My dad served in the Army during Korea. When I was growing up and would talk about Jeeps, he always said the Dodge weapons carriers and command cars were much better than Jeeps and the soldiers used them to recover vehicles up to the size of a deuce.
Dad died when I was 13 so that was the end of those conversations but I was hardheaded and got a Jeep when I was 18. I have always liked the Willys CJ and am currently on my fifth one but always wondered about a Dodge.
About 20 years ago, I read an article in a gardening magazine about the civilian Power Wagon and that was all it took. I looked for those many intervening years and passed up several M37's while looking for a civilian truck. I never found one so finally bought a solid M37 about 2 years ago.
The Lord must have had my best interests in mind because it's a great truck and having driven both, I much prefer the military model. I wish Dad could see this one but my stepfather also served during the same conflict so he really appreciates it and said they called them "mess trucks" because meals were often delivered by Dodge. They were also called "squad trucks" but never by the name Power Wagon. I guess that wasn't GI nomenclature. :)
Dad died when I was 13 so that was the end of those conversations but I was hardheaded and got a Jeep when I was 18. I have always liked the Willys CJ and am currently on my fifth one but always wondered about a Dodge.
About 20 years ago, I read an article in a gardening magazine about the civilian Power Wagon and that was all it took. I looked for those many intervening years and passed up several M37's while looking for a civilian truck. I never found one so finally bought a solid M37 about 2 years ago.
The Lord must have had my best interests in mind because it's a great truck and having driven both, I much prefer the military model. I wish Dad could see this one but my stepfather also served during the same conflict so he really appreciates it and said they called them "mess trucks" because meals were often delivered by Dodge. They were also called "squad trucks" but never by the name Power Wagon. I guess that wasn't GI nomenclature. :)
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