Burma Dodge Information Required

Bob Moseley (RIP) · #1 05-04-09, 08:57

Hi all - a contact I made a few years ago named Charles from the USA, Keefy has also had contact, is restoring a Burma Dodge. He bought the one from The Melbourne Tank Museum. The following is part of his Email to me.

Quote:

"Also if you know of any other old right hand dodge trucks. I need to see how things are connected such as starter pedal linkage, gas pedal linkage ,etc.

I have an engine rebuilt for the truck but have run into a problem regarding the bellhousing. It appears the bellhousing on the BD truck is different than other dodge truck. Later very large commerical dodge truck had a similar bellhousing but this truck are very rare so not sure I can find one in the states".

Any help would be appreciated. Charles will be in Oz at the end of April.

Bob

Mike Kelly · #2 05-04-09, 09:36

Murray Slee, the former mayor of Shepparton, had one, possibly two of them in the late 1970's early 80's. He also had a GPA . He had them (Burma Dodge) in a yard there .The only other I've ever seen is Belfields. . I've a very good article on them here , published in 'Trucking Life' magazine or similar . From memory , apparently 'Peters Ice Cream' had one too in their fleet sometime after the war.
Mike

Mike Kelly · #3 05-04-09, 09:45

found it ............

cantankrs · #4 05-04-09, 12:11

Last issue, No 141, of The Old Machinery Magazine has a photo roundup near the back of the issue p68 of the 'Vintage Commercial Vehicle Display 2008', that has [one picture of] a 'Burma Dodge' restored recently by Max Pollard in the civilian livery of 'Stan Miller's Transport' of Nagambie, Victoria (Aust). Has a 5th wheel mounted. It says the article is by Douglas Hamilton.

Regards

Alex

Mike Kelly · #5 28-03-21, 07:28

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/...uck/index.html