Beast Update

Boy, this section is dead, so here's the most recent Beast pic's. It'll be ALL one color before the 4th of July, as we have parade duty.

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Ugg

I always thought those were really neat. Dodge had a swell name for the series too "Power Wagon". They had the perfect drive train, to apply all the power the little flat head would produce. It wasn't fast - didn't need to be, but you would get there.

Lee in Alaska

Lee:

The name Power Wagon came after WW II. The Beast is a WC. After the war ended, all these returning GI's contacted Dodge & asked if the was a civilian version of the WC, cause unlike Jeeps, the WC's didn't get stuck. The Dodge people, being very astute businessmen, made that civilian version, albeit, it changed from a 3/4 ton to a 1 ton, & continued making the almost exact same vehicle until 1972. Good run huh?

I've seen film of building the Alcan, & there were all these CCKW's stuck in the mud, & here goes this WC 53, just boppin thru. Someone said that the reason there's so many pic's of Jeeps is that the Dodge's were to busy workin to pose for pictures.

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Ugg

Hey, Ugg, the Wc's lookin' good!! You have any closeups of the roof rack and how you have it mounted? Is it a gen u wine GI item?

I like your avatar, too. Have you ever found any more pictures of that "Field Limousine"?

Actually the Power Wagon was made up unitl the late 1970s as an export model.

Brian:

It coulda been but not really. I mean, like most things back then, if it was needed, use whatever was on hand. It's made of pipe. I'll get some close ups of how it's mounted.

Elwenil said:

Actually the Power Wagon was made up unitl the late 1970s as an export model.

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Yeah, as the M601 & varients. No, jest kidding on that, but they made em (PW's) up to either 72 or 78, can't remember which, & yeah, from 68 on as export only. Still, that's an awful long run in the same basic set-up. 22 years (US). How long did the Bug run?

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Ugg

Brian:

It coulda been but not really. I mean, like most things back then, if it was needed, use whatever was on hand. It's made of pipe. I'll get some close ups of how it's mounted. Um, as far as I know, that's the only pic of the WC 53 "Special". BTW, there were supposedly only 2 prototypes made. The Holy Graile.

Elwenil said:

Actually the Power Wagon was made up unitl the late 1970s as an export model.

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Yeah, as the M601 & varients. No, jest kidding on that, but they made em (PW's) up to either 72 or 78, can't remember which, & yeah, from 68 on as export only. Still, that's an awful long run in the same basic set-up. 22 years (US). How long did the Bug run?

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Ugg

I was thinking of the 1951 M37 that I have had since along about 1970. It has many of the same drive train components, or you can distinctly see the heritage. The engine - seems like it was 1942 (some where in there), that it came out & ran way up till the "Slant 6", replaced it. It wasn't necessarily the best engine, but they had it. The best part, that made these trucks hog through mud & stuff, was the 4 & 3/8" stroke. They just kept going - chain them all the way around, put them in a gear, that you know that you can make it in, and you'll get there, but not in a hurry.

Lee in Alaska

rosco said:

I was thinking of the 1951 M37 that I have had since along about 1970. It has many of the same drive train components, or you can distinctly see the heritage. The engine - seems like it was 1942 (some where in there), that it came out & ran way up till the "Slant 6", replaced it. It wasn't necessarily the best engine, but they had it. The best part, that made these trucks hog through mud & stuff, was the 4 & 3/8" stroke. They just kept going - chain them all the way around, put them in a gear, that you know that you can make it in, and you'll get there, but not in a hurry.

Lee in Alaska

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Lee:

Lest we furgit the 5:83 gears too. Pull the eye teeth outa Godzilla. I offed mine to 4:89's so I could get places a bit faster. Now from my understanding, the m37's & the WC's have nuthin in common on the drive train, and nuthin is interchangable (except maybe the engine). But I'm not the go to guy on that stuff.

I'm realtively new to all this. We've only had the Beast for about 7 years, but I did drive a M37 while doin time. I'm still learning as I'm going. Oh, BTW, that OD on the Beast now, that's only primer. I had em mix it up special. Kinda like a tease, to make me work harder & faster. Hopefully, weather permitting, the Beast will be all one color tomorrow (ooops, today).

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Ugg

nice to see pics of her again ,i kinda of missed her ,i reminds me of my wc and iam still not over that one yet,cant wait to see some paint on her, steve

Ugg glad to see you are still around. The WW2 Dodge Forum is hard down. So I am lurking in other spots at the moment. Later.

Fisch

Going to be a good looking rig, heck id drive it the way it is now !

very nice, those look like the "good" NDCC tires with square side lugs

Guys:

As soon as I recover from the 4th I'll post the newest Beast pics. It's all OD now (albeit primer).

Fisch:

Yeah, I know. I think Bert's on holiday & will fix it when he gets back (I hope).

Rizzo:

Those are the NATO NDT's. 10 ply Alliance tires. Can't get em in the US of A anymore (new at least).

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Ugg