first and only
vehicle, to compete with other big names in the business- their first truck. The
truck sold well and surpassed Ford's Model T. Later, when the First World War
broke, they created the Army truck with a body built by the Budd Co.
After the war ended, the military ambulance, also by the Dodge brothers were
converted to the famous Dodge Brothers half-ton Screenside Commercial Car. Another
version of the Screenside was the Commercial Panel that came out six months after.
These two models were the only trucks the original Dodge Brothers Company built
between 1918 and 1928. They were upgraded to a 3/4-ton payload rating (1,500 lbs.)
in 1923 and their wheelbases were lengthened to 116-inches in 1924.
The closed cab one ton Model BB pickup followed the following year together with
the one and a half ton truck. Development on the design of Dodge truck started
in 1929 that gave birth to the Fargo half-ton Packet Panel and the half-ton Merchants
Express Panel. The company was now owned by the Chryslers. Other trucks soon entered
the assembly line and was released as 1 1/2, 3/4, one, 1 1/2, two, and three-ton
pickups in 6,7,9,10, and 12 foot body lengths. The 30's brought up more antique
Dodge trucks on the road with its Dodge Commercial series.
Decades past and more fascinating Dodge trucks were released. Today, these antique
trucks are made not to be driven on the road but more as a collection, a hobby.
These antique Dodge trucks are made in their original form and beauty with the
antique Dodge Truck parts.
