The 1924 Dodge Brothers Coupe had a status as a top quality, well-built machine. A dependable inline-four-cylinder engine offered first rate horsepower for its time. The inside was properly appointed, providing passengers a quiet, snug trip. It was a positive instance of automotive innovation, showcasing the corporate’s evolving engineering and design capabilities, however unique examples just like the one on this video are uncommon at the moment.
Basic Automotive Rescue just lately stumbled throughout the Dodge coupe, tucked away in a barn for the previous 83 years. Which means the final time it was pushed was in 1940 when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president, and America was nonetheless a 12 months away from Second World Battle. However on condition that it is a 99-year-old automotive, it is in surprisingly good, unique form. All 4 wheels roll freely, permitting the automotive to be simply pushed from the barn. The physique and inside are each in good situation and could be presentable with a very good cleansing.
Getting it operating, then again, may require extra effort. {The electrical} system is brittle, and if the Dodge wants factors or a condenser, they will not be obtainable on the native auto elements retailer. The identical is true for the sparkplugs, that are bigger than their fashionable counterparts. On the constructive aspect, a lot of the Dodge engine’s main elements are much like ones on fashionable cars, so troubleshooting points should not be that troublesome.
Finally, an inside combustion engine requires air, gas, and an ignition supply to run. Even a long-dormant automobile like this Dodge or the 1916 Federal Motors truck we noticed final week will hearth up if it has these components and a bit of persistence. Finally, the Dodge rattles to life, engine chugging, working up the braveness to maneuver below its personal energy earlier than setting off on the highway.
100 mannequin years have handed since this Dodge Brothers coupe rolled off the meeting line on the manufacturing facility close to Hamtramck, Michigan. Dodge, like Detroit, and communities like Hamtramck, modified considerably in that point. However the automaker nonetheless makes vehicles, together with the Dodge Charger and Challenger. And people vehicles nonetheless have combustion engines that function on the identical precept because the Dodge Brothers coupe from a century in the past.
