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The Dodge was an American
cyclecar A cyclecar was a type of small, lightweight and inexpensive motorized car manufactured in Europe and the United States between 1910 and the early 1920s. The purpose of cyclecars was to fill a gap in the market between the motorcycle and the c ...
manufactured in
Detroit, Michigan Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...
, by the A.M. Dodge Company from 1914 to 1915. The cyclecar had a four-cylinder 25 hp engine that was water-cooled, and had a frictionless transmission. The vehicle was designed by George Wahl of Wahl Motor Company. The company was later sued by the
Dodge Dodge is an American brand of automobiles and a division of Stellantis, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Dodge vehicles have historically included performance cars, and for much of its existence, Dodge was Chrysler's mid-priced brand above P ...
brothers in 1915, who claimed that their name had been infringed.


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Cyclecars Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Detroit Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1914 Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1915 1914 establishments in Michigan 1915 disestablishments in Michigan Defunct manufacturing companies based in Detroit Cars introduced in 1914 {{Brass-auto-stub