Another Dodge D8A found in Italy?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

What an exiting find Gustavo, I think you may well be right!

[Mike K]

Good find. Have a look at the rear end of the chassis rails, the T212 had those unusual eye towing devices

The wheels on your truck may have been changed back to the US type, but I believe the T212 had special brake drums to accept the 6 stud C8A type rims .

A chap in Brisbane did a T212 , I passed on the rear body drawings to him. I think he had new drums cast , he had the truck at Corowa one year.

Is the RH chassis rail drilled for the steering box ? Hard to see from your pics

Has the instrument panel been relocated ? I had a couple of US 1/2 Tonners with RHD conversions done by previous butchers , they usually cut out the rectangular instrument panel, remove the glove compartment door and weld the instrument panel over the glove compartment

[gustavo]

Thank you very much for your comments.
On the right side of the frame the steering box holes are visible, but it is also visible on the left side a frame number that refers to the American production: 81523208. This number could have been added postwar for the civilian registration, so I will sand blast the frame as soon as it will be at home to search for other numbers.
The Canadian S/N should be 8 digits starting with 91, at the time being the stamped number I found is 916662.

[gustavo]

Here is the rear side of the frame

[Pete Ashby]

How very interesting, the frame part numbers for a D15 they are as follows 929030 Right hand rail, 929031 Left hand rail so what ever the truck is it's not a D15

Good luck with the research and keep posting your findings
Pete

[gustavo]

Thank you Pete,
by chance do you know where to find the frame P/N for the T212?
Or any T212 manual

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by gustavo

Thank you Pete,
by chance do you know where to find the frame P/N for the T212?
Or any T212 manual

I had a generic Canadian Dodge parts book that included the T212. The T215 chassis frames I had were configured for either LHD or RHD , but the Right hand rail was drilled for the steering box on the inside rail only, the outer rail was not drilled , whereas the LH rail was drilled right through both sections. I don't want to be negative but it appears you have a T215 US built truck .