Dodge wc in Canadian Army?

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Kenny Desaever

Can anyone tell me if the American Dodge wc 51/52 have been used by Canadian Forces in WW2?
The Canadian Dodge hasn't been really used on battlefield, maybe the american type has.

Kenny..
Here is a list of Canadian war time Dodges..
I got these manuals from the first General Motors parts man that was sent by the General Motors factory in Oshawa to England in 1941 to organize all the parts for all the Canadian vehicles that we sent to England for use in the Invasion of the continent on D day June 6th,1944..
He went on to the continent with the invasion troops and followed them with all the required parts and stores to keep our vehicles..He was hurt in a vehicle accident in Feb of '45 in Belgium ..and repatriated to England for hospitalization..by the time he got out the war was over and he returned to Canada..He was a Canadian civilian with an Honourary rank of Captain..so he would not have been shot as a spy if he fell into German hands,but treated as another military prisoner..
His name was Roy Tutt and was my next door neighbour and passed away a few years ago at 90..
Anyway these were his manuals that he used on the continent and if he had them there we were using the vehicles and he was providing parts for these vehicles..
so that is the story...
Here are the manuals..(by the way..all these manuals can be ordered in reproduction form from Grant Bowker..one of the Hammond barn crew..
The Canadian Dodge APT 3/4 ton was a cut down version to fit inside the Horsa glider..(Check the 98" wheel base..)

WAR TIME Chryslers..

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#48: 150 pages
WM 4143
CHRYSLER CORPORATION OF CANADA LTD. DODGE TRUCK Parts List for British Army Symbol D 3/4 APT 3/4 Ton 4x4 - 98 W.B. Supply Mech. 6423, April '45. Illustrated.


#49: 150 pages
WM 4152.
CHRYSLER CORPORATION OF CANADA LTD. DODGE TRUCK Retroactive Parts List for British Army Symbol D60-L 3-Ton 4x2-160, W.B. Supply Mech. 5150, May '45. Illustrated.


#49A: 120Pages
WM 3803
DODGE 3 TON 4X2(T110-L-S)160" WB,Drivers Instruction Book. '41-'42


#50: 220 pages
3/4 APT-D1
CHRYSLER CORPORATION OF CANADA LTD. MAINTENANCE MANUAL DODGE TRUCKS 3/4 TON,4x4 (Canadian) Airportable Wade Proofed. (Dec.'45). Illustrated
This manual includes MM-TPL/1 Tropical Maintenance Supplement - A survey of Potential Problems and Their Prevention in the Field. - In this section are included:
i) the whys and wherefores of potential troubles related to operations in the tropics.br ii) generally recommended preventative maintenance practices.
iii) approved protective materials and their general applications.
N.B. - section i) also includes what to do if your vehicle is attacked by termites.


#51: 200 pages
D-10034
CHRYSLER CORPORATION (U.S.) DODGE TRUCK T-211 PARTS LIST 1/2-Ton Model. (June '41). Illustrated
WC 12 CLOSED CAB - W/EXPRESS BODY
WC 13 OPEN CAB - W/EXPRESS BODY
WC 14 CLOSED CAB - W/EXPRESS BODY and Bullet Sealing Tubes
WC 15 RECONNAISSANCE BODY
WC 16 RADIO
WC 17 CARRY-ALL BODY
WC 18 AMBULANCE
WC 19 PANEL BODY
WC 20 CLOSED CAB - NO BODY
WHEELBASES 116 & 123