How many Dodge D15 built?

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Colin Alford

Lang,

I was not aware of that book, but your image lead me to this version from 1952:

https://armyvehiclemarking.com/wp-co...compressed.pdf

The “Dodge Trucks built for the Canadian Government” can be found on page 9-1.

My calculations indicate a total of 28854 T-222 (D15) built.

Note: If someone has the ability to add page 9-1 as an image I believe it will be a useful reference in the future.

Some ramblings. That publication is a great resource for the Chrysler people. I had a 1946 Dodge ute. The Chrysler Windsor tag on the door pillar stated: model DD1-16. The engine prefix was T112. Looking at the production figures listed, the Canadian plant only produced around 2000 DD1 models for that year. The book doesn't indicate what numbers of each type were built RHD for export to places like Australia and New Zealand.

Also, I can't find the 1941 DeSoto RHD chassis model code SP11 , maybe these chassis' were included in the Plymouth P11 figures. These sedan chassis were used for the 1941 military 12 cwt utes here in Aust. bodied by Richards

Restoration blog of a D15 https://hmvf.co.uk/topic/38577-dodge-d15t/

[Lang]

Good research Colin.

[Colin Alford]

Lang,

Thank you, your lead to the Chrysler serial number book certainly helped.

Colin.

[Colin Alford]

This evening I managed to get my hands on the pictured parts book. It was published June 1, 1945 and covers the entire production run.

The title page also includes the list of serial numbers and the associated contract number. (This list covers all of the same serial numbers as the later Chrysler Serial number book, but breaks up some of the sequential blocks into separate contracts).

I now feel quite confident that the complete production run included 28866 vehicles. (I amended my calculation above as I miscalculated and excluded one vehicle from each serial number block).

[Lang]

Winner! Colin

Your books have some good info.

I always thought they would be a zippy little truck but with 6.3 diffs they would have been turtles. Probably sound like you were doing a thousand miles an hour until a kid on a bicycle passed you.

2,500rpm is starting to flog a Dodge engine for sustained highway running although they will do more. At that speed they will be sitting on 40mph according to my calculator. I know there are people who have driven their Dodges at 9,000rpm for a million miles and never had a problem but my experience puts me at 2,500rpm safe.

[Erwin]

Thank you very much everybody.
In particular - Colin! 28.866 vehicles - very precise answer!
Very well done, am grateful.
The figure is needed for information to the public at vehicle expos etc

My D15 is s/n 91048555. FEB 10, 1943. Picture below.

Bonus question:

Does anybody have a rough idea how many D-15 (again only GS and water bowser)
are around in a restored driving state worldwide?

[Lang]

Erwin

That would be impossible to answer but it would seem there are still plenty around. Just a click on Dodge D-15 on Google comes up with lots of modern photos and if you track each of those they expand into further leads. P-Interest probably have a whole section on D-15.

You have a beaut little truck absolutely ideal for travelling to shows with plenty of room in the back (if it is not a tanker) without having a lumbering full-size truck to wrestle around. I am probably biased but think the Dodge flat 6 was overall the best of the big 3 engines for reliability and ease of maintenance. The Chevrolet was not far off (but blessed with a far superior gearbox) and I think Ford people are wondering what is going to happen next while blessed with the same reliable but lousy, from a driving point of view, gearbox as the Dodge.

Seconds out of the ring!

Lang