| John and Horace Dodge created the automobile company after growing
up working in their father's bicycle shop. At one point Dodge was
making most of the parts used in Ford automobiles, and the brothers
had a 10% stake in Ford. They decided to start their own company
and were eventually bought by Chrysler in 1928. Dodge was one of
the leading car companies in the muscle car movement of the 1960s
and 1970s with cars such as the Charger, Challenger, and Coronet.
The Hemi engine is one of the most popular engines among muscle
car enthusiasts. |