Henry Ford was almost forced to create a brand new car company because the Dodge brothers were using his own profits to build a rival automaker. By 1916, Ford Motor Company was dominating the industry, with the Model T selling over 500,000 units, controlling 55 percent of the U.S. market, and generating 59 million dollars in profit, roughly 1.7 billion today. Instead of paying special dividends, Henry Ford shocked investors by reinvesting the money to lower car prices and build the massive River

1916 DODGE BROTHERS TOURING CAR