VC6 4x4 Carryall W-205696 to W-205719 plus W-22297 for
the prototype total of 25 off in 1940
VC36 and / or WC36 4x2 W-2029256 to W-2029479 plus W-2050221 to
W-2050396 total of 400 in 1940/41
WC48 4x2 W-2054363 to W-2054736 total of
374 in 1942
(The above from Dodge master parts listings)
Now the hard part, there is at least one documented instance of someone
being sold a similar 'Carryall' which later APPEARED to be a VC 1
Command Car that had been re-bodied with a later half ton Carryall
body (no lawsuits please - I never actually saw it) and I do have the
USA number for that vehicle which apparently had been reworked in
California.
If it is a 1940 VC Carryall it is most likely one of the VC / WC36 type
4x2 T112 series, as it happens I've already bought two of these with
some help from a list member (thanks Jim !) to ship back here to
Scotland. Price would depend on condition but if it is a genuine T112
4x2 Carryall then you can see from the above that it is one of 774 made
and thus fairly rare. Even if it has been rebodied it could still make
a nice truck. As I understand it none of the early Carryalls were
fitted with a tow hook, but if the VC Carryall body was original I
would expect several more inches metal on the rear body below the rear
tailgate and at the rear fender roots (compared with 'ordinary' 1/2 and
3/4 tons) and no bumperettes. It is probably a combination of original
contemporary parts but not necessarily 'pure' Carryall. It is also
worth noting that the 4x2 and 4x4 Carryalls are VERY different
mechanically when you check the parts list - they just happen to look
very similar, the 4x2 is a 3-speed gearbox with a centre fuel tank,
for example.
If it is local to you and the price is right ($500-1000 for an
unrestored 'composite' $1500 -3000 for an 'original' )buy it and have
fun with it, there are so many unique 'early' parts that Vintage Power
Wagons in Iowa would be a good source of help - if you get fed up with
it you could probably sell it to me later. Hope this helps, Gordon,
Falkirk, Scotland.
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