Dodge D15

[gordon]

.... if a picture is worth a thousand.

That's not a D15, for a start.

Easy enough though. D60S short wheelbase T110L code tipper ( none of that fancy 'dump' stuff here )

Same cab, same 236 cu in engine as a D15 though it should have a T110-xxxxx code on the cylinder block rather than the T222-xxxxx that would be on a D15.

Chassis rails deeper and thicker, suspension and so on suitably heavier, PTO drive to hydraulics. I'd be surprised if that wasn't all original, only easy item to swap would be the engine. 1941-45 only, military only - note the tow hooks and interchangeable British-pattern wheels. That chassis number will be in the range on the T110L series military manuals and parts lists. I will have it listed somewhere but I'm in Aberdeen and my paperwork is in Falkirk. Feel free to ask again if you meet official resistance, as it were.

There were civilian code T110 trucks, but they were left hand drive only and I've only ever seen one outside the US.

[Ron Pier]

That's fantastic Gordon. I'm trying to help the owner out and will certainly pass on this information. Much appreciated, Ron

[gordon]

Nice truck, unusual to see an intact survivor as most of them were worked into the ground.

I should have most other info you would need but won't have access to it for a while. Let me know the chassis number when you inspect - and check the cab plate matches the chassis stamping too

[Ron Pier]

I'm due to visit the truck on Wednesday and the chassis number is given as 1849 T1101767200.

Regards Ron

[Nick Balmer]

With its civilian wheels, might this not have been one of the Dodge tippers supplied to UK Civil Engineering companies engaged in building airfields?

They appear in photos taken at places like Bassingbourne when they were being constructed.

To restore it as one of these tippers might be more authentic than to restore it as a military vehicle.

[gordon]

The T110 number will be the engine number rather than the chassis number, I'm sure. 1849 could be cab number.

You probably know where the chassis number is stamped on a US Dodge, left front frame rail side by the front spring, front hanger. It's vital you get an actual chassis number surely.

I'd expect eight numerals 9xxxxxxx sort of thing.

[Ron Pier]

These are the pictures supplied by the owner. The 'T' seems to be made up by using a number 1 stamp. Ron