Posted by Gordon on Saturday, September 14, 2002 at 3:33AM :
In Reply to: Did dodge make a 4 wheel drive in 1936? posted by T-roy on Friday, September 13, 2002 at 6:40PM :
It's a shame the images are all on a composite and wont get scaled up if you click on them.
Fred C pointed out that there was no known Dodge military 1/2 ton 4 x 4 at that time. They did make a 1.5 ton 4 x 4 around then though.
The wheels look to be later drop rim types and may not be right for it, but it's sitting right for a 4 x 4, even the rear track isn't too bad. Since it's pretty tired looking I'd be amazed if whatever 4 x 4 conversion was done to it wasn't done 50 years back or more.
Options would be;
1. It's a genuine army 1/2 ton 4 x 4.
2. VC running gear bolt on (not ordinary 1/2 ton as the axle ends are too small)
3. Coleman or Marmon-Herrington conversion.
It was worth the bid price (last time I looked) as an intact restorable '36 pickup with all the major parts there, even if it's the cheapest of the three options above and just has VC axles and transfer stuck on it.
Gordon
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