1946 WD21 Pics Please

[bosco]

Originally posted by Splummer
the brown one inside had a interesting logo on the door ,any clue of what it is steve from western maine

That's the truck I was most interested in, but I forgot to ask the owner if he knew what that logo was. Maybe some of the guys here can help with it's identification. And for the life of me, I can't remember where he said he got the truck from. That's another reason to go back, just documenting the trucks of what he knows about their history would take a whole weekend or more.

[bosco]

Originally posted by Splummer
hey looks like you had some fun,man that guy been collecting. i love going to sales like that, but sometimes a little over welming, so what did you get steve from western maine

I went there in my son's car, no room. I will be going back with my truck to pick up a few items I need. To tell you the truth, I couldn't see much because of all the stuff he had in that shop. Plus the shop lighting was next to nothing, which made it real dark in there. Things were just piled up to 10 feet high (some higher). There were so many engines, trannys, pto's, tires, wheels, rearends, doors, fenders, (and the list just keeps on going) laying around you almost tripped over them. It would take weeks just to move stuff out of the way to get at least one of the PW's he had stored inside. Overwhelming, yes and fun ... you betcha.

[Bruce]

Wow

Bosco, You are at the WELL.

[splummer]

Also

the brown one inside had a interesting logo on the door ,any clue of what it is steve from western maine

[splummer]

Bosco

hey looks like you had some fun,man that guy been collecting. i love going to sales like that, but sometimes a little over welming, so what did you get steve from western maine

[bosco]

Originally posted by MoparNorm
Was this an auction or? There seems to be a lot people wandering around in the background, estate sale? He sure has a boatload of Jeep parts, I saw hoods, seats etc. too bad it is so far away from me! Thanks for the photos!

No, there is no auction nor an estate sale. I just saw an ad and gave the guy a call. In the pic you saw with the people in it was the owner on the left and my son on the right. And yeah, he has many jeep parts. You should have seen this shop ... one had to turn sideways just to walk through it. Too many years of collecting and no restoring.

Here's a '47 WD34 1.5 ton that was for sale also.

[bosco]

Originally posted by MoparNorm
Well we all know it's not a '42, it could be anything, but it's cool! Was this an auction or?

Norm, since I'm not very much in the know about PW's can you give me an idea as to what year you think this truck could be...?

[MoparNorm]

Regarding the '42 ... I tried to get the number off the frame, but it has a plate welded across the frame member. I didn't ask why that was done. I believe I have a pic of that. I did however get a pic of the engine number, which is T306I20488. Of course this could be the original or a replacement. The pics I took of the other trucks will be posted on the "for sale" forum.

Well we all know it's not a '42, it could be anything, but it's cool! Was this an auction or? There seems to be a lot people wandering around in the background, estate sale? He sure has a boatload of Jeep parts, I saw hoods, seats etc. too bad it is so far away from me! Thanks for the photos!

[MoparNorm]

This is the only other pic I got of the '46 WD21. The pic was taken for the PW tail gate and the bed plate that is next to the cab. The owner stated that those 2 pieces were problably reproduction parts because "Dodge" was not stamped on the metal.

After 1969, the Logo stamping was deleted. So these could be Series 3 factory tailgates that also fit the Sweptline and later Utiline beds.

[bosco]

Regarding the '42 ... I tried to get the number off the frame, but it has a plate welded across the frame member. I didn't ask why that was done. I believe I have a pic of that. I did however get a pic of the engine number, which is T306I20488. Of course this could be the original or a replacement. The pics I took of the other trucks will be posted on the "for sale" forum.

[bosco]

Here are a few pics of the '42 PW (claimed by the seller). This truck was buried under all kinds of stuff.

[bosco]

This is the only other pic I got of the '46 WD21. The pic was taken for the PW tail gate and the bed plate that is next to the cab. The owner stated that those 2 pieces were problably reproduction parts because "Dodge" was not stamped on the metal.

[bosco]

My son and I made the trip over to the sellers shop this afternoon to see the trucks that were advertised. This guy has several Dodges (WDX's, WD's and WC's) for sale all 1940's vintages, except for one '52 PW. All of the WD's and WC's were stored outside (plus a '46 PW) and turning to rust. He also has about 8 Jeep J20 series trucks. Inside the shop were 4 PW's. A '46, '47, '52 and the one he says is a '42. I took pics of all of them, except for the '52. There was just so much stuff piled around the truck it would have been difficult to take a picture. There is a '47 WD34 1.5 ton also inside the shop.

The 1st pic is of a couple WD21's. The one on the right has a 9 foot bed. Beware, these are not pretty. I hope the pics are sized correctly.

[MoparNorm]

I've learned to never say never when it comes to Dodge. Every once in a while a few things turn up that defy conventional thinking:





Sometimes there is a logical explanation (home made?) sometimes there is not.........

[Kevin Mienke]

I would definately take the time to see what he has. My guess would be that it is a WC. If he has been around Dodge all his life, it would be difficult to convince him of this, but I think it is probably the case.