Tuesday, March 03, 2020

Thurman was curious about the manufacturer of this 1926 Graham Brothers delivery truck. Dodge bought Graham Brothers in 1925, but didn't have a new design until 1928. So, it's a Graham, built by a company owned by Dodge (Thanks Steve! )


https://www.ebay.com/itm/Photograph-of-the-Krogmann-Sons-Pork-Products-Delivery-Truck-Year-1926-8x10-/322992273750

Looks like a Dodge to me, the hubcaps aren't exactly the best focused example I've seen, but they appear to be DB bearing hub caps

It turns out Steve made out the hub cap, and it looks like this;


I didn't have time last night (around 1115pm) to do a search for 1926 Dodge trucks, but I did just now, and this came up


And though the rims are a bit different, I'll look at the rear wood spoke design, spare tire mounting bolt method, pattern, and location in front of the rear wheel, plus the fold point of the windshield, the roofline shape, the beltline not inline with the door window base, the shape of the front fender, and the shape of the cowl, and location of the steering wheel and say that the top is indeed a 1926 Dodge

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  1. I dig in direction you show. Indeed this do look like model 1924 Dodge. https://www.wallpaperup.com/uploads/wallpapers/2013/07/09/115770/98d65e440f22c81e204ad8a02bc09ff9-1400.jpg

    Btw: some boys & tanks show of. https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/74970/
    Gymnastics of students of the NCO school on the French light tanks Renault FT 17 - 1931

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  2. Yup, Early twenties Dodge Brothers.

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  3. You know that that it is a 1926, but not the make?

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    1. Lol... yeah, click the link. I do stuff like that, and learn what I can before deciding if I need to ask for help - I wish everything there is, was, and every will be that more people would do that.
      Instead, most people go the lazy route and simply ask for someone else to do their homework.

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  4. Oh no, she no Graham....

    The first one is a '24-'26 Dodge Brothers truck.
    Drum headlamps, louvered hood sides, square doors and wider body.

    The other little unit is pre twenties, likely '15-'17 Dodge.
    Model T style headlamps, no louvers on the hood sides, rounded doors and the 'torpedo' style narrow body. Highlighted by the rear spring hanger covers on the running boards.

    These are both 1/2 ton delivery vans made by Dodge. In the first image you can see a passenger car chassis poking out just behind the rear wheel. The 1/2 ton was Dodge, anything bigger(needing a truck chassis) was a Graham.

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  5. The Graham Brothers/Dodge connection is complicated. I will try to be brief. The Graham Brothers were building trucks using whatever mechanicals they could find. They found that the Dodge power unit was suitable and were buying a lot through their local Dodge dealer. Just after the Dodge brothers both died in 1920 they had a visit from one of the Dodge suits and were invited to get involved with Dodge. The Graham Brothers became directors of Dodge and made a lot of money. They got word in 1926(?) that Walter Chrysler wanted to buy Dodge so got out in time to spend their money buying Paige, and the rest is history. The (Dodge-built) Graham Brothers trucks were so popular that the name hung around until at least 1930 due to customer demand.

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