Dodge in waiting

JollyGreenSlugg, You may ask , Berrigan NS W

Thanks Mairjimmy, I didn't want to be nosey, but I thought it doesn't hurt to ask. Just down the road from me, I'm in Junee. I wonder if it'll ever get a chance to be restored?

Those wheels look like an 8 stud version of the 6 stud wheels I have on my '42 Inter K5. I'm still trying to establish whether they're a particular military spec.

Cheers,
Matt

Matt,

That Dodge is one of an order of several hundred D-60 Dodges delivered directly to the Australians (not via an English order) in the Middle East. They were shipped home when the troops came back to the Pacific theatre.

They came with the both single wheels (same as the Blitz wheels) and with 7.50 - 20 dual wheels. Most were just 3 ton tray back but quite a number had turntables and semi trailers. They are a very good machine with 2 speed axle and were extremely popular in service and in later civilian use. Many had tippers and grain bins fitted.

This semi is interesting in it has the standard 10.50 tyres on the front but looks like 9.00 on the rear, maybe to gear it down to pull the trailer or reduce the trailer angle so it does not hit the chassis going over a gutter?

This one is interesting. Taken in Sydney 1943. Note most of the trucks still have their desert paint while the front one must have been through the workshop and received its Pacific green colour scheme.

Here is a complete one with the 7.50 duals for sale in Dalesford Vic. There is another in Caboolture for $100.

www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/daylesford/cars-...her-truck/1026272399

Lang

when my parents sold our farm in 1977 there was a 1942 Dodge and a 1937 Chev both in working order in the shed the Dodge was still regestered and still went to Dalby (200km each way) 4 times a year to bring back sorgum and corn to mill for the dairy. Don't know what happened to them but none of the other machinery was moved or started since the place was sold

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationHere is a good one on eBay Brisbane

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configuration

Here is a good one on eBay Brisbane

and the postage is only $20 :

It's a fascinating machine. Any idea if it might become available?

Cheers,
Matt

It's a fascinating machine. Any idea if it might become available?

Cheers,
Matt

The situation with it is, bought at clearing sale about 10 years ago and when towing home it blew 2 tyres and was left on this farm, .The farm was sold shortly after and the owner of truck has since past on, there is a son of the owner, I don't know him and I think the owner of the farm wants it gone, I could maybe get a phone number

Colin

G'day Colin,

If I may, I'd be very interested. Thanks very much, I appreciate your time. I can be inboxed here easily enough.

Being interested in the history of Australian National Airways, I've long been a fan of this;

Cheers,
Matt

At the risk of stealing Colin's thread, that Dodge van (or its twin brother) is in Brisbane, seen occasionally at displays but not with ANA markings. If you want to start an ANA or general airline vehicle thread it might get a good run.

Lang