Ninety-eight years ago on this date -- Nov. 14, 1914 -- the
Dodge Brothers produced their first car. Or at least, that's the
convenient history. But we did some fact checking, and it turns
out that on Nov. 14, 1914, the Dodge Brothers (that's supposedly
Horace on the left and John on the right, but correct us if we
have them backwards) were merely photographed riding in the rear
seat of the first car to bear their last name. According to "The
Dodge Brothers: The men, the motor cars, and the legacy" by
Charles K. Hyde, here's the full story: The widely accepted
history of the initial production of early Dodge Brothers
automobiles in November 1914 is at odds with much of the
evidence about the earliest Dodge Brothers cars. Automotive
historians have thought that the first production car, later
named "Old Betsy," came off the assembly line at the Hamtramck
factory on 14 November 1914. Guy Ameel, superintendent of final
assembly for Dodge Brothers since the start of automobile
production, served as John and Horac