March 11, 2024
1920 Dodge Brothers Commercial Car 1950s Village Voice Press Photo 7x5"
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1920 Dodge Brothers Commercial Car 1950s Village Voice Press Photo 7x5"Looks great! Please see all photos, which should be self-explanatory. The last picture is NOT the one for sale, but rather an exemplar of the exact same Dodge Truck, but with the inclusion of the screen side mesh....the pictured Dodge is NON-screen side.With their early passenger cars earning recognition for durability and value, the Dodge brothers soon began considering ways to convert their successful car platform to truck applications. During 1917, their firm began producing "commercial cars," including military ambulances and screen-sided business trucks. Panel delivery trucks, fire trucks, pickups, chassis-cabs and other models were soon offered. The one pictured belonged to my dad, I can tell because on the window it has the Village Voice Press Pass, and notice where it is parked. It is stamped on the back by him with the Village Voice's then current address (with which I dated the photo). I was told that the screen sided cars where also used by Dog Catchers (remember them?). Daniel List wrote the automotive column for the Village Voice ("Hubcaps") and this was used in one of his articles.During 1920, the company lost its founding fathers. John Dodge died in January and his younger brother Horace succumbed the following December.In 1921, Dodge Brothers agreed
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