Dodge wc in Canadian Army?

[Eric hermanides]

Hello Hanno

Nice pictures but there is so much wrong at this Dodge and the guys sitting on it but the right tire is Canadian .
Also a strange thing is the American star on the bumper.
Nice pictures to talked about with the guys when there is a discussion if it is original or not.

About the question if there are wc51/wc52 in the Canadian army I am not sure but there was a combined army us-Canadian maybe they use the wc trucks.

Eric

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Hi Eric,

What triggered me to think it is an APT was the narrow rear body. But it was pointed out to me it should have a winch.

Could it be a Dodge-salad made up from various trucks?

The WC-series Dodge was not used by the Canadian army during WW2, that much is clear.

[Lynn Eades]

Hanno, I don't think it is a narrow bed? The left step is local made. It should have a spare wheel well in it. (only the WC55 Gun motor carriage had a flat step) The fuel filler appears to be a big cap, but sticks out too far?
My guess is that was a std. U.S.A. built 43 to 45 weapons carrier.

Question. (not that you can see in the photo) didn't some of the later APT's have an external air filter with a factory cut out to the vertical right side bonnet?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

Hanno, I don't think it is a narrow bed? The left step is local made. It should have a spare wheel well in it. (only the WC55 Gun motor carriage had a flat step) The fuel filler appears to be a big cap, but sticks out too far?
My guess is that was a std. U.S.A. built 43 to 45 weapons carrier.

Compared with a photo with a similar line of sight I'd say the one above has a narrower bed than the US built WC-51.

Could it be a Dodge-salad?

Compare with this photo of a Dodge WC-51 in service with the Dutch Army in Indonesia:
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[Lynn Eades]

Hanno, a salad? Yes. And I concede on the bed width. . Mine has obviously been apart for too long.

[Eric hermanides]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Hi Eric,

What triggered me to think it is an APT was the narrow rear body. But it was pointed out to me it should have a winch.

Could it be a Dodge-salad made up from various trucks?

The WC-series Dodge was not used by the Canadian army during WW2, that much is clear.

Hello Hanno

Yes there is a lot wrong on this wc51
The radiateur and light guard are early second type
The cargo body is late type (1945)
The top bow are probably from a GMC
The bumper is also probably from a GMC

Yes the APT have always a winch and the extra rim at the wheels and it is a 12 volt truck and much more.

I am almost sure it is not a APT

Eric