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Dodge D8 Langenthal Cabriolet - open touring car for all weathers

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Created on October 2, 2020

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Bruno von Rotz

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Fährt sich problemlos und stressfrei

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Wuchtige Erscheinung

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - opulentes Design

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Typische Zweifarben-Lackierung

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Symbiose USA & Schweiz

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Amerikanischer "Widder" trifft auf Schweizer Kühe

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - In der Kofferraumklappe wurde auch das Reserverad verbaut

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Eine sanfte Briese weht einem durch die Haare. Viel mehr geht nicht. Der Dodge mag es eher gemütlich

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Eleganz in dunkelbraun-gelb

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Wintertaugliches Cabrio

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Elegantes Interieur mit viel Holz

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Armaturen mit vielen Details, wie die Verzierung bei den Zeigern

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Armaturenbrett vollständig aus Holz

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Auch eine Uhr ist mit an Bord, wie es sich für ein Luxusauto gehört

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Detail der Ledersitze

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Viel Platz auch im Fond

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Der Reihensechszylinder

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Die Hupe

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Seriennummer

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Die militärische Nummerierung inner auf der Motorhaube - Ein Zeuge der geschichte

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Der Widder zeigt den Weg

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Der mächtige Kühlergrill strotzt von Opulenz

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Bei diesem Anblick würde man sich als Fussgänger wünschen, schnell das Weite zu suchen

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Wuchtige Erscheinung

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Der Widder, das Markentier von Dodge

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Der Widder springt

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Kühlergrill von oben

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Die Plakette der Carosserie Langenthal

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - die Türen öffnen nach hinten

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Gedeckte Radkästen, ebenfalls typisch für die Zeit

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Aussen angebrachte Türschaniere

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Alexis Kellner stellte das Verdeck des Wagens her

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Dodge D8 Langenthal (1938) - Der Chrom-Widder

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Das Evens&Dodge-Fahrrad

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Eine Zeichnung des Patents für ein Fahrrad-Kugellager von Dodge

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Die beiden Dodge Brüder, John links und Horace rechts

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Eine Werbung von Dodge Brothers Motor Car

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Die Teststrecke von Dodge, auf der die Autos nach der Fertigung erprobt werden

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Dodge hatte die erste eigene Teststrecke der Welt

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Luftaufnahme der Dodge-Zentralfabrik

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Das stille helikale Getriebe von Dodge

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Dodges am Ende der Fertigung im Werk in Windsor

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Einblick in die Hautpfertigungsanlage von Dodge

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eine Einzelradaufhängung von Dodge

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Arbeiter warten auf Einlass vor einer Dodge-Fabrik

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Das Emblem der Dodge Brothers

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Ein Sechszylinder-Motor von Dodge

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Dodge Brothers Motor Car (1914) - Der erste Dodge

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Dodge DD (1930) - Chassis und Motor

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Dodge Roadster (1931) - Das Beste vom Besten

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Dodge Sedan (1933) - Auch Limousinen konnten sie bauen

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Dodge Coupe (1934) - Etwas kompakter

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Dodge Sedan (1934) - Mit Ersatzrad auf der Seite

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Dodge D5 7-Passenger Sedan (1937) - Mit sieben Sitzen

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Dodge 4-Door (1938) - Runde Heckkante

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Dodge Westchester (1938) - Mit Holzverkleidung

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Werbung der Carosserie Langenthal AG

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Summary

The example of the Dodge D8 Langenthal convertible shows what the combination of engineering skills from three countries and a good dose of zeal can achieve. The American Dodge brothers were responsible for the chassis, the Swiss Fritz Grogg dressed it and the German Alexis Kellner provided the blueprint for the car's winter-proof soft top. This extensively illustrated vehicle report shows how this came about and what else is special about the Dodge D8 Langenthal.

This article contains the following chapters

From bicycle to automobile
Successful right from the start
Continuous improvements
At the forefront of technology
The Dodge D8 built in 1938
Fritz Grogg and his Carrosserie Langenthal A.G.
The dark brown and yellow convertible
The Alexis Kellner licenses

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In 1914, over a hundred car brands were founded in the USA alone, only one of which survived: Dodge. John Francis and Horace Elgin were born in 1864 and 1868 as brothers with the name Dodge. They grew up in Niles (in the US state of Michigan) and learned to repair and improve things from an early age. Their father, who built engines for the shipping industry, taught them how they worked. The two brothers were inseparable and did almost everything together. At the end of the 19th century, they began building bicycles, opened their own company and soon switched to the automobile. In 1903, they established the production of Ford automobiles, receiving 10 percent of the shares in the new Ford Motor Company. However, the Dodge brothers were not satisfied with producing "other people's" cars, so they decided to build cars under their own name.

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