help with identifcation 1944 dodge please

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Gordon

The body number given is Canadian production DD-2 and not in any US number series.

Being in NZ this is more than likely to be correct.

The T116 engine is a mystery. Did the Canadian trucks have a Canadian engine or were they fitted with the American engine? Seems very coincidental that any postwar engine change would have used the engine out of the exact equivalent US model- possible but.......

I am still looking for DD-2 production dates.

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Another interesting thing I discovered is the T-116 motor changed size without changing serial number like the early 1/2 ton Weapon Carrier.

The early weapon carrier changed from 201 cu in to 218 cu in with no obvious external changes. You could only tell from the engine number following the T-112 XXXXX

This vehicle T-116 changed mid-production from 218 cu in to the 230 cu in without any indication on the block. If you are ordering pistons you need to measure.

DD-2 apparently was in the late Canadian production so could be as late as 1947 - almost certainly civilian.





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