At the start of the ford motor company in 1903, the dodge brothers supplied nearly every car part needed by the up-and-coming auto giant. After fifteen years of operating a successful automotive supplier company, much to ford’s advantage, john and horace dodge again changed the face of the automotive market in 1914 by introducing their own car. The dodge brothers automobile carried on their names even after their untimely deaths in 1920, with the company then remaining in the hands of their widows until its sale in 1925 to new york bankers and subsequent purchase in 1928 by walter chrysler. The dodge nameplate has endured, but despite their achievements and their critical role in the early success of henry ford, john and horace dodge are usually overlooked in histories of the early automotive industry.