52B3B108 Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 I'm coming over from the Pilothouse side and am wondering if someone could give me the short version of the pickups from '46-'48. I was thinking the truck models were alike from about '39 until they changed in '48, but your forum says '46-48. They must have had a short run of something after the war, huh? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 46-48 is for dodge and plymouth cars. The truck series before your pilot house ones went from 39-47 with very little being made 42-45. The 39s are T models 40s are V and 41-47 are W. Then a 1/2 ton is a C 3/4 and 1tons are Ds 1.5 tons Fs etc. So my 46 1/2 ton is a WC. As the trucks got bigger there are numbers after the second letter to denote wheel base and accesories like 2 speed rear axles. There are also plymouth pickups made 37-41. The one in the picture is a 41. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
52B3B108 Posted November 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Thanks for the info and great pictures. My dad has a 40 or 41 dump truck that looks like it had been used for a highway dept. I don't know what the tonnage size is on it. I'm thinking it's 2 1/2 ton. It needs a lot of work so I don't know if he'll ever get it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 If you can get the model code from the serial plate I can help you figure out how big it is. Anything prewar is pretty rare and so are the bigger trucks. The 41-42 dodges have the same looking front end as mine with the addition of stainless bars on the lower grill louvers. 39-40 ones have headlights down closer to the grill and different grills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Evans Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Does your Dad's Dump truck happen to have the factory dual intake and exhaust setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
52B3B108 Posted November 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 It's a couple of hours away so I'll try to get the information and take some pictures over the holidays. (note to self: remember the camera, remember the camera!!) The truck came from a cousin in the Chino, CA area (he has a huge vegetable farm), I think. It's painted a very ugly yellow and the box is short-sided like you see on highway dept trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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