Heads Up: 1952 cdn m43

[Bob Carriere]

Do we have a purely CDN model with a 251 block or a US manufactured model brought over the border way back when....... and is the engine a 230.

Ser # letters on front of engine ...driver's side.... just below the head separation line from the block..

Bob

[Grant Bowker]

Just a thought, is it possible that the glove box door (with data plates attached) was swapped from a Canadian manufactured ambulance to a US manufactured ambulance? This might have been done to avoid registering a second truck....
If the chassis number is repeated on one of the data plates on the glove box door this idea is obviously wrong.

[rob love]

I was thinking the same thing about the glove box door. Despite driving a Cdn Dodge almost every other day recently, I can't recall what the Cdn shifter looks like compared to a US shifter. One of the photos shows the tranny shifter. Is this one Cdn or US?

[paul53]

The truck is 20 km's away from my place but i'm going out there tonight and will check all other places including side of the frame and block numbers.

Paul

[Comox Air Force Museum]

Morning I just had a quick run over to 19 Wing to check your numbers against our M43. Turn out your truck is only 15 trucks away from ours. Here's the stats.
Contract # CDMR511160
Build date 5-6-52
Serial # 91400953
Model# T-249
Ord Code # 2606
I suspect that it's a Canadian truck alright and was just turned over to the US when they were here looking after their missile program.
Hope this helps.
Rob

PS. I was in such a hurry that I forgot to look at the shifter. I'm on my way to Ontario so I won't be able to look at it for a while!!

[paul53]

Thanks Rob Roy for getting back to us, I'll post all that I can find tonight.

Paul

[paul53]

Well I went out and beat my way thru the mosquito's to scrape some rust off the side of the block.

It reads # T-249 1319C

Data tag on glove box as per the picture
Body Tag # 19109-210

Serial # 91400968
Contract # CD511155
Ord Code # 2606
Date of del 19-6-52
Model T-249

I can not find that frame serial number but i'll have another go at it this week end.
Here is a picture to see the shifter if needed.

If any one out there is interested make me an offer?

Cheers

[Markwin Serlui]

Dodge M43..my first love, my first MV!