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01/08/2018 10:48 am
A big truck almost got me today as I shuffled across the street, a RAM. What? (pic)
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Okay, so I'm slow. But it is finally dawning on me that the Dodge nameplate is no longer on the Dodge trucks, and it hasn't been there since October of 2009. (I'm sure some older pieces with "Dodge" on them sneaked into later years.)
But Dodge, far back in automotive history, wasn't just "Dodge." It was "Dodge Brothers."
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Started by Horace and John after they became wealthy building engines for Henry Ford, the Dodge Brothers emblem with some changes adorned their cars and trucks from 1914 into the year and even after Chrysler bought the firm, 1928. The Dodge boys had earlier bought the truck division of the Graham Brothers, so Chrysler had all sorts of names to play with.
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Chrysler dropped the "Brothers" on the trucks in 1929 and a year later on the cars. John and Horace had both died back in 1920.
I wonder if the Ram dealers would like to attach a Dodge Brothers emblem to their big trucks? Maybe as an option for older buyers?
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01/08/2018 11:01 am
Ever stop to think that "Dodge Ram" is an oxymoron?
01/08/2018 11:08 am
Thanks, Rick. So I dodged the ram?
01/08/2018 7:35 pm
Sam Elliott saying "Guts, glory, Dodge" just doesn't sound right!
01/08/2018 8:54 pm
+1
01/08/2018 9:13 pm
I think a Dodge Oxymoron would be a better name...then if one nearly got you, you could shout 'MORON!' as they sped by.
01/08/2018 9:24 pm
Apparently, in computer terms in which I have no interest..
RAM stands for Random Access Memory. I must admit, my memory is getting pretty random and I have problems accessing it sometimes. Perhaps I should buy one.
02/08/2018 5:49 am
Still a Dodge to me.
02/08/2018 5:58 am
Consider the extended warranty...........
02/08/2018 8:21 am
What was I talking about? Don't ask me...haven't a clue!
02/08/2018 8:22 am
Have just accessed my random access memory...I think I meant a Dodge!
02/08/2018 8:23 am
My warranty ran out years ago
02/08/2018 4:47 pm
I'm with Al.
03/08/2018 8:41 am
Like I explain to my fit jogger friends who try to get me out there, you don't compete in Daytona with a '52 Ford that needs a valve grind.