Just a little history lesson on Blackout cars

[JIPJOBXX]

History

The freezing order was amended to permit the sale of cars to three categories: I) Army, Navy, US Marines, Commission, Panama Canal and certain other government agencies; 2) Persons assigned to an A-l-j or higher preference rating: 3) Prime contractors with the Army or Navy for construction of defense projects with an A-1-j or higher rating. The government issued an order to "stockpile" all cars shipped after Jan. 15. Cars shipped to dealers could not be sold until specific permission to sell was granted when deemed "in the public interest" but such permission probably wasn't granted earlier than January 1943. Dealers were also required to make the tires and tubes from such vehicles available to any "appropriate agency" at any time so requested.

K.T. Keller wired dealers to ignore the Jan. 14 order when it came to filling new car deliveries to the Army, Navy or Marine Corps and Coast Guard. He further "assumed" eligible new car deliveries could be made to physicians, surgeons, visiting nurses and farm veterinarians: persons engaged in fire fighting, crime prevention or detection, enforcement of laws pertaining to public health and safety, and for transportation of mail, Also included were persons, as of Jan. 2, who had purchased new cars but had not yet taken delivery as of that date.

By Feburary 1942 the governement put all new cars that are in stock into long-term storage.So this indeed is a rare piece of automotive history.

[Dennis Hemingway]

That is a great history lesson, you have one rare car.

Dennis:cool:

[dezeldoc]

Bicycles were the same way, only 2 manufactures were alowed to make bikes the rest retooled for making other war products.

[PatS....]

Bicycles were the same way, only 2 manufactures were alowed to make bikes the rest retooled for making other war products.

So, in a similar situation, what would we do today as far as building tanks, planes, trucks, ammo etc? Talk nice to the Chinese?

[dezeldoc]

Naw just go down to Harbor Freight!

[B-Watson]

"Collectible Automobile" had a one page blurb on a red Canadian 1942 Dodge Custom that supposedly was black-out. But it wasn't as it had chrome trim plus stainless steel pieces. Most of the chrome pieces appeared to be black-out as the chrome was peeling off! Also the paint was a recent poor repaint job - you could see the runs and overspray!

I do not know how many black-out models were built by body style, but American-built 1942 Dodge D22 models (DeLuxe and Custom) serial numbers ran from 30577001 to 30644378, with the change to black-out starting at 30636724.

Which means of the 67,378 1942 Dodge D22 models built in the U.S., 7,655 were black-out models.

So your 1942 Dodge is a very rare Dodge, indeed!

Bill

Vancouver, BC

[knuckleharley]

I have some NOS black out trim pieces for a 42 Dodge that I will sell to somebody restoring a black out model,or trade for identical NOS chrome pieces.

I bought then knowing they were NOS,but not knowing they were black out until I got them. Been holding on to them to send to the chrome shop,but I really hate to do this if I can find somebody restoring a black out car.

As always,I am also looking for a complete or partial 42 Dodge passenger car grille. Either US (preferred) or Canadian. I have 2/3rd of both in NOS,and need the missing piece. Will buy a whole grille if I have to.