I knew it... this is taken from my Dodge Fanlisting...
"History Of Dodge
In the early 1900s, two bicycle makers were destined to change the auto industry forever-- they were the Dodge brothers, John and Horace. They began their careers as bicycle machinists in their father's shop in Michigan. Upon moving to Windsor, Ontario, Canada, they adapted their skills to meet the needs of the fledgling automotive industry and found success producing intricate auto parts. It wasn't long before John and Horace came to the attention of Henry Ford. He was so impressed with the brothers that he offered them one-tenth interest in his new motor car company.That partnership lasted for the next 12 years.The brothers then split from Ford to pursue their own interests in automobile manufacturing because, at the time, Ford cars were built with virtually all Dodge parts. When asked why he and his brother wanted to build their own car, John Dodge reportedly said, "Think of all the Ford owners who will someday want an automobile." In 1914, Dodge Brothers, Inc. was formed. In that first year, Dodge introduced the "Old Betsy," a rugged car built for reliability and durability. That year Dodge built a total of 249 new cars.

In 1928, Chrysler acquired the much larger Dodge Brothers, Inc. It continued expanding its line of vehicles, which included the WWII Power Wagon - a vehicle that garnered enough acclaim to continue production a decade after the war. Through the years, Dodge has led the way with a number of styling and engineering advancements, including the first 140-horsepower "Red Ram" Hemi® V8 engine in the 1953 Coronet. In the 1960s and 1970s Dodge contributed to America's fascination with high-performance "muscle cars" by manufacturing the 505 Charger Daytonas for stock- car racing and as production cars.

Never forgetting the legacy the Dodge Brothers began by constructing durable and powerful cars, Dodge and Chrysler brought the domestic convertible back to the roads in the 80s in the form of the Dodge 400 and the Chrysler Lebaron. In the 90s, the eagerly anticipated Dodge Viper put the muscle back in "muscle cars." All of which soon culminated in the new, aggressive look on the Dodge Ram Pickup, Dodge Dakota and Dodge Durango.

Dodge is proud of its heritage and is looking forward to building on a tradition of power, style and rugged dependability."

~Amanda

hmm.i had no idea, that ford hasnt always sucked,....

No, the Cuda has yet to make a pass as well. It has good reasons though, it has a little oil leak and needs to be freshened up first. The Hemi was built years ago and the previous owner just let it sit after it was built, not good to do. It just needs new gaskets and seals thats all. It has a fresh built tranny and rear end with 4.10 or 4.11 gear, I forget which. It is an absolute dream to drive, you even breath on the gas pedal and your dead from the thrust of all that torque.[sm=smiley11.gif][sm=smiley4.gif] It would never get past one run down the track, it needs to have a full cage being that it is a mid-10's in the 1/4 mile car.[sm=smiley7.gif][sm=smiley36.gif][sm=smiley3.gif][sm=smiley4.gif][sm=smiley2.gif]

how did your dad do this past weekend?

He got f'd. Apparently none of the regular judges were there and Jeff Johnson himself was the judge. He got 3rd and was beat out by far lesser cars, one of which shouldn't have even been in the same class, it should have been in stock and not modified.

was this stock one the same color?? there was one i looked at that was nice, i dont know if it was nicer, stock or not, but it was a very similar, if not the same color. i am fairly familiar with jeff, and he does a nice job of putting the events together, but at the columbus event, i was watching the judging of the FWD class. there were 2 modded up 1st gen neons, and listening to this kid and jeff converse about the car, jeff had no idea what he was talking about, or looking at when it came to the new cars.

I'm not sure, I'll have to ask him. Isn't Jeff Johnson a driver? It is often times amazing at how truely little a pro driver knows about the cars he drives or any car for that matter. I've seen many that couldn't even point out a spark plug, let alone know how to change one.[sm=tongue.gif][sm=smiley29.gif][sm=smiley36.gif][sm=smiley36.gif]

lol...i thought for quite a while that jeff was a driver. there are 2 guys that run pro/super pro trucks named jeff johnson, neither of which are the jeff that runs the series. i have been told that the jeff johnson has some very nice maxwedge cars, but ive never seen any of them.

Well then, I guess that must be the $10,000 question.[sm=smiley36.gif]