Clarification of your models

[52B3B108]

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.

[Young Ed]

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.

[52B3B108]

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.

[Young Ed]

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.

[Reg Evans]

Does your Dad's Dump truck happen to have the factory dual intake and exhaust setup?

[52B3B108]

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.