SPECIFICATIONS
Make Dodge
Model WC56
Nationality American
Year 1942
Production Number 21,156
Production Run 1942-1944
Engine Dodge
Type T214 six-cylinder, in-line, L-head
Fuel Petrol
Displacement 230.2cu ins
Power 92bhp
Torque 176lbs@1000rpm
Transmission Manual
Gears Four forward and one reverse
Transfer Gear Ratio 1:1
Suspension Live beam axles on leaf springs
Brakes Hydraulic
Wheels Steel Disc
Tyres 7.50x16
Crew/seats Six
Dimensions(overall)
Length 450cm (177in)
Width 210cm (83in)
Height 210cm (83in)
Weight 5375lb
Wheelbase 295cm (116in)
The Dodge WC is popular with World War Two collectors all over the world, Vicky Turner looks at its history.
Dodge was the US Army’s go-to manufacturer for half to one-ton trucks during the World War Two era: they had been the military’s primary supplier of light tactical wheeled vehicles since World War One. Dodge, from 1939-1945, supplied half the army’s halfton trucks and all its three-quarter ton. Initially they began supplying the army with toughened civilian trucks in four-wheel drive - the VC series. As modified civilian trucks, these were only ever seen really as an interim solution. The WC series came online in 1941 designed specifically with military service in mind.
Early half-ton…
