Though its look date to before the warfare , the 1946 Dodge WC pickup was solidly constructed and powerful for its daylight .
Of of course , when Dodge restyled around then - stylish art - art deco rule in 1939 , nobody conceive the leave truck would have to last until 1948 . But World War II intervened , and the dead body die were hardly amortized when truck production cranked up again in later 1945 .
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This prewar styling multiplication was initially call the T - serial . It spanned a across-the-board range of bodies , wheelbases and payloads , from the half - ton TC pickup on a 116 - in wheelbase to three - short ton tractor cab .
Looks lagged behind contemporaneous Dodge car intention , but were in interesting demarcation to the car ’s curved - nozzle look . Features included a barrel - shaped grille , crown front fender , and free - standing headlight mounted in fastball - shaped pods .
These Dodge trucks enjoy some popularity just before the state of war , and the last of them build in 1942 , before Dodge turned to military output , were rename the W - serial .
When they resumed sales as the 1946 Dodge WC getaway , under their thug was a more powerful six , 95horsepower , up from 75 . Torque was a useful 172 lbs / ft . The body did n’t await very different , but it was more colorful , however , uncommitted in black , green , orangish , red , gray , and two tad of blue .
Postwar trucks also were more expensive – but even at $ 925 the 1946 Dodge WC pickup arm was $ 120 cheap than a comparable Ford , and some $ 300 below Dodge ’s least costly elevator car .
Besides the tone arm ’s " Express " bodywork , the W - series half - ton was useable as a saving truck with upstanding steel or open canvass - covered side panels , and in soma , cab / figure , and cowl / form versions .
Extra - monetary value equipment included a largerclutch , four - speed transmission , oversize tires , electric driver ’s wiper blade , fastball , chrome windshield frame , adjustable visor , driver ’s armrest , dome light , grow signaling , " airfoam " seat with leather upholstery , and — real lavishness this – an AMradio .
Still , if Chevrolet ’s early postwar motortruck looked go steady , the 1946 Dodge WC pickup look positively ancient .
Collectible Pluses of the 1946 Dodge WC Pickup
Collectible Minuses of the 1946 Dodge WC Pickup
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