Canadian Dodge CMP prototype photo

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by gordon

They will have used a regular Dodge front axle and put special hubs on it to suit the wheel pattern. In fact this truck and the cab forward version would be near enough mechanically identical except for steering and control linkages I think?

Gordon and I are speculating about this again over on HMVF. It dawned on me the wheelbase of the T222 D15 is 128.5" compared to the 101" wb of the CMP 15-cwt chassis. So, the Dodge 15-cwt CMP prototype was not simply a T222 D15 with a Ford CMP Cab 13 stuck on.

Could it be a Ford (note the cab) 15-cwt with a Dodge badge stuck on it, possibly a Dodge engine stuck in as well?

What are your thoughts on this?

Hanno

PS: apart from any possible engineering and manufacturing challenges, I think one of the reasons this truck was not taken in production is because orders for 4x2 trucks must have been declining by the time the Cab 13 was taken in production.