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They replaced the prewar Dodge truck and were replaced by the Dodge C series in 1954. The B-series trucks came in several different variants. The B-series trucks came in several different variants. The B1-B were ½-ton trucks standard with a 95 hp (71 kW) flathead- straight-six engine while the B1-C were ¾-ton trucks with a standard 108 hp (81 ...
Dodge, an American brand of Stellantis, has produced numerous vehicles carying the brand name including pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans. Current production models [ edit ]
The civilian Power Wagon continued the lineage of limited production Dodge 4WD trucks from the 1930s, that proved basic four-wheel drive design concepts, primarily for the military. Mechanically derived from Dodge's 1942–1945 3/4-ton WC series military trucks, the Power Wagon was introduced in 1946 as the first civilian production 4x4 truck ...
In total some 115,000 Dodge M37s were produced between 1951 and 1968. Manufacture of the M37 began in earnest in January 1951, with approximately 11,000 vehicles made by the end of that year. By mid-1954 63,000 of the vehicles had been produced. In 1958 a number of modifications to the design resulted in the new vehicles being designated as M37B1.
At the bottom of the range, Dodge offered the three now common pick-up classes (1 ⁄ 2-ton, 3 ⁄ 4-ton and one-ton), as well as a 1 1 ⁄ 2-ton pickup. Dodge's half-ton pickups, on a 116 in (2.95 m) wheelbase with a 7 1 ⁄ 2 -foot box, now had the 70-horsepower 201-cubic-inch L-head straight-six.
Benedict, product-planning chief for the Dodge Dakota pickup line, says that his people were simply "looking for a niche product that no one else had, to help bring buyers into the showrooms to ...
The C series is a line of pickup trucks sold by Dodge from 1954 until 1960. It replaced the Dodge B series of trucks and was eventually supplanted by the Dodge D series , introduced in 1961. Unlike the B series, which were closely related to Dodge's prewar trucks, the C series was a complete redesign.
In 1951 Ford Motor Company was awarded the contract to design a ¼-ton 4×4 truck to replace the M38 and M38A1 model jeeps. The M151 was developed to specifications and guidance of the U.S. Army's Ordnance Tank Automotive Command. Design started in 1951 and testing and prototyping lasted through most of the fifties.