1949 dodge mail truck

[Frank Elder]

I've seen the step vans, milk trucks, and bread trucks...but this is the first time I've seen a LHD postal van circa 1949. Pretty odd looking but I wouldn't kick it out of the shed.

[Frank Elder]

3 more for your viewing pleasure!

[Dave72dt]

That thing is way cool. Plus a whole yard full of projects. sewveral lifetimes worth at least.

[Guest Kuster13]

Grill is a '54 or '55 but still a nice van.

Tom

[Frank Elder]

Grill is a '54 or '55 but still a nice van.

Tom

Yeah Tom, I was going by the posting, I ought to know the difference by now.

[HanksB3B]

You could probably be done before the BBQ ya think?

Hank

[greg g]

Those were suplanted by the Studebaker ZIP van, the last vehicles produced in the plant at South bend.

Which have been replaced by the AM General vans still used today.

I believe Dodge had the contract for quite a while as there was a p200 van made tillthe early 70's

contemprary to the mail van was the commercially available route van which I think is a nice looking vehicle.

[Don Coatney]

My dad bought one just like pictured below at a Post Office auction in 1962-63 for around two hundred bucks. The second picture is the actual van he bought.

[Reg Evans]

Here's one of those route vans all gussied up.

[Dave72dt]

That route van would look really cool with the top chopped about a foot. OH- sorry, My mind tends to wander of in unknown directions. I'll have to go find my meds. Now, is two blue pills or one green and one yellow. The pink ones look good........

[Frank Elder]

Here's one of those route vans all gussied up.

To me those would be perfect to pull a small trailer behind, use the trailer for sleeping and bath, and the back of the route van as a full size galley.

[Merle Coggins]

There was an episode of "My Classic Car" at a car show which I believe was up in the northwest somewhere. There was a guy there with one of those mail trucks all restored. Dennis Gage highlighted it. It looked awesome. Never seen one other than that.

Merle

[MBF]

You think parts for a PH are hard to find? Try finding rear end parts for a route van!

[buds truck]

Here's one of those route vans all gussied up.

ooooohhhh, I'm in love......

[ggdad1951]

You think parts for a PH are hard to find? Try finding rear end parts for a route van!

well, the one ton wasn't all that easy either....

[Dodgeb4ya]

The DU series 1 ton route vans use a standard 1 ton 6 lug nut rear end. The really odd ball rear ends are in the bigger 1-1/2 ton EU series 5 large lug nut vans. They use swing axle rear ends- kinda like in the corvettes! The EU uses a 1-1/2 ton rear end pumpkin.

Bob