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| 1868 | | Horace Elgin Dodge is born in Niles, Michigan. The Dodge Brothers -- Biography\011Open PDF. |
| 1878 | | Joseph E. Fields (1878 - 1951) -- Biography Open PDF. |
| 1883 | | Three Musketeers - ZSB -- Walter Chrysler called the trio of talented engineers he brought to Willys-Overland from Studebaker Motors the Three Musketeers. Open PDF. |
| 1886 | | Three Musketeers - ZSB -- Walter Chrysler called the trio of talented engineers he brought to Willys-Overland from Studebaker Motors the Three Musketeers. Open PDF. |
| 1888 | | Bernard Edwin Hutinson (1888 - 1961) -- Biography Open PDF. |
| 1897 | Maxwell and Chalmers | Bicycle manufacturer Albert Augustus Pope (1843-1909) (maker of Columbia bicycles) begins manufacturing gas and electric vehicles under brand name Columbia. |
| 1899 | Maxwell and Chalmers | Pope’s Columbia brand merged with Electric Vehicle Company. |
| 1901 | Dodge | John (1864-1920) and Horace (1868-1920) found a machine shop after selling out of Evans and Dodge Bicycle business. They soon supplied engines to Olds, in 1903 become 10% owners of new Ford Motor company in return for supplying engines and transmissions. In 1913, afraid that Ford will become self sufficient, they give Ford a year’s notice of withdrawal from their contract, and announce a car of their own. In 1919 Ford buys their original worth of stock for 5M. |
| 1902 | Nash | Thomas Jeffery sells the first Rambler. |
| 1903 | Maxwell and Chalmers | Maxwell Briscoe was founded by Benjamin Briscoe (1869-1945) and Jonathan Maxwell (1864-1928). E. R. Thomas (1850-1936) founds Thomas in Buffalo, NY. |
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