Another Dodge D8A found in Italy?

[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 .

[gustavo]

This is a important information, so the T215 frames could be easily transformed in RHD and this is most probably what happened to my truck.
I guess you are right, Wednesday this week I will collect the truck and see how the things are. At the time being it seems that it is NOT a D8A

[Mike K]

Don't let me put you off . I think there needs to more evidence given in order for us to work out a answer. In your pic, I do see the holes on the rear end of the chassis rails for the towing eyes, these eyes seem to be peculiar to the T212 so don't give up yet ! Do we know where Chrysler Canada sourced the frames from ? Did CC make the frames or import them from over the border ?

[Alex van de Wetering]

Exciting Gustavo!

So, the main question is if the holes for the steering box in the right hand rail are all the way through, right?.....or maybe evidence can be found of them being welded up.

Please keep us updated. In any case you have a rare truck; I mean, even if it's not a D8A, but a WC40 in stread, it would still be rare.

[Mike K]

Gustavo

It was a long time ago since I was playing around with 1/2 Ton Dodge's so don't take anything I write seriously My memories is of those days is definitely fading somewhat ... I wish I had kept that Canadian Chrysler pats book I have some pics of Warren's T212 somewhere

[gustavo]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

Don't let me put you off . I think there needs to more evidence given in order for us to work out a answer. In your pic, I do see the holes on the rear end of the chassis rails for the towing eyes, these eyes seem to be peculiar to the T212 so don't give up yet ! Do we know where Chrysler Canada sourced the frames from ? Did CC make the frames or import them from over the border ?

At all the effects 3 holes are there.
2 of them are fitting the American bumperette, I don't know if the third one is there also on the American frames.