Dodge Brothers Research Paper
What is the best car/truck brand to you? To me it is the Dodge motor company.The Dodge motor company is a company that was created by the Dodge brothers around 1913. The Dodge brand still continues to flourish to this day. In this research paper I will be talking about the history of the Dodge brothers and their amazing creations. (History 2017)
The Dodge brothers names were John and Horace Dodge. John was born on October 25, 1864. His brother Horace was born on May 17, 1868. (History 2017) The Dodge brothers had co-founded a bicycle shop in 1897. By 1900 they sold the company and opened a machine shop in Detroit. In 1902 the Dodge brothers got a contract with the Olds Motor Works Company. A year later the brothers teamed up with Henry Ford, and made the 1903 Ford Model A Runabout. John and Horace left …show more content…
This is possibly one of the biggest events in the Dodge history. John got influenza while attending an automobile expo in New York. John ended up passing away shortly after getting sick on January 14, 1920. John's brother Horace ended up dying close to a year later, on December 10, 1920 due to pneumonia. (Wikipedia 2017) The two were buried in an egyptian style mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit Michigan. After their deaths, Their widows sold the company to Walter Chrysler for 146 million dollars. ( Hagerty 2017)
After many years from its beginning, Dodge still remains one of the top vehicle companies in the nation. Some of the most known modern day Dodge vehicles are the Dodge Challenger, Charger, Durango, and Ram trucks. The quality of Dodge vehicles has increased almost every year since 2005. (Car problems 2017)
The Dodge Motor Company has been around for a long time and has had many achievements along the way. I feel that Dodge will continue to be one of the best vehicle brands. Dodge has been my favorite brand for a long time and I believe that it will stay that way for many more
The Dodge brothers names were John and Horace Dodge. John was born on October 25, 1864. His brother Horace was born on May 17, 1868. (History 2017) The Dodge brothers had co-founded a bicycle shop in 1897. By 1900 they sold the company and opened a machine shop in Detroit. In 1902 the Dodge brothers got a contract with the Olds Motor Works Company. A year later the brothers teamed up with Henry Ford, and made the 1903 Ford Model A Runabout. John and Horace left …show more content…
This is possibly one of the biggest events in the Dodge history. John got influenza while attending an automobile expo in New York. John ended up passing away shortly after getting sick on January 14, 1920. John's brother Horace ended up dying close to a year later, on December 10, 1920 due to pneumonia. (Wikipedia 2017) The two were buried in an egyptian style mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit Michigan. After their deaths, Their widows sold the company to Walter Chrysler for 146 million dollars. ( Hagerty 2017)
After many years from its beginning, Dodge still remains one of the top vehicle companies in the nation. Some of the most known modern day Dodge vehicles are the Dodge Challenger, Charger, Durango, and Ram trucks. The quality of Dodge vehicles has increased almost every year since 2005. (Car problems 2017)
The Dodge Motor Company has been around for a long time and has had many achievements along the way. I feel that Dodge will continue to be one of the best vehicle brands. Dodge has been my favorite brand for a long time and I believe that it will stay that way for many more