1941 wc 41

[41_greg]

Hi, I'm looking for pictures of 1941 WC41, other styles like the oil service truck.
Thanks
Greg

[Paul Cook]

Wc-41

Picture is from TM 9-2800. WC-41 wheelbase was 123". 267 were produced. This was a cab and chassis and was delivered without a body. A purpose built body would have been added after delivery.

WC-27 ambulance also had 123" wheelbase.

Cannot find any reference to "Oil Service Truck" or "Truck, Oil Service" in TM 9-2800 or TM 9-2800-1

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[OLD DODGE]

I saw a "Hollywood" war movie a while back that had a quick shot of a half ton style Dodge with a large fuel/oil tank on the back. It probably was a fabrication for the movie as I don't think the half ton could handle that capacity if the tank was full, unless the suspension was modified.

[41_greg]

Picture is from TM 9-2800. WC-41 wheelbase was 123". 267 were produced. This was a cab and chassis and was delivered without a body. A purpose built body would have been added after delivery.

WC-27 ambulance also had 123" wheelbase.

Cannot find any reference to "Oil Service Truck" or "Truck, Oil Service" in TM 9-2800 or TM 9-2800-1

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Hi Paul, do you know what kind of body these would of have. Right now my truck has a flat bed on it which I think is homemade.
Thanks
Greg

[Paul Cook]

Asked and answered

You asked: "Hi Paul, do you know what kind of body these would of have."

From my post: "A purpose built body would have been added after delivery."

To make my statement more clear, if the purpose for which the truck authorized by the TOE/MTOE was to haul widgits, then the body would have had widgit racks.

It is possible that the body was a stake bed. These would have been manufactured by a company that builds stake beds and the bed might have been procured separately and installed after the truck left the factory.

In either case the truck would have had a WC41 data plate and a MWO issued for the addition of the special body. There may have been an additional data plate denoting the purpose for that addition.

If the widgit bed or the stake bed was installed at the factory by the Special Equipment Group, it is likely that the nomenclature would have been something like Truck, 1/2 ton, 4x4, Widgit Transporter; or Truck, 1/2 ton, 4x4, Cargo, Stake Bed. In either case it is also likely that the truck might have had a unique WC number.

The small number of WC41's produced suggests that there was a special porpose for them and not something as ordinary as a stake bed delivery truck. It is also likely that any 1/2 ton delivery trucks procured in 1942 would have been "off the shelf" 4x2's instead of 4x4's. Also, the only trucks typically produced in that weight capacity with an open, flat, cargo area would have been stake beds.

Thanks for pointing out that I ommitted this clarification on my Kempner Power Wagon Museum web site. I will be adding this as a general discussion not limited to my discussion of Dodge 1/2 ton military 4x4 trucks.

I hope this helps.

[41_greg]

Thank You Paul this helps alot.

Greg

[dodge wc]

Wc41 emergency repair truck

My WC41 was found in the Townsville area (Australia) in 1997,as a Cab/Chassis. I have since done a complete restoration including a scratch built Emergency Repair body for it. At the time, I located another WC41 in the U.K. complete with original rear body. I ended up making the body from my own plans as help was not forthcoming.The original bonnet number W008616 was still visible which makes it in the last batch produced, I make it February.1942.
I have recently had contact with a guy in Europe with an original copy of SNL G61 which he says lists ALL the Tools & Equipment issued to these unique vehicles.
Hope this is of interest, Warren.