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When light-duty trucks were first produced in the United States, they were rated by their payload capacity in tons: 1 ⁄ 2 (1000 pounds), 3 ⁄ 4 (1500 pounds) and 1-ton (2000 pounds). Ford had introduced the "One-Tonner" in 1938 to their line of trucks. [23]
The 3/4- and 1-ton models kept the 75-horsepower 218-cubic-inch L-head six, either on a 120 in (3.05 m) wheelbase with a 7 1 ⁄ 2-foot box, or a 133 in (3.38 m) wheelbase with a 9-foot bed. Dodge's 1 1 ⁄ 2 -ton pick-up, offered from the Job-Rated trucks launch in 1939 until the 1942 switch to all-wartime production, consisted of the long ...
The range was offered in half-ton, 3/4-ton, and 1-, 1.5-, and 2-ton capacities. They were called 2R5, 2R10, 2R15, 2R16, and 2R17 respectively. The model numbers were carried over for the 1954, becoming 3R5, 3R10, and so on. Called the "model C cab" internally, this design continued to be used on the succeeding E-series trucks. [3]
New serial number codes: GP 1 ⁄ 2 ton, GR 3 ⁄ 4 ton, & GS 1 ton. Late 1949 - Hood side emblems no longer read "Thriftmaster" or "Loadmaster", but are now numbers that designate cargo capacity: 3100 on 1 ⁄ 2 ton, 3600 on 3 ⁄ 4 ton, 3800 on 1 ton. Serial number codes remain the same as on early 1949.
The 1/2, 3/4, and 1-ton trucks were generally available with both 6-cylinder and V8 engines (no six-cylinder engines were available in the 1-ton trucks after 1960). Larger trucks came with V8s only. Beginning with the 1962 7E models, a 130 hp (97 kW) 212 cu in (3.5 L) Detroit Diesel engine was also available in those of 1-ton or above capacity ...
The M-5 was a 1/2 ton truck, available in a pickup configuration as well as a cab and rolling chassis. The M15 was the 3/4 ton version. The M15A was the one & 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton version. The M5, M15, and M15A all came with the Champion 169 ci. engine only. The M16 1-1/2 & 2 ton versions came with the more powerful Commander 226 ci. engine.
Sizes were rationalized, with 1 ⁄ 4 and 3 ⁄ 4-ton 4x4s and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2, 5, and 10-ton 6x6s. Trucks were military standard designs, 6x6 trucks used common cabs and similar fender and hood styles. Trucks were military standard designs, 6x6 trucks used common cabs and similar fender and hood styles.
For 1976, the powertrain line was expanded, with the 292 inline-6 becoming the standard engine in 3 ⁄ 4-ton and 1-ton vans; a 305 V8 replaced the 350 two-barrel in 1 ⁄ 2-ton vans (becoming an option for both 1 ⁄ 2-ton and 3 ⁄ 4-ton vans in 1981) and a 400 cubic-inch V8 became offered in 3 ⁄ 4 and 1-ton vans.