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Old 04-07-06, 15:54
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hi hanno

that's an interesting picture, which i will assume dates from pre 1952? quite some time ago i read an article on dodge military trucks, where it was stated that between the end of the second world war, and the early 1950's, canada recieved dodge wc 52/53 trucks, wc 62/63 6x6's, and g.m.c. 2-1/2 ton cckw series trucks, with quantities unknown. this was under the map/mdap program. since i had never seen official pictures, or documentation of these vehicles being used in canada, i had always assumed they pointed to the u.s. supplied vehicles used during the korean war. the only other instance i know of where U.S. smp vehicles were used in canada are (a) on american bases located in canada, like stephenville, newfoundland, and (b) during the building of the alcan and canol roads. regarding alcan, and canol, i have a collection of pictures from both projects, and all of the dodge trucks are either of modified conventional pattern, or of the early 1/2 ton wc series. a final thought, if this photograph was taken after 1944, i'm surprised that they weren't using the d 3/4-apt, which by some accounts was a superior to the wc.
thanks for posting the picture
mike
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