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Mar 31, 2020 · John Dodge. Horace Dodge. 2020 marks the 100 th anniversary of the death of the Dodge Brothers, Horace and John, from complications related to another pandemic, the Spanish Flu that caused at least 50 million deaths worldwide. In January of 1920, the brothers attended an auto show in New York. While there, they both contracted influenza, and it ...
1868 - 1920. John and Horace Dodge were not only brothers, but lifelong friends and business partners who established one of the first major automotive suppliers and an iconic American car brand. Both brothers were born in Niles, Michigan – John, in 1864, and Horace, in 1868. The brothers were practically inseparable as children and adults.
1864 - 1920. John and Horace Dodge were not only brothers, but lifelong friends and business partners who established one of the first major automotive suppliers and an iconic American car brand. Both brothers were born in Niles, Michigan – John, in 1864, and Horace, in 1868. The brothers were practically inseparable as children and adults.
Dec 16, 2018 · Henry Ford. Ford had difficulty paying the Dodges for their work at first. In June of 1903, the Dodge Brothers agreed to write off $7,000 in overdue payments and to extend an additional $3,000 in credit to Ford in exchange for 10% of the Ford stock. The Dodge Brothers had given up other promising contracts to work exclusively for Ford, and ...
Sep 26, 2014 · A mistake in marketing caused a major decline of Dodge sales, and in 1928 Dodge Brothers could not meet payroll. The banking firm was eager to sell and found a buyer in Walter P. Chrysler. Chrysler noted that “Buying the Dodge Brothers Company was one of the soundest acts of my life…” History would most likely agree.
John and Horace Dodge were talented machinists who were early Ford Motor Company suppliers and shareholders. They started producing their own cars in 1914, and by 1916 they were fourth overall in U.S. sales. In 1928 Walter P. Chrysler bought Dodge Brothers for $175 million, by 1930 the division was renamed as simply “Dodge.”
Feb 22, 2013 · Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-242) and index Growing Up in Niles, Michigan, and the Long Road to the Dodge Brothers Machine Shop in Detroit -- Automotive Suppliers to Ransom Olds and Henry Ford, 1901-1914 -- The First Dodge Brothers Automobile -- A Successful Car and a Successful Company, 1915-1920 -- The Dodge Brothers in Perspective -- Dodge Brothers under Frederick J. Haynes ...
