Dodge Route Van

[BigDaddyO]

Dunno if anyone is interested in this, I found it so.

 

[Frank Elder]

Pretty cool....

[Gary Roberts]

Those are pretty rare and really interesting.  There is a brewery in my area that has converted one into a multi tap beer truck.

[The Oil Soup]

Someone on here had a thread on one he was building, haven't seen anything in a while.

[Blue]

Has anyone on the board ever been in one? I have always wondered how strong the fumes were.

[Frank Elder]

How about that rear suspension.....

Edited February 27, 2019 by Frank Elder

[Dodgeb4ya]

There's a 1 ton (DU) and 1-1/2 ton (EU) model... I think both pretty beefy vans.

At least one person here has one ...I think a EU model

Edited March 3, 2019 by Dodgeb4ya

[9 foot box]

   In 1959, I was in the sixth grade, my friends father had a dairy delivery route. Once in a while we got a ride in his van, to get to school. He was alright to let me stand at the passenger side, as long as I held on. His kid, Paul, was behind him. Good memories.  I've thought a few times of contacting a few old dairy's that were around here, and see if any vans are still around. We'll see.

[48Dodger]

I agree Dodgeb4ya...there's someone who was building one and was planning on showing up to the Clements BBQ.

I'll have to go back to and old BBQ thread and see what happened....maybe he had to sell the truck?

Built is so well he hit the road and never turned back? Lost it on a bet? We may never know..... 

 

48D

[Dozerman51]

The DU Route Van third member unit is identical to the PH 8.75” 1 ton third member. They came with 4.89, 4.30 and 3.91 ratios. The EU Route Van third member is the same as the 9&5/8” third member found in the WDX and later model PW’s up to the WM-300. The military M-37 also used this third member. Ratios for the EU Route Van were 4.89 and 5.83. People claim that the EU third member could be ordered with a 4.30 ratio, but I have looked at the parts book and have never seen the 4.30 listed. Perhaps it could have been a special order type deal, but I doubt it. Vintage Power Wagons has had some 4.30 ratio sets made up for the 9&5/8” third member. 

[Frank Elder]

 

[Frank Elder]

 

[Brent B3B]

3 hours ago, 48Dodger said:

I agree Dodgeb4ya...there's someone who was building one and was planning on showing up to the Clements BBQ.

I'll have to go back to and old BBQ thread and see what happened....maybe he had to sell the truck?

Built is so well he hit the road and never turned back? Lost it on a bet? We may never know..... 

 

48D

this one?

 

[Dodgeb4ya]

You got us there Brent...there was two folks with them.

[Brent B3B]

I saw the yellow one at BTT50's in 2016

 

LOL, I had to travel 1742 miles to see what was originally from Oregon

 

"wish I would have known then what I know now"

 

[ggdad1951]

On 2/27/2019 at 12:53 PM, Brent B3B said:

I saw the yellow one at BTT50's in 2016

 

LOL, I had to travel 1742 miles to see what was originally from Oregon

 

"wish I would have known then what I know now"

 

 

this is Joe's van...he posts here RARELY

[Dodgeb4ya]

So cool to see a nice restored stock or mostly so.Route Van .

Have not seen that in a long time. Thanks for posting.

[ggdad1951]

1 hour ago, Dodgeb4ya said:

So cool to see a nice restored stock or mostly so.Route Van .

Have not seen that in a long time. Thanks for posting.

 

LOL I see it 1 to 2 times every year!  Kinda "normal" for me to see one.