The Dodge Brothers were famous long before they built the first car that carried their name. They established a small machine shop at the turn of the 19th/20th centuries, and were soon building engines for Ransom E. Olds and later became stockholders in the Ford Motor Company for whom they built engines, transmissions and axles. By 1913 they realized that the Ford Company was heading toward self-sufficiency, and they decided to sell their stock and start their own venture.
In 1920, Dodge moved into second place in the car industry, but joy was short-lived, as both brothers died the same year. The 1921 model was the last design planned by the brothers.
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