Restoration of 1937 ME31 30 cwt Dodge.

you're doing Great, Geoff ..
it'll be finished with time to spare, you'll make Dubbo truck Show with It No worries..

Geoff it is all coming together really well thanks for sharing great to watch it all come together

Paul

Lang those sales are quite remarkable as the world was gripped by the depression, Geoff the old dodge is looking great

A bit more progress this weekend.

Getting closer. Now has a bumper bar and eyes.

your flying thru this one looks like its coming together nicely

Paul

We are back to working on the Dodge after putting it aside for several months whilst we concentrated on the Fargo. In the last couple of weeks we have fitted the spring packs and axles. Today we put on the wheels and the chassis rolled for the first time in 60 years. We fitted the engine this afternoon. We think we will make the November 2017 target.





Geoff.

I really like the colour's on the fargo,
a very nice green
what colours is the other one going to be
Jim

Hi Geoffa
Nothing to do with your reto, although I have been following it with great interest
I take note at cleaver things. The braces on the gantry angle iron welded on the pipe first, on a bench then easy welds to the post, cleaver Keep up the great work keep the posts coming
Cheers Fill

Jim,

The Fargo is painted in Andirondack Green No10, a colour used by International Harvester on the their trucks in the 1950’s. We restored an International truck that was originally painted in this colour. We liked the colour and had some paint left over from that restoration, so we decided to paint the Fargo this green as it was also very close to the original paint on it.

The Dodge is being painted in Welland Red, a GMH colour used in the early 1960’s on EK, EJ and EH Holdens, Toranas and Bedford trucks. I had a Mercedes Benz truck repainted in this colour in 1973, I thought it was a great colour and it is very close to the original red paint on the Dodge.

Fill,

You are very observant, yes, that is how it was welded together. By doing it this way all the welding was done horizontally, much easier to get a good weld. Often with a bit of planning, a better angle to do the welding can be found.

Geoff.