War Service

• The 1935 Dodge half-ton pickup truck.
  
  The Dodge Brothers, John and Horace, begin building Dodge cars in 1914 and engines for the Ford Motor Company. They started making trucks in 1917 that were shipped to France during World War I.
  
  

New Pickup

• Dodge Brothers was acquired by Chrysler in 1928. It introduced its first half-ton pickup the following year.
  
  

New War Work

• A 1951 Dodge Power Wagon 4X4.
  
  Dodge geared up for the war in 1940 by developing a four-wheel drive vehicle for the U.S. military. It was ready, once civilian production resumed in 1946, to produce the first four-wheel drive pickup.
  
  

Pilot House

• The 1949 Dodge half-ton pickup with "Pilot House" cab.
  
  Dodge introduced its "Pilot House" safety cab in 1949 in which the cab is taller and pushed forward slightly to give the driver better.
  
  

More Comfort

• The 1971 Dodge pickups were built for more cab room and extra comforts.
  
  In 1971 the "Lifestyle" trucks debuted, providing a more comfortable cab and a passenger car ride to make long trips more appealing.
  
  

Retro Styling

• The 1994 Dodge pickup marked landmark styling for the turck maker.
  
  Dodge took the light-duty truck industry by surprise with its 1994 Ram models that featured an all-new design that evoked 1950s styling with protruding fenders, raised hood and an aggressive and updated crosshairs-style front grille.