No Driving Gloves

Dodge Brothers: Automotive Pioneers Nov 14, 1914Born in Niles, Michigan, John and Horace Dodge blossomed into craftsmen renowned for their dedication to quality and excellence in the automotive realm. In the early 1900s, the name Dodge seeped into American households like a sweet perfume. Born in Niles, Michigan, John and Horace Dodge were pioneers, setting America's wheels in motion during the dawn of automotive manufacturing. In 1900, Detroit bloomed like a mechanical rose as industries converged, and the brothers established a modest machine shop.Soon their workshop expanded, bustling with 200 men, crafting the Evans and Dodge bicycle. These bicycles quenched the thirst for transportation for many. Yet the brothers' ambitions stretched further, to conquer the automobile industry.In 1902, Olds Motor Works of Detroit entrusted them with an order for 3,000 transmissions. The brothers mingled with automotive giants like Henry Leland and W.C. Leland, crafting steering parts and axles. By 1903, they abandoned bi