dodge
Back in the 1970's , within the VMVC , rumours and half truths about a 1/2 Ton dodge command car body which was near a railway line in NSW . Well , I dug into it , asked around .. I did a favour for somebody and an old note book was dragged out with a name and town.. I drove all the way up there .. long way in a 1946 Dodge ute. Poking around the tiny town.... asking , people were unsure .. I showed the picture of the Dodge Wc 23 to people coming into the Post Office... Yes, one old guy remembered it . Walking past the post office , I spotted a green thing out the back.. There it was ... still there ! I had to pay an arm and a leg for it , negotiate with relatives and all sorts of haggling. The top bows were in the grass nearby ... BTW the town was Caragabul .... on the road to West Wyalong . The command car was purchased from Vic Drew ,Melbourne , it was used on a mail run around the district . The chassis was cut up , to make wheat bins , but the body was intact .
mike
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