Author's photo. A pristine restoration of a rare vehicle. It is Serial Number and was delivered on Only 2, for these were built during the Second World War. The WC-3 had no winch and transverse seating. One seat is still in the truck with the others removed for the oil barrel. It was great to see this driving around the event and not as a museum display. This Dodge WC-6 was built in March of and is one of 9, built. It is one of only 1, built. This ID tag shows a delivery date of April of It was pretty crowded in the rear of World War Two field ambulances.
The museum closed in and this truck is no longer at this location. The WC was designed to pull M3 37mm anti tank gun, crew and ammunition. Model WC, serial number One of 1, built in and A third Dodge half ton truck at Thunder over Michigan in This WC ambulance was one of 2, built in and This particular unit was produced in This was one of 37, WCs built in and , form This WC is identical to the WC above except it came with the winch.
Author's photo from the Tico Airshow. With its 37mm cannon it was an interim solution for a mobile anti-tank weapon until the more well armed half tracks and M10s were available.
In this location there was provision for 24 rounds of ammunition. While truly under gunned, the M6 GMC did have a large shield. But the crew had to ride to battle unprotected sitting on the seats in the rear. Provision is make for another 24 rounds of 37mm ammunition on the right side of the vehicle and a rare radio installation is in the location of the passenger seat.
All 5, of the WCs were built in In putting together this list I was surprised to find that there were two T bodies, a wide and a narrow version, I've never seen a wide one!! Naturally I'd love to know anything else you can tell me about Canadian T's, so if you've got any info Please get in touch!! Serial numbers after 91,, were fully wadeproofed and consequently marked with a yellow transfer incorporating the word "Wadeproof" on the assembly.
These vehicles were able to drive through 5 feet of water There were a number of rather interesting breather pipes to assist with the wadeproofing. For example vent tubes ran from the distributor, the brake master cylinder and the fuel tank into the air cleaner vent tube and another tube from the crankcase ventilator to the inlet manifold. Each later type vehicle was provided with a full spare set of removable parts in a wooden and waterproofed box marked "Attaching stock for airportability", just in case anything ever got lost!
It still has all the airportable tie down points and the brush guards, which often seem to have been removed. On the downside there are a few touches of rust in the rear bins, particularly the one on the driver's side where the body had at some stage suffered a pretty hefty collision which was repaired with 6mm steel plate, repair only visible from inside the storage bin.
The only modification seems to have been that at some stage a roller type radiator cover was fitted. I guess this would have been fitted by a suitably cold Northern European country, such as Norway. The only other alterations seem to have been the removal of the original regulator box and the fitting of new reflectors on the rear-side panels, it still has the original spec 'knobbly' reflectors on the rear!!
Since I've owned it the engine has had to be re-built following a badly adjusted clutch which put too much pressure on the crank, which wore the thrust washers away which allowed the crank to slip, knackering the rods, sorry Bernie! Superdave said:. WW2Chevy Member. Petesos New member. Super Warrantman Member. Hi there, thank you so much for your answer.
I also thought it would be a Canadian T, however my serial number doesn't fall in the range you qouted, instead it's about 42, before the first number 91,, Therefor I wonder if it really is a Canadian T It also looks like it has a WC51 grille, but it has a winch like the WC52 has. So it could be someone restored it with the wrong grille though. It also has a wide body. View attachment View attachment View attachment View attachment Last edited: Aug 4, Includes vehicles with pickup, panel, carryall, ambulance and command car body types.
Includes vehicles with pickup, panel. WC was a Dodge model code: W for and C for half-ton rating. It was preceeded by the VC models. By a play of words, WC was also to mean Weapons Carrier. This site primarily focuses upon the restoration of a late model Dodge 4x4 weapons carrier, WC The various componets are the wood cargo box,wiring, data plates, photos, images, drawings This weapons carrier, WC, began its true life as a grain truck on the family farm after my uncle acquired it as surplus equipment at the Tacoma ordinance.
While most cargo was carried in 'deuce and a half' or larger vehicles, the Dodge WCs worked long and hard, an essential part of Army mobility that led to victory in Thousands more were shipped to allies, including the Soviet Union, where they were also revered. They were finally replaced in the s by the Dodge M, another legendary tough truck. There was a time when the people who drove four-wheel-drive vehicles were mainly men on missions, be it for the military, the Forest Service or utility companies.
The vehicle of choice for those manly men who got the job done was the Dodge Power Wagon. Civilian Power Wagons also came in several types, and many did see service as fire trucks, especially in forestry work, but the most common Power Wagon was fitted with a pickup box that measured eight feet long by four and a half feet wide with sides the sides of the pickup box about two feet above the bed.
A glance under the hood suggests the name of the vehicle was a misnomer. Some say the truck was named 'Power Wagon' after a contemporary trucking magazine with that title. Whatever the reason for the name, the tried-and-true Dodge flathead six that resided under the front bonnet had a hard time living up to its billing.
It produced just 94 horsepower from its cubic inches of displacement, and some said that if dew formed around the sparkplugs it wouldn't run at all.
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