Dodge does not build many cars like the Dodge Custom: a 2-door coupe / 4-door sedan / 2-door convertible with 217.8 cuin Dodge I6, built from 1946 to 1949 in a decade split by war, when civilian production stopped and restarted.
The background
The Dodge Custom is a full-size car which was produced by Dodge in the United States from 1946 to early 1949, and was also called the DeLuxe in a more basic trim package. Dodge was very fluid with model nameplates and during the 1930s updated them yearly based on marketing objectives, while the actual vehicle was largely unchanged for what became known as the "Senior Dodges" that were available with shorter "Junior Dodges" that were essentially badge engineered Plymouth models during this time period.
The engineering
Under the skin sits 217.8 cuin Dodge I6; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
Where it sits in Dodge's history is not in doubt: the Dodge Series D8 came before it; the Dodge Coronet followed it; it was built at Hamtramck, Michigan (Dodge Main. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Porsche 356, the Citroën 2CV, the Chevrolet Bel Air. Its Dodge stablemates include the Dodge 1500 and the 1955 Dodge.
The money
There is no federal ownership record for the Dodge Custom — it predates the complaint database or was never sold in the United States — so MotorJury publishes no running-cost figure for it. For a car of this age the price is set by the collector market and the condition of the individual example, not by a formula.