Old Farm Truck
by Michael Gordon
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14.000 x 11.000 inches
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Title
Old Farm Truck
Artist
Michael Gordon
Medium
Photograph - Acrylic
Description
The old farm truck needs just one more load to market, except he has a flat tire.
The story behind this “Dodge Brothers” truck is an interesting one.
Dodge Brothers never made a truck while the Dodge brothers were alive!
Dodge trucks actually began with three Graham brothers who sold their successful glass factory – it became Libby-Owens. And, in 1916, seeing the need for a good dependable truck, they decided to enter the truck business. By 1919 they had produced the “truck builder” which today would be considered a glider, a basic platform from which a customer could spec a truck according their needs. The “truck builder” consisted of a frame, cab, body, and a Torbenson internal gear drive. Customers could build their own trucks often using engines, transmissions and other components from passenger cars.
As their reputation grew, the Graham Brothers decided to produce their own truck, complete with drive train. The were so successful that the President of Dodge Brothers, saw the opportunity to get Dodge into the expanding market of the 1920s for heavy duty trucks, without disrupting the production of Dodge automobiles. The brothers were receptive and in April 1921 signed an agreement to build trucks with Dodge engines and drive trains, to be sold through the Dodge dealer network – Graham bodies and Dodge parts. Whatever the size, all trucks were powered by a four-cylinder engine.
~railwayvillage.org
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November 24th, 2013
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