Dodge Brothers "OVER THERE"

[bobs1916]

Folks

Found this photo of a DB touring car during WW1 Caption was captured German soldiers. I am amassing as many images as I can of Dodge Brothers vehicles during the Great War. I would love to see any one else who might have some images to share beyond the usual published views.

http://www.geocities.com/bob487thbg/dbp1.jpg

[Rusty_OToole]

Look up Black Jack Pershing's campaign along the Mexican border during the WW1 era or slightly earlier. He used Dodge touring cars extensively. Also some trucks, make unknown. This was the first use of motor vehicles during a campaign by the US army and there are quite a few photos.

[bobs1916]

Rusty

I actually do have a few photos of DBs during that campaign. The Dodges performed so well that Pershing had more sent down.

[joes39-4]

Hi Bob...I have been to a museum somewhere that had a display of WW1 DB with full size manniquins (fake people). Really neat!! I need to chat with my darling better half to see if I can figure out where it was. I'll figure it out though. You may be interested.

[bobs1916]

Thanks Joe

There is one in Aberdeen MD and another at USMA West Point that I am aware of

bob

[Guest imouttahere]

I have read several times that the reason General Pershing was so impressed by the DB was that he was riding in the back seat of a DB car when it ran over a land mine which exploded. It lifted the car about a couple of feet in the air, and severely dented the underside of the body but did not penetrate it. Pershing was convinced he would have been killed or injured in any other make of car.

John and Horace used chrome vanadium steel in the body as well as the running gear. It's so tough that it even makes repairs more difficult than with standard steel alloys.