While some sources claim that the first car to roll off the production line was nicknamed "Old Betsy," the book "The Dodge Brothers: The Men, the Motor Cars, and the Legacy" written by Charles K ...

The 1964 Ford Thunderbolt holds the distinction of being America’s first factory-built drag racing car. Ford developed the Fairlane Thunderbolt specifically for the NHRA’s Super Stock class.

1921 Dodge Brothers Touring Car is a rarity. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. ... On Nov. 14, 1914, the first Dodge Brothers automobile rolled out of their factory in Hamtramck, Mich.

Dodge Brothers is sold to Dillon, Read & Co., a leading New York investment bank, on April 30, 1925. Terms of the deal were staggering for the day -- $146 million plus an additional $50 million ...

Dodge Brothers sold almost 45,000 cars in 1915, its first full year of production. By the time they traveled to the New York Auto Show in 1920, the Dodges were riding high. Their cars had become ...

Four months later, on Nov. 14, the Dodge boys' first vehicle, the Model 30-35 touring car, left Hamtramck and drove into history. For $785 — almost $300 more than the Model T's price of $490 ...