Dodge T110L

[Lionelgee]

Hello Kevin,

Going off the Dodge's pivoting windscreen I would say that the vehicle was modified for the Australian Army. My Holden built cabin 1940 Chevrolet truck has the same style windscreen. The slouch hats and other uniform features also place it as the Australian Army.

I cannot help you with the truck's rear body though. It has very high sides. The numbers written on the front bumper when read by a more experienced person than me should be able to tell what the unit the trucks are with. That information could lead to identifying the rear body for you.

Kind regards
Lionel

[Mike K]

Can I see a faint RAAF on the door and bumper , or is it RAF ? Could be a truck in use with 451 squadron RAAF which used the squadron code 'BQ' they served in the Middle East and Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._451_Squadron_RAAF

The unusual body was probably retrofitted from another vehicle , could even be a body from a captured vehicle fitted somewhere in the M.E. Or, maybe the body was custom built by a workshop , to fit that particular chassis, the wheel box cutout does line up accurately with the rear axle.

[Lynn Eades]

Lionel, what is special about folding windscreens in Australian assembled Dodge trucks?

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

Lionel, what is special about folding windscreens in Australian assembled Dodge trucks?

The Australian Army specified that they required their MCP vehicles ( Ford Chev Dodge Inter ) to be fitted with a opening windscreen , roof hatch , spring front number and other mods .

The locally assembled 1940 models did not have these mods but by 1941 the mods had come into local MCP production . I've seen brass opening inner windscreen frames on various vehicles , the 41 Plymouth army utes I had were examples.

That RAAF Dodge pictured would have been a British contract vehicle I would think.