V8 motor, and it seemed to be calling my name. “This Dart GT ragtop came on the block and I thought it was pretty cool. They checked all the boxes, and we we’re in. No! You’ve got to get checked in, make sure your credit is right, they contact your bank, there is a whole protocol you have to go through. ” I thought when you go to an auction, you just go to the auction and if you like something, you raise your hand. “I went to ‘Hot August Nights’ in Reno and went to the auction with my son,” Miller said. Lafayette resident Don Miller bought this issue’s 1967 Dodge Dart GT convertible in 2008. Early models were powered by two different slant-6 engines, and later five different V8 engines were made available, including a 440-cubic-inch V8. It was designed as a relatively inexpensive car configured as sedans, wagons and convertibles. One of the best-selling Dodge cars was the compact Dodge Dart built from 1963 through 1975. The widows sold the company, and it eventually became part of the new Chrysler Corp. In that year both brothers died, John from pneumonia and Horace from cirrhosis. Dodge Brothers consistently ranked as the No. 2 seller of vehicles up to 1920. About 12,800 Dodge vehicles were later used in World War I. “Blackjack” Pershing as he purchased between 150 and 250 Dodge Brothers vehicles for use in the Pancho Villa expedition to Mexico. Naturally, the brothers were very proud of the vehicle, and John Dodge was quoted as saying, “Someday, people who own a Ford are going to want an automobile.”ĭodge was the favored vehicle of Gen. It was marketed as a slightly upscale version of Ford’s famous Model T and, decades before competitors, introduced revolutionary features like an all-steel body and 12-volt electrical system. The Dodge Brothers Motor Company, their next venture, was established in 1913, and the brothers brought out their own car in 1914, the four-cylinder Dodge Model 30/35 touring car. Henry Ford bought many parts for his original Model A (1903-1904) from the Dodge Brothers that included the complete chassis with the result that Ford only had to add the body and wheels to complete the vehicle.
Initially, the Dodge Brothers made engine and chassis parts for Ford Motor Co. This was the time when the car business was just getting started and Detroit was the place to be. John and Horace Dodge formed the Dodge Brothers Co. Click here if you are unable to view this gallery on a mobile device.
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