That has got to be a Dodge cjh, the ram has been used for many many years.
:cheers:now that's funnyand if Carroll Shelby had moved a few feet before naming the GT350, it could have been a GT347:-?
First time I've read or heard that story. I like the fratzog logo and think Dodge should have kept it. Looks better than the silly // that is the new logo.It was actually the Chrysler employees teenage sons who coined the term "fratzog", when Dad asked them what his symbol should be called.
No, no, no. The Dodge Bros. all-steel body was designed by Budd Mfg. Co. but manufactured in the main DB Hamtramck plant.Another little known fact is in the early days both Fords and Mopars did not build their own bodies. Their bodies were built by Briggs manufacturing in Detroit. GM was built by Fisher.
No, no, no. It would be an upside-down Star of David, which would be terribly sacrilegious. It is really two interlocked Greek letter deltas, for Dodge, which was supposed to symbolize how close brothers were.Yes, the Dodge brothers were Jewish. Kind of ironic since they started out making engines for Henry Ford.
It was actually the Chrysler employees teenage sons who coined the term "fratzog", when Dad asked them what his symbol should be called.
Could be. Just what I read. I'm proud to wear the name Fratzog! Any part of the story involve a napkin?That's actually not true. As mentioned my Grandfather did this emblem, and my Dad (the oldest) was only 6 years old when the work was done. So the teenager coming up with the name is folk-lore.
Thats really odd because my 41 Dodge coupe, 41 Chrysler coupe and 51 Plymouth coupe all have the tag under the hood that says Body By Briggs. Possibly the cars from the 30`s were by Budd.No, no, no. The Dodge Bros. all-steel body was designed by Budd Mfg. Co. but manufactured in the main DB Hamtramck plant.
the symbol on our dodges is called a "Frat zog" well does anyone know what that means? if we are going to drive around with it on our cars....we should know what it means.
i was looking at the "Frat zog" on the vinyl top trim of my 69 dart thinking about that today..hmmm
my initial reactive thought is a Fraternity symbol of some sort.....were the Dodge brothers in a Fraternity or perhaps the designer of the emblem that we are all familiar with, that appeared in the early 60s
i kinda nullify this theory right away bcoz i know from Soroity experience that most competent Fraternities find offense in calling their organiziations as simply a "Frat"
Also the earlier dodge brothers symbol almost looks like a star of David....were they Jewish??
if anyone has any history or reasoning behind this all too familiar symbols
Yes, they were not Jewish. Interesting the early logo could have been just to piss off Henry Ford. LoLThe Dodge brothers were not Jewish, that early symbol had other meanings...
Why the Original Dodge Logo Was a Jewish Star - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
chryslerfat, please note that I said "Dodge Brothers" all-steel body, not Dodge. Until 1938 it was Dodge Brothers, and Dodge started in 1939. Here's a picture of my '22 touring car with the early all-steel body.Thats really odd because my 41 Dodge coupe, 41 Chrysler coupe and 51 Plymouth coupe all have the tag under the hood that says Body By Briggs. Possibly the cars from the 30`s were by Budd.