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			More interestingly, there's a Dodge T236 APT on eBay as well - see 1945 DODGE ¾ TON WEAPONS CARRIER (Fully Restored) Item number: 4564862849 
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		| Description 1945 DODGE ¾ TON  WEAPONS CARRIER (Fully Restored)
 Model 236 - APT (Air Portable Truck)
 o     Built by Chrysler Corporation in Windsor, Ontario, Canada in July 1945, for the British and Canadian Armies
 o     Total miles since new:  10,525 miles
 o     Nevertheless rebored with new pistons
 o     New bearings (main and cam)
 o     New wheel bearings
 o     Electrical system 12V
 o     Instruments:  all original (added turn signals)
 o     Brakes & lines:  all new (note brake fluid is of the silicone type)
 o     Tires: 5 new Michelin with directional thread
 o     Gun-rack:  vertical on driver’s side
 o     Winch:  Braden MU-2
 o     All dash-tags are original
 o     Original motor-crank
 o     Original wheel-nut wrench
 o     Original jack and crank
 o     Matching paint
 o     Less than 1,000 miles since rebuild
 Please note that before reboring the cubic inch displacement of the model 236 was 236.6 while the U.S. model T-214 has 230.2
 
 HISTORY
 This vehicle was sold in 1946 in Winchester, Ontario, Canada by the local Chrysler dealer to the District Fire Department.  I have a contemporary photograph of the vehicle in use as a fire truck.  This photo appeared in the Winchester Press.
 
 Later on the truck was sold to a small group of outdoorsmen for fishing and hunting, where it obviously did little service.
 
 I took the vehicle apart, totally.  For four years I worked on it (on and off, of course).  All parts were individually sandblasted, primed and painted.  I replaced the whole wooden part of the box with treated hardwood (maple) and, in doing so, I built in (over the gas tank), a small access cover, easily removable so that one has no difficulty in getting at the wiring and the float.
 
 I live in the country (about 20 minutes south of the Ottawa International Airport) and I do not belong to any club, so you must not be surprised that I drove the finished vehicle just a few hundred miles.  I want to sell this gem strictly because my advanced age and because my wife and I are both afflicted with some health problems.
 
 TRANSPORT
 The Purchaser will be solely responsible for pick-up (yes, it is eminently drivable with the necessary documents) or for transport.  All risk and expense will be purchaser’s sole responsibility).  Due to my condition, a professional driver friend of mine will do any test driving you may require with the proviso that HE ALONE may drive on public roads due to insurance limitations.  He has a small yard, within which you may “take the wheel”.
 
 DOCUMENTS
 ·      maintenance manual (photocopy)
 ·      parts manual (photocopy)
 ·      U.S. technical TM 9-1808-A (for 6 x 6)
 ·      U.S. technical manual TM-1808-A (for 4 x 4)
 ·      Braden Winch Manual
 ·      detailed illustration and literature on Braden MU-2 Winch
 
 FREE PARTS TO PURCHASER (model DT 214)
 ·      engine (serial # DT-326307)
 ·      transmission attached to engine
 ·      front axle housing with parts
 ·      rear axle complete with rims and tires
 ·      various smaller parts
 
 NOTES:
 If necessary I will provide you with a “fitness certificate” which is mandatory in Ontario before you can obtain a license plate (called tag in U.S.)
 
 For U.S. customers
 There is no such thing in Ontario as “Title to a Vehicle”.  The “ownership” is all you need.
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