new WC 52 guy

[Alex van de Wetering]

Here is a website with some good info on the differences between the US WC 52 and the Canadian APT:

http://www.wheelsofvictory.com/diffe...sa-canada.html

APT pictures:
http://www.wheelsofvictory.com/Canad...4%20dodge.html
http://www.wheelsofvictory.com/Canad...20vervolg.html

I don't know how long this website will be available, as the author (and forum member) Ron Perry, passed away about a year ago.

Alex

[David Dunlop]

Normally, isn't the manufacturers name on a vehicle data plate cast into the plate since it is going to be a standard bit of information common to all plates for that particular production run?

The manufacturers name on the plate image just posted looks to be stamped into the plate. Seems odd.

David

[AndreasS]

Yes Looks like afterwards made the Plate
But the Numbers pressed into the chassis is the identic and the serial Number i Found in the Production List is logical. Car Seems To be out of the begin of the First 5000 pieces from the 10000 Canadian Dodge. Maybe the car Might Buildet in the past 1944
Its like a criminal Roman without knowing the or if there will come any news at all

[David Dunlop]

Earlier in this thread, Brian Asbury confirmed the serial number of this truck matched Canadian Production numbers. Others have posted photos of Canadian factory issued data plates for reference.

I wonder if your truck went through a rebuild process somewhere postwar, where the people in charge were completely unaware (or just did not care for some reason) that the truck was Canadian. Maybe they received a batch of US vehicles and this one was in the batch. They simply did up a data plate to show it was American to a avoid a bunch of extra paperwork?

When I was rebuilding a Cab 13 CMP many years ago and it was sitting in my driveway in grey primer paint, I had a 'gentleman' banging on my door one day to yell at me because I was 'restoring a German Army truck'. No way I could convince him it was Canadian! Makes for an interesting world.

David

[AndreasS]

greets, today is Tüv Abnahme, for the joy of this event i give you some pics.
best regards

[Kjell Hansen]

Hi Andreas. Your truck is from the first production. It is a ATP and not WP. The ATP/WP came in june 45. Your back bed is the correct one. They are wide as the US models names 31/2M1/ xxxxxxx. There was a bodytag behind the drivers seat. Your ATP is built 8- 10 of february 45. The engine in you truck is almost certain original from factory. Original engine number is stamped on frame left side were the radiator is mounted, so you can check there. There is also a body tag on the A pole right side, if its still there it would tell you body serial number. From your chs.nuber you bodytag should say 4290-325, or close to that.
These information is based on my register on 60 ATP and ATP/WP all over the world

[robbby84]

Dear all please join the new Facebook Group CANADAN DODGE 3/4 APT WP.
I'm trying to collect data about existing and surviving Dodge APT.

Up to now we have already more than 20 vehicles registred.

Thank you