Re: 1929 Fargo Truck

Posted by 30dodgepanel on October 19, 2018 at 11:48:59 from (70.162.122.88):

In Reply to: Re: 1929 Fargo Truck posted by t in ne on October 19, 2018 at 07:28:32:

With all due respect that isn't entirely correct.

Not to be a stickler and you may already know this but Chrysler took over Dodge around 1928 and had divisions of Dodge Brothers and Graham Brothers trucks (Graham were labeled under the Dodge name by this time) and then Chrysler made the Fargo separately so it had three truck brands going all at once just before the great depression and was to much so they phased out the Graham name and the Fargo lineup and sold Dodge's for exports as Fargo (which is I think what you're referring to). Dodge were never in control of the Fargo line, it's always been Chrysler who was in control of all of them since Chrysler bought them out.

Fargo name was used in the early days from 1913-1922 by the Fargo Motor Car Company. Chrysler brought the rights to the Fargo name in or around 1927 and began branding the new Fargo trucks as Packets, Clippers, and Freighters exclusively under the Fargo name but on the Plymouth lineup. All Fargo's had either Plymouth, DeSoto or Chrysler parts for the most part. Dodge was a separate brand and simply a division of Chrysler. I like to think of Fargo and Dodge Brothers trucks as cousins in a way. Chrysler is the grandfather of it all and Dodge and Plymouth were like brothers and the offspring would have been cousins... Dumb analogy I know but it helps someone simple minded like me keep it in perspective and easier to understand for memory purposes.

Many references are available that document this topic but it takes a long amount of cross referencing research to understand it all so I'll provide a couple of links that explain it briefly for the sake of time and simplicity for all of us.

https://www.allpar.com/old/fargo.html

https://www.allpar.com/model/ram/ram-history.html

Oh, and for the Ford lovers out there who may not know, you have the Dodge Brothers to thank for the success of the Ford brand whether you agree or disagree they made Ford who they were in the beginning until they branched off on their own in 1914.

Without the Dodge Brothers there would be no Ford as you know it today. Or maybe the correct way to put it is, Ford may have looked a lot more different in the early days if not for the Dodge's, especially the success of the Model T. Henry never forgave them for breaking out and starting up as a competitor but one cannot contain the entrepreneur spirit in us.

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