Dodge Power Wagon in military use (was: Dodge DD4-60)

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Hanno Spoelstra
Out of 95,145 examples built, the US supplied 13,460 supplied to friendly nation's armies under the Military Defense Assistance Program. Another 41,304 were exported commercially, among which were quite sizeable numbers to the Dutch Army who used them in the former colonies. These trucks, along with many others, were acquired from commercial sources as there was a boycott on military materiel being supplied to the Dutch Army in the colonies. They were shipped as chassis/cowls and bodied locally - see Dodge Power Wagon in use with KNIL.

Here's a picture of a Fargo Power Wagon as used by the Israeli Defence Force, on display at the Batey ha-Osef Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel.

It is no doubt of civilian origin, most likely acquired at a time when it was difficult for them to buy military vehicles (just like the vehicles of the Netherlands East Indies Army shortly after WW2).