Dodge Weapons Carrier

[Mike K]

Ryan

Your truck may be a post war import from Europe . Sounds wacky , but don't laugh . I and others have heard stories /rumours to support this theory . Back in the 1970's I was talking to a guy at the Diamond creek fair , the VMVC used to go there each year . He was saying that in the 1950's , he worked for the SEC or Railways .. can't recall which . Anyway , he said he was working in a vehicle garage where Dodge weapons carriers were being refurbished for use . He said they came from Europe plastered with U.S. markings on them . And some of them had naughty pictures stuffed under the seats !

A VMVC member purchased an original WC51 , unpainted in original livery , again in the 70's , covered in ETO markings .. lots of stars . U.S. stars on vehicles were generally not widely seen in this part of the world , SW Pacific .