1946 WD21 Pics Please

[hjlaredo]

As you can see, age doesn't not cure a man's fancy for toys
My father,myself and my uncle,Carlos

The random presence of two curiosly beautiful roosters

...the mystery to us all

[hjlaredo]

loading her up (proved to be much more difficult then expected by the towers)

A slow turn on a street (the tow-truck couldn't gain much speed due to the weight)

the dropoff, and new home for the beast

[hjlaredo]

making some adjsutments; the floor-jack is now broken,twisted and useless (we used it to move the truck to the right)

some cleaning (lots of pecan nuts inside...haha)

the 'Transition Team' Carlos Laredo, Javier Laredo, Hector J. Laredo, Mario E. (left to right)


more pics to come, as i plan to document the restoration process...please ask or comment.

Bosco:Thanks, its really a priviledge to be part of such a helpful community, and we really appreciate the support. As you can see, I'm quite young and although my father is quite experienced with trucks and engines, we're still eager to learn more about the Power Wagon specifically.
As for the selection of the truck: We have been dreaming of restoring an old truck for quite some time now. We started paying particular attention to the Dodge Power Wagon because as a young boy growing up in Bolivia, my father would witness the shipments of Power Wagons from the U.S. that were used by the national petroleum company. He admired the truck for its power and durability (a few are still being used today for intense labor purposed in the country).
Snooping in Doug's garage we went in quite deep towards the right and came out, excited and amazed of course, but not exactly finding what we were looking for (the only PW we found was that mule-attacked '46). Leaving, I noticed that the garage extended even farther down to the left. Looking in, moving a few things here and there we discovered the PW, i think i might have yelped, my father was looking at me wide-eyed. We promised each other that moment, that we would buy it. It was in decent condition, but not too great to where restoration wasnt neccassary (lets admit most of the fun is in the restoring phase). It felt perfect. However it would take a year before we felt comfortable buying it (we had a few projects going on and no storage room). So there you have it, a real dream come true for both of us.
-Javier

[mdvberg]

Is that a set of Warn M13 locking hubs on your rig Javier? Nice addition to your truck that are rarer than hen's teeth these days.

Best of luck with the restoration. Looking forward to some progress pics!

[MoparNorm]

Hey hjlaredo, welcome to the forum!
Looks like a great day was had by all.
I have seen some Texas National Guard markings from WWII that looked similar to the door logos. Maybe someone copied those as a goof, or???
Did you take any photos of those Jeeps? ....= )
Keep us posted as you go along.

[Bruce]

Congrats

Great pic's & a great retrieval, looks like you had a plan.
Wish I could tell more about the Thunderbird logo?

[hjlaredo]

Is that a set of Warn M13 locking hubs on your rig Javier? Nice addition to your truck that are rarer than hen's teeth these days.

Best of luck with the restoration. Looking forward to some progress pics!

they are Warn locking hubs, but i dont know the specifics. Can you tell me more, perhaps what year started using them, or why they are so rare?

[hjlaredo]

Hey hjlaredo, welcome to the forum!
Looks like a great day was had by all.
I have seen some Texas National Guard markings from WWII that looked similar to the door logos. Maybe someone copied those as a goof, or???
Did you take any photos of those Jeeps? ....= )
Keep us posted as you go along.

interesting..i can see the symbol's affiliation with Texas makes sense because of the 'Lone Star' concept, I looks more like a personal symbol rather than something from an organization, but i wonder if it is based off of something bigger, as you suggested, and just personalized

sorry no decent pictures of the Jeeps, although there maybe be one or two were one of the Jeep pickups are shown, would you be interested in looking at those?

[mdvberg]

Warn Hubs

Hi Javier,

I don't know when they first became available on Power Wagons, but someone here probably does. I do know that they are pretty rare these days, and a good set can bring well north of $500.00 dollars. They are rare enough (and desirable enough) that there has been some work on remanufacturing a look-alike.

Here are a couple of links that may be of interest.

http://www.t137.com/archives/wwwboar...s/2780015.html

http://imageevent.com/dad2nick/warnh...7g81.penguin_s

http://imageevent.com/moosecreekmaple/warnhubs

http://imageevent.com/powerwagon/warnhubs

[Bruce]

Eye Candy?'s

Hi Javier,

I don't know when they first became available on Power Wagons, but someone here probably does. I do know that they are pretty rare these days, and a good set can bring well north of $500.00 dollars. They are rare enough (and desirable enough) that there has been some work on remanufacturing a look-alike.

Here are a couple of links that may be of interest.

http://www.t137.com/archives/wwwboar...s/2780015.html

http://imageevent.com/dad2nick/warnh...7g81.penguin_s

http://imageevent.com/moosecreekmaple/warnhubs

http://imageevent.com/powerwagon/warnhubs

Hey Mike,
Whats the deal on Dan's Eye Candy, did they make a production run?
They are quite handsome, hope they work as well as they look!
Some Good Links,

[MoparNorm]

...sorry no decent pictures of the Jeeps, although there maybe be one or two were one of the Jeep pickups are shown, would you be interested in looking at those?

Only as a fantasy....= )
Too far from me at the moment, but it's always fun to see some survivors.
Thanks!

[mdvberg]

Eye Candy

I don't know what the status is of the repro hubs, but the last post (Dec 2008) I can find on the subject seems to indicate that the project is still alive and well.

http://www.t137.com/archives/wwwboar...s/2860785.html

[bosco]

hjlaredo....

Keep those pics coming. I sure would like to come by and check out the progress and if needed lend a hand.

That Thunderbird logo has now gotten me to thinking about it's origin. I agree that it could have been from an indian reservation, which got me to thinking even more. Just outside El Paso, Texas is a mountain named "Thunder Mountain". The Indian tribe that was in that area are called the Tigua's. That tribe has been there for several generations, way before the Spanish came to North America. You may try reseaching on the native Indians of that location and within New Mexico. Another suggestion is to send a pic of the logo to the historical socitety in EL Paso and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Wish you luck and have fun on the restoration..

[truck4myboys]

Another suggestion is to send a pic of the logo to the historical socitety in EL Paso and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Good thought. Our local paper here, the Santa Fe New Mexican has a historian that writes a column every Saturday. Most of the questions are from reader's letters, might be a good place to start.

[Bruce]

Good Idea

Good thought. Our local paper here, the Santa Fe New Mexican has a historian that writes a column every Saturday. Most of the questions are from reader's letters, might be a good place to start.

You should run with that one!!