Not M-Series!
WW2 Dodge 3/4-Ton model WC-51 Weapon Carrier without
winch. The rear bed is incorrect as you noted.
Look at this excellent site for more info:
http://www.powerup.com.au/~djr/3q.html
WC51 hood number 2208822 (serial number 81698821) was
delivered on 20 MARCH 1944, so hood number 2206090
should have been delivered not too long before that.
Check out the WW2 Dodge database here:
http://www.powerup.com.au/~djr/data2.html
Other than the missing bed and the modification with
the boom, the truck looks to be in very original and
complete condition. It looks to have mostly surface
rust which is not really a problem due to the
thickness of the metal. Does it have a lot of rust
through the body? Does the engine turn free?
It is easily worth $300-$500 as it is, perhaps more.
The serial number should be located on the glovebox
data plate next to the hornets nest and also on the
right fron frame rail midway between the bumper and
shock absorber in large stamped numbers.
If you can get the serial number, please e-mail David
Robinson at djr@powerup.com.au so he can add it to the
database.
Good find!
Brandon
--- John Best <besty@americu.net> wrote:
> Hi, list.
>
> I need help identifying a vehicle. The dash plates
> are unreadable. I can't
> get too close because there's a hornet's nest in the
> glovebox. The vehicle
> was driven to its present location and has sat there
> for years. It has a
> homemade dump box on the back, a plow hookup on the
> front, 5 NDT tires, and
> lots of rust. PO claims it was an ambulance, but
> the wheelbase looks too
> short to me. There's a yellow circle with an OD
> star in the center on the
> hood. Also, the number 82 is on the driver's side
> front bumper. BO light,
> BO driving lights, the rest you can see from the
> photos. Check out pictures
> at the following URLs:
>
> http://web.americu.net/jabbest/m-truck/side.jpg
> http://web.americu.net/jabbest/m-truck/leftside.jpg
> http://web.americu.net/jabbest/m-truck/dsfview.jpg
> http://web.americu.net/jabbest/m-truck/dsfclose.jpg
> http://web.americu.net/jabbest/m-truck/dash.jpg
> http://web.americu.net/jabbest/m-truck/engine.jpg
> http://web.americu.net/jabbest/m-truck/front.jpg
> http://web.americu.net/jabbest/m-truck/psf.jpg
> http://web.americu.net/jabbest/m-truck/leftno.jpg
> http://web.americu.net/jabbest/m-truck/rightno.jpg
>
> Any ideas what it is and what it's worth?
>
> John
> --
> John Best
> Durhamville, NY, USA
> '46 CJ-2A
> besty@americu.net
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