Hola Rob,
First, my generation was educated with French as a second language, so my English is very basic. Sorry.
Secondly, I have begun to study the Buil Car and I have not done and also I have to say, I'm not 100% sure of my conclusions.
So Rob, you can tell me: How bad ... But, but, if anything can you draw conclusions, if anything can help and some of the other side of this forum can help us, because then it would be perfect. O.K.?.
I'm busy right now, I am preparing a national meeting Spain Willys Jeep Club, where we also Dodges.
Therefore, I ask a little patience, I'll put my studio slowly.
I will put B.C. in three languages, English, French and Spanish. They are´nt all translated words and it is even possible that some are mistranslated.
Will continue.
Sl Juan15
In a B.C., one thing that left me worried. Failure to distinguish between a vehicle with winch or without him.
In the center, top, slightly to the right, is the model of the body and there are two numbers:
for example, 90 for the WC-60, 39 for the WC-54, 49 for the WC-53, etc, etc...
But 66 is for WC-51 and 52, but 19 is for WC-56 and 57, there was no distinction between winch or not.
Do not enter my head that a B.C. could not distinguish between one model or another.
Three planes, made by Chrysler in March 1942, below you can see wc-52 is 42
66, WC-54 is 42
39 and WC-57 is 42
19 .
Unfortunately I have no more plans.
If you look in the upper right, there is a notation: SEO: 41812-16 and the second drawing is: SEO: 41813-17.
Return later on these annotations.
Thanks to Silvya Benub, Florence, I studied the BC she has command-car.com and other dodges forums.
I made a list of data sets in BC and I got some matches.
Will continue
Sl Juan15
I put pictures of the BC, but again, there are words that are not translated, because I do not know and may have a word mistranslated. This in regard to the B.C.,in Spanish.
I put pictures of B.C. in French, which I copied a few months in a French forum, dodgewc.frbb.net, the problem is that I have not the name of the person who made the translation, if I find out, I'll say.
And I put in English, which I copied from Silvia, Florence.
I have a little imagination and little knowledge, so I thought it best to translate into my language and so, little by little, to understand things. I encourage those who are not fluent in English translated to your language.
There are many B.C. are the fuzzy numbers, so I studied how I could figure it out and I realized that the black circles (holes) are in a very simple key is the following:
I will continue, Juan15
I continue.
I made a table with data B.C. Year by Year
All B.C. I have seen, such as the forum Silvya and French.
The results are as follows:
I repeat, that this study is not 100% sure.
We need more BC, we need more planes and little by little drawing conclusions in order to interpret the BC.
In 1942, if the B.C. put in SPEC.O.NO., 41812 or 41816 number will be a WC-52, according to the plan that we have seen above.
If you put 41,818 will be a WC-56
If you put 41,819 will be a wc-57
Right?. Lie?. I do not know. It's my job, it's my first step
At Chrysler do not know how to read the B.C.
I'm going to contact Chrysler to see if they have plans for the different models and each year or in each variation. If any of you live near Chrysler could visit them and ask. I will pay the expenses. If not, I come in contact with them.
Now everyone has to study the B.C.. You have to read what each thing and to understand.
I have made a larger list with the data I've been picking a site and another, and I will later.
As interesting facts:
Wc-51 series ... wc-64KD, begins at 815 29001 chassis number.
The first 5380 Dodges were manufactured wc-55 model. 815 29001 ... 815 34380.
I will continue, Juan15
Now Rob, we will try to read your B.C. 816 13484
The chassis number is 81613484. Receipt by the army: 25 Feb 1943. Motor nª T-214-94230.
Body Model: 90...WC-60.
Sched. nº 843
Sales O.Nº 98921
Spec.O.Nº 42620
Capacity 5
Chassis Model 214
Wheel Base 121
Axle Ratio 5,8
Wheels 1
Ship MA 4
The car has:
1 F. Shocks
1 R. Shocks
1 Aux. Wiper
1 Transm´n
1 Tow Hooks
Rear Door Key Nº 700
I do not know what Date Shipped
Trac. Ro is 6. I do not know what it is. In general here are only three numbers, 6, 7 or 8.
Maybe Rob, I was disappointed the BC, do not know.
As I have said before, we need more BC, more planes of different models and years. We need more information so that the conclusions are correct. We need people who want to collaborate.
Little by little we will be getting, I'm sure.
Sl Juan15