WC Chassis number
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2020 8:58 am
Hi All,
been a long time since i had a Dodge and am looking at buying another one to continue scratching the Dodge itch.
The vehicle i am looking at is a WC56 restoration project. The chassis number however, i dont recognise from any of the literature. It is 814XXXXX. it is also not factory applied as the punched digits are randomly spaced and not in the correct font.
The history of the vehicle is it is a 'remanufacture' for the French army, dated 1950 based on the dash plaque. The original French 'remanufacture' dash plaque and the chassis stamping are the same. It was used as a garage recovery truck from the 1970's until the current owner bought it 45 years ago.
Original body work is still present,as is the original body tag which is a very low number - 393 - implying a very early production.
Was it normal for the French to renumber the chassis?
Did dodge ever use chassis numbers starting 814?
Thanks
Andrew
been a long time since i had a Dodge and am looking at buying another one to continue scratching the Dodge itch.
The vehicle i am looking at is a WC56 restoration project. The chassis number however, i dont recognise from any of the literature. It is 814XXXXX. it is also not factory applied as the punched digits are randomly spaced and not in the correct font.
The history of the vehicle is it is a 'remanufacture' for the French army, dated 1950 based on the dash plaque. The original French 'remanufacture' dash plaque and the chassis stamping are the same. It was used as a garage recovery truck from the 1970's until the current owner bought it 45 years ago.
Original body work is still present,as is the original body tag which is a very low number - 393 - implying a very early production.
Was it normal for the French to renumber the chassis?
Did dodge ever use chassis numbers starting 814?
Thanks
Andrew