How many Dodge D15 built?

[Lang]

If anyone wants Colins Book here are 219 pages.

https://electriccanadian.com/forces/Design_Record04.pdf

[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. Upon review, I realize that my calculation excluded one vehicle in each block of serial numbers. The correct figure should be 28866.

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.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

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.

Here is that page:

IMG_6787.jpeg

[Colin Alford]

Hanno,

Thank you, I have feeling that page will be a handy reference for any future WW2 Canadian Dodge production questions.

Colin

[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.