Info about Dodge WC 55 in British Service

[Keith Orpin]

Lynn,
Have you noticed the fuel filler cap is on the off-side on the one your Dad purchased, whereas it was originally on the nearside ?.
Hanno,
Cracking pictures of the WC 55, the one with the 50 cal is very early, as it has symetrical head lamp guards, and Chevron style tyres. I remember my Dad telling me that they had WC51/52's out in India in 1944, in British use. I have one picture of the parade ground (which I'm sure I've posted on here before), which shows the Dodges at the end of the line up.
Keep the pictures coming !
Regards
Keith

[Lynn Eades]

Keith, I only missed your post by 5 years.
My dad's Dodge had an oddball fuel tank fitted,(postwar) and so the extra hole had been cut into it on the other side for that fuel tank filler.

This WC55 is an ex Marine Corp Dodge,with a Marine Corp's Forrest Green over paint (I suspect It was painted immediately by the M.C.) It probably saw service in the Pacific islands before being pulled back here to N.Z. The painted markings on it indicate that its final military service was using it as a workshop vehicle park tractor.

Hanno and Marco, as there were 5280 of them built, I would be surprised if none had seen service with the British before V.E. day.
Hanno, as you suggested they would probably have been in WC52 guise as the gun was basically obsolete (too small to be effective against tanks) by the end of 1942.

I would still like to hear from anyone who can explain the posting instructions stencilled on both front guards.
" FROM USMC BASE DEPOT EPIC S3
TO USMC DEPOT YELP S3"
(not word perfect, Just as I remember it without looking it up)