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In 1941, General Motors introduced new trucks for Chevrolet and GMC, that literally became known as their Art Deco trucks, and advertised them as "The Right Trucks for all Trades." [13] Both Dodge's "job-rated" trucks, and GM's "Art-Decos" are recognized as prime truck examples of the 1930s Streamline Moderne architecture and design style.
The name of this article would at first suggest a focus on models that are indeed called Dodge WC-numbers, either 4x4 or 6x6. However, the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps' central Standard Nomenclature List (SNL) Supply Catalog, covering the WC series, conveys both by its title, "SNL G-657 – Master Parts List, Dodge Trucks", as well as by the explicit types list on its second page, that (because of ...
NAPCO (Northwestern Auto Parts Company) was a four-wheel drive (4x4) vehicle parts manufacturing company founded in 1918 and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA.Besides four-wheel drive units, NAPCO also provided winches, auxiliary transmissions, tandem drive axles, hydrovac systems, and dump truck bodies.
Weight classes are same as truck Heavy Trailer Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS" over "T-L" at top left, "40" over "41" at top right; quarterly tab at top between stacked caption and year A 1234: Coded by weight class Weight classes are same as heavy truck Truck
2½-ton truck 6x6: 1941 One of the most significant trucks of World War II, it was a 2½-ton 6×6 truck produced by Yellow Truck and Coach Co a subsidiary of General Motors Company (GMC); 562,750 were produced in different chassis lengths and many body styles. [30] GMC DUKW 'Duck' 2½-ton amphibian: 6x6: 1942
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 Dodge's" that were ...
The 1978 models also saw the introduction of the second diesel-powered Dodge pickup truck. Available as an economy choice in the D/W 150 and 200 trucks was Mitsubishi's 6DR5 4.0L inline six-cylinder naturally-aspirated diesel, rated at 105 hp (78 kW) at 3500 rpm, and 230 N·m (169 lb·ft) at 2200 rpm. The diesel used standard Dodge manual and ...
M6 WC-55 top schematic. The 37 mm GMC M6 was a modified 3/4-ton 4x4 Dodge WC52 truck with a rear-facing 37 mm M3 gun mounted in its bed and designated WC55.The gun was normally fired to the rear – it could not be fully depressed when pointed to the front of the vehicle due to blast effects on the crew and vehicle windshield.