Mark of the Month

April, 2011

Marque of the Month of April

Dodge

was founded by John and Horace Dodge in 1914 as the Dodge Brothers Car Company.

was often second or third-place in production in the early 1920's.

was purchased by Walter P. Chrysler in 1928.

was the Chrysler Corp. mid-tier division, and truck manufacturer.

was the only stand-alone Chrysler division in the 1970's (Chrysler-Plymouth was one division).


1948 D26 Custom	1950 Wayfarer	1952 Coronet D42	1956 La Femme	1959 Coronet	1960 Polara Wagon	1961 Lancer	1966 Charger

1966 Monaco	1967 Polara	1968 Dart	1972 Charger	1975 Dart SE	1987 Shadow Shelby CSX	1988 Daytona Shelby Z	2005 Viper

Dodge started out as an engine supplier to Ford Motor Company before the Dodge brothers decided to build their own car in 1914. In 1928, Chrysler Motors purchased the much larger Dodge Brothers Car Company and became Chrysler Corporation, quickly creating the Plymouth and DeSoto divisions to fill out the field.

Dodge became the performance division of Chrysler Corp. in the mid 1960's,and in the late 1970's eclipsed Plymouth as the most popular Chrysler division.

Did You Know?

Dodge did not have a version of the Airflow (Only Chrysler and DeSoto did).
Dodge's famous Ram hood ornament first appeared in 1932.
Dodge introduced the Red Ram hemi V-8 in 1953.
Dodge made 505 1969 Charger Daytonas to qualify as a production car for NASCAR.
Dodge introduced the Viper, the first true Chryslers Corp. sports car, as a 1992 model.

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