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Dodgeson

The Dodgeson was an automobile manufactured in Detroit, Michigan by Dodgeson Motors in 1926. The Dodgeson was designed and engineered by John Duval Dodge, son of John Francis Dodge, one of the original Dodge Brothers. The vehicle had a straight-8 rotary valve engine, with a 3.2 litre displacement, and produced 72 bhp (54 kW) at 3,000 rpm. The engine was supported by a four-point suspension system. The designer of the engine was C.E. Wyrick.

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The Dodgeson was an automobile manufactured in Detroit, Michigan by Dodgeson Motors in 1926. The Dodgeson was designed and engineered by John Duval Dodge, son of John Francis Dodge, one of the original Dodge Brothers.1 The vehicle had a straight-8 rotary valve engine, with a 3.2 litre (196 ci) displacement, and produced 72 bhp (54 kW) at 3,000 rpm. The engine was supported by a four-point suspension system. The designer of the engine was C.E. Wyrick.2


No production

Only prototypes were produced, and the series never saw production.2

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  1. "A DODGESON". The Telegraph. No. 16, 628. Queensland, Australia. 18 March 1926. p. 7. Retrieved 26 May 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. Kimes, Beverly Rae (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars: 1805-1942 (3rd ed.). Iola, WI: Krause Publications. p. 483. ISBN 0873414284.