Pat Foster
Published: 2022-07
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In this exciting new history of Dodge and Ram trucks, award-winning automotive author Patrick Foster details the genesis of today's hot-selling Ram pickups, vans, and four-wheel-drives. Beginning with the Graham Brothers, who built the first trucks sold through Dodge dealers, Foster traces the path of Dodge commercial vehicles through the terrific Dodge trucks built during the Roaring Twenties and into the Depression Thirties. Foster then takes us into the war years, 1941-45, when Dodge manufactured a broad array of war materiel including the mighty WD and WF trucks, which later morphed into the legendary postwar Dodge Power Wagons. Next, Foster dives into the decade of the fabulous 1950s, a golden era for American pickups that brought us the equally fabulous Dodge B- and C-series trucks. Entering the 1960s, Foster tells the story of the growing popularity of Dodge trucks. The story grows as the Dodge line expands in size and in sales. The Dodge D series and four-wheel-drive W series are covered in a following chapter. The book ends with an Addendum dedicated to the delightful Dodge cabovers. The final chapter of Dodge and Dodge Ram Pickups: An Illustrated History covers the turbulent years of 2000-22 when Dodge went from being part of a bankrupt company to its present position as the second best-selling full-size pickup in the world.