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Dodge Brothers Pick Up from 1929 – early American pickup with a 3.55-litre engine: 4,800mm length, 1,780mm width, 1,700kg unladen weight
Dodge Brothers was an American vehicle maker of the 1920s whose brand later became part of Dodge, and with it the Chrysler group. The Pick Up recorded here dates from 1929 and belongs to the marque's early commercial vehicles, which alongside passenger cars already included light load carriers for business use.
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The engine has a displacement of 3.55 litres (3,550cc). Unladen weight is 1,700kg, length is 4,800mm and width is 1,780mm — dimensions consistent with a light pickup chassis of this era.
Pickups of this period typically carried an open frame with a wood or sheet-metal-clad load bed and were delivered with simple leaf-spring suspension front and rear. The engineering followed the sturdy design principles of the early motor industry: an in-line engine with mechanical fuel delivery, mechanically operated brakes on all four wheels, and an unsynchronised gearbox that demanded a correspondingly careful touch to shift.
On a vehicle of this age, checking the frame for rust, cracks and earlier repairs comes first, as does checking the load bed itself for wood rot or corrosion. Brakes, steering and the leaf-spring mounts should be checked by a workshop specialising in historic commercial vehicles, since spare parts for the engine and drivetrain are now only available through clubs and vintage parts dealers.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells Dodge Brothers Pick Up
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